Dec 4, 2000 18:30
23 yrs ago
English term

the christmas tree

Non-PRO English to German Other
the christmas tree
Proposed translations (German)
0 Weihnachtsbaum
0 Christbaum
0 all of the above

Proposed translations

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Weihnachtsbaum

"Tannenbaum" just means pine tree, but that doesn't work very well in the song, now does it.
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Christbaum

Christbaum (Switzerland); Weihnachtsbaum (Austria, Germany)
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bluewhale (X)
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all of the above

Tannenbaum - in the famous song refers to the actual growing tree
Christbaum und Weihnachtsbaum are the same, its regional preference which one to use.
Christbaum is more in the southern part, Weihnachtsbaum preferred in the northern parts of Germany.

HTH
Sabine
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