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sensory rain trail

English translation: series of showers that you walk through


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English term or phrase:sensory rain trail
English translation:series of showers that you walk through
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15:23 Jan 8, 2011
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Marketing - Tourism & Travel / hotel
English term or phrase: sensory rain trail
Additional facilities include a jacuzzi, fitness room and sensory rain trail.
elsayed fayed
Egypt
Local time: 03:26
series of showers that you walk through
Explanation:
The trail in the Swiss ad is translated from the French promenade which could also be translated as walk. I think the following is the relevant explanation:

" Rain Walk – A series of cleansing showers of moderately increasing temperatures at the start of the trail"

http://www.banyantree.com/en/news/press_release/banyan_tree_...


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Note added at 30 mins (2011-01-08 15:53:21 GMT)
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Sensory could also be sensual. The "rain walk" is offered as part of a spa treatment in at least four different hotels that I found on the internet, in Mexico, Switzerland and France. The different temperatures of the showers and probably also different types of shower heads/water spray create the sensory/sensual effect which is meant to be another form of relaxation offered by these spas.
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Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 21:26
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6series of showers that you walk through
Stephanie Ezrol
4 +1not for grading
Sonia Geerlings


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
series of showers that you walk through


Explanation:
The trail in the Swiss ad is translated from the French promenade which could also be translated as walk. I think the following is the relevant explanation:

" Rain Walk – A series of cleansing showers of moderately increasing temperatures at the start of the trail"

http://www.banyantree.com/en/news/press_release/banyan_tree_...


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Note added at 30 mins (2011-01-08 15:53:21 GMT)
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Sensory could also be sensual. The "rain walk" is offered as part of a spa treatment in at least four different hotels that I found on the internet, in Mexico, Switzerland and France. The different temperatures of the showers and probably also different types of shower heads/water spray create the sensory/sensual effect which is meant to be another form of relaxation offered by these spas.

Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonia Geerlings
29 mins
  -> Thanks Sonia !

agree  trsk2000: in agreement
31 mins
  -> Thanks Tariq !

agree  Polangmar
2 hrs
  -> thank you

agree  AllegroTrans: rain simulation, yes
4 hrs
  -> thank you

agree  Joyce A: Oh my. Sounds positively wonderful! :-)
20 hrs
  -> Thanks Joyce !

agree  Phong Le
1 day6 hrs
  -> Thanks Phong Le !
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
not for grading


Explanation:
To add to Stephanie's explanations: either the "showers" (jets, mist machines & overhead showers) which the client walks through gradually change in temperature (usually along with the type of rain simulated) OR simply the type of rain (tropical shower, gentle mist, etc.) that these showers simulate (but not the temperature).

Sonia Geerlings
New Zealand
Local time: 13:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joyce A: :-)
19 hrs
  -> It does sound wonderful, doesn't it! :-)
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