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German: Solidaire-Gebiet

English translation: the one-time central district of Beirut, renamed "Solidaire"



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German term or phrase:"Solidaire-Gebiet" des ehemaligen Zentrums von Beirut
English translation:the one-time central district of Beirut, renamed "Solidaire"
Entered by:Parrot
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Art/Literary - Architecture
German term or phrase: Solidaire-Gebiet
((Die Aussengestaltung ist angelehnt an die Häuserfassaden im wiederaufgebauten „Solidaire-Gebiet“ des ehemaligen Zentrums von Beirut,wo sich auch die von der Kammer betreute Delegation der deutschen Wirtschaft befindet.))

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Nadia Said
Egypt
the central district, renamed "Solidaire"
Explanation:
I've been doing a lot of architectural research on Beirut recently.
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Parrot
Spain
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4 +2the central district, renamed "Solidaire"
Parrot
4Solidarity area
Ramon Somoza


  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the central district, renamed "Solidaire"

Explanation:
I've been doing a lot of architectural research on Beirut recently.


    Reference: http://www.terredescale.net/article.php3?id_article=13
Parrot
Spain
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 17

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neutral Ramon Somoza: lo siento lorito, pero discrepo... un abrazo.
19 mins
  -> Some of our best French translators are Lebanese, Ramón.
agree Kim Metzger: The Solidaire area, under the guidance of Rafik Hariri, is an example of how the splendor of a city can be recaptured, even after the most horrible of circumstances. http://www.gaymiddleeast.com/pages/tourism/lebanon/tourism82
1 hr
agree Narasimhan Raghavan
5 hrs
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Solidarity area

Explanation:
My dear Parrot has an excellent reference - but it's a French article. Iit is evident that this text in German uses German wording, and the French article Parrot refers to uses the French word - but in Beyrut they speak neither French nor German. I suggest therefore to use the English equivalent, the original is probably Arab...

Ramon Somoza
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral Narasimhan Raghavan: was not Lebanon a French protectorate?
4 hrs
  -> I am not sure about that - but, Israel WAS an English protectorate - and I believe the official language is Yiddish...
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