ankommen & wohlfuehlen

English translation: arrive and feel like home

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German term or phrase:	ankommen und wohlfuehlen
English translation:	arrive and feel like home
Entered by:	danilingua

11:20 May 24, 2002

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: ankommen & wohlfuehlen

schoene Gegend, ankommen und wohlfuehlen:

arrive and feel at home
arrive and relax

danilingua KudoZ activity Questions: 971 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 173 Germany
Local time: 16:35

arrive and feel (like) at home

Explanation:
... was also the first thing springing to my mind when I looked at the questions list

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Note added at 2002-05-24 11:27:29 (GMT)
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arrive and enjoy (the ((magic)) surroundings

Selected response from:

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 16:35

Grading comment

thank you! it is really that, because the brochure is directed to a high-class clientele
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

arrive and feel (like) at home

Steffen Walter

make yourself at home

Jeannie Graham

arrive and...

pschmitt

"come and feel happy"

Сергей Лузан

arrive and feel at ease

Kim Metzger

Answers

2 mins confidence:

make yourself at home

Explanation:
I would leave out the "ankommen"
You could also say "relax and feel at home/make yourself at home"

Jeannie Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 256

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

arrive and feel (like) at home

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 16:35
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 12418

Grading comment

thank you! it is really that, because the brochure is directed to a high-class clientele

7 mins confidence:

arrive and...

Explanation:
... unwind, loosen up, take it easy, sit back.

Just a few suggestions, depending on context.
Hope this helps

pschmitt
Local time: 15:35
PRO pts in pair: 406

7 mins confidence:

"come and feel happy"

Explanation:
Just another option.Collins German Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470406-1

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Note added at 2002-05-24 11:30:10 (GMT)
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Welcome and feel/(be) happy!

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:35
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 420

10 mins confidence:

arrive and feel at ease

Explanation:
Or some more possibilities: feel comfy (if informal is OK), cosy (cozy)

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 08:35
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 22192

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