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English translation: area of short grass

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English term or phrase:	a putting green
English translation:	area of short grass
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12:42 Sep 15, 2010

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English term or phrase: a putting green

Other facilities include a putting green for those wanting to practice their swing

elsayed fayed KudoZ activity Questions: 226 (4 open) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 473 Egypt
Local time: 03:25

area of short grass

Explanation:
...surrounding the (target) hole in a golf game, usually in a "driving range" where golfers practice their putting/hitting the ball into the hole.

Selected response from:

Veronika McLaren
Local time: 21:25

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Summary of answers provided

4 +6

golf practice area, with hole

Travelin Ann

The surface area around the hole that is specially prepared for putting

airmailrpl

a stretch of grass around a golf hole

Joy Maul

3 -1

area of short grass

Veronika McLaren

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

area of short grass

Explanation:
...surrounding the (target) hole in a golf game, usually in a "driving range" where golfers practice their putting/hitting the ball into the hole.

Veronika McLaren
Local time: 21:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English

Grading comment

Thank you

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

golf practice area, with hole

Explanation:
the stroke used to place the ball in the hole, in golf, is called the "putt."

Reference: http://www.golflink.com/how_4834_build-own-putting-green.htm...

Travelin Ann
Local time: 21:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

6 mins confidence:

a stretch of grass around a golf hole

Explanation:
In this case, it would be a grassy area with one or more holes in it, for visitors who want to practice golf.

Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putting

Joy Maul
Local time: 03:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

2 hrs confidence:

The surface area around the hole that is specially prepared for putting

Explanation:
Definitions of putting green on the Web:

* green: an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker"
www.wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* The area of a golf course nearest the hole, with a smoother surface to make putting easier
www.en.wiktionary.org/wiki/putting_green

* (also "green, putting surface, dance floor") the most closely mown and smooth (hopefully) area on the course, which is specifically prepared for putting and on which the hole is placed Example: Once you're on the putting green/green/putting surface/dance floor you may mark, lift, clean and ...
www.crushit.com/golf_glossary/p.html

* The surface area around the hole that is specially prepared for putting.
www.worldgolf.com/wglibrary/reference/dictionary/ppage.html

* The part of the course that contains the hole, your ultimate goal. Greens have the shortest grass on the course and are often rolled so the grass lays flat. This is where you finally get to putt. The hole contains a plastic liner, called a cup. ...
www.lifeintherough.com/2007/11/17/golf-terms-course-edition...

* Typically just called "the green"; the area on each golf hole that consists of the flagstick, the cup, and extremely short grass intended for putting.
www.golf-dictionary.com/golf_terms_p.php

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 22:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

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Non-PRO (3): Travelin Ann, Cilian O'Tuama, Sheila Wilson

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Sep 15, 2010 - Changes made by Sheila Wilson:
Level	PRO => Non-PRO

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