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Erlebnisbereich

English translation: interactive zone


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German term or phrase:Erlebnisbereich
English translation:interactive zone
Entered by: Helen Shiner
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10:40 Jul 27, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / Website (Menüpunkte)
German term or phrase: Erlebnisbereich
...mal wieder das leidige deutsche Wort *Erlebnis*: Der *Erlebnisbereich* einer Website bietet Gewinnspiele, einen Event- und Partyservice, online buchbare Reisen sowie einen Veranstaltungskalender.
Ingrun Wenge
Germany
Local time: 13:07
interactive zone
Explanation:
Not strictly a translation but maybe what would be used.

As used by Shell, BBC:

http://www.shell.com/home/content/ferrari-en/interactive_zon...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/celebdaq/interactivezone/index.shtml
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Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:07
Grading comment
Thanks eveyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4interactive zone
Helen Shiner
3 +1activities section
David Hollywood
4entertainment zone
Eike Seemann DipTrans
3discovery area
Teja Prosenc


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
activities section


Explanation:
I would say

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not so happy with "section"

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-07-27 10:47:55 GMT)
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how about "page" ?

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-07-27 10:48:42 GMT)
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The links to all of my calendars are in the Activities Pages link on this page. New this week is an interactive Gingerbread Baby that you can design and ...
www.janbrett.com/ - 27k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-07-27 10:49:53 GMT)
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Visit our new Monthly Unit, Lesson Plans & Activities pages. You will find everything you ... All Teacher Websites Google for Teacher Sites! Free Puzzles ...
www.theteacherscorner.net/ - 38k - Cached - Similar pages

David Hollywood
Local time: 09:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxeloso
9 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
interactive zone


Explanation:
Not strictly a translation but maybe what would be used.

As used by Shell, BBC:

http://www.shell.com/home/content/ferrari-en/interactive_zon...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/celebdaq/interactivezone/index.shtml

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
Thanks eveyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: or "... area" / Note to Eike: How do you know? An events calendar might as well include the option of buying tickets or registering for attendance.
29 mins
  -> Thanks, Steffen
neutral  Eike Seemann DipTrans: zu eng gefasst,mAn,einige 'activities' sind 'interactive',andere eher nicht...(z.B.'Veranstaltungskalender'...)/ on Helen's reply: :-) as a(German)pedant I'd say "Ja!" ;-)
39 mins
  -> Following Steffen's comments... does it really matter if all the elements in the zone are not strictly interactive anyway?
agree  Ingrid Moore
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Ingrid
agree  Manjula Dias-Hargarter, Ph.D.: Interactive zone (or area, as previously mentioned) gets my vote too.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Manjula
agree  Craig Meulen
1 day4 hrs
  -> thanks, Craig
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
entertainment zone


Explanation:
gets good hits which are close to your context...
see links:

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Note added at 57 mins (2008-07-27 11:37:44 GMT)
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'event zone' as language variant, http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&as_qdr=all&q="event zone"&...


    Reference: http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&as_qdr=all&q=%22entertainm...
Eike Seemann DipTrans
Local time: 14:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
discovery area


Explanation:
Some play grounds have discovery areas ...

Teja Prosenc
Slovenia
Local time: 14:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SlovenianSlovenian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: Far too passive. Visitors also have the opportunity to "get active".
1 hr
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