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Goldene Bulle

English translation: Golden Bull

00:09 Aug 16, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
German term or phrase: Goldene Bulle
1356 Kaiser Karl IV. bestimmt in der „Goldenen Bulle“ Frankfurt zur Wahlstätte deutscher Könige.

Hier ist auch Frankfurts wichtigstes historisches Dokument, eine Abschrift der Goldenen Bulle von 1356, zu sehen.


To translate or not to translate, that is the question
Gillian Searl
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:05
English translation:Golden Bull
Explanation:
translate!
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Marcus Malabad
Canada
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
na +6Golden Bull
Marcus Malabad
na +1Golden Bull
Charlotte Pattenden
na -1do not translate
Axel Pohle


  

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9 mins peer agreement (net): -1
do not translate


Explanation:
Karl IV was a German emperor, "Goldene Bulle" is a proper name

Axel Pohle
Local time: 01:05

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sven Petersson: OOPS! Not proper name! Translate!
9 mins
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9 mins peer agreement (net): +6
Golden Bull


Explanation:
translate!


    Reference: http://www.altfrankfurt.com/Spezial/Kaiserkroenung/GoldeneBu...
Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in pair: 1798

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Randi Stenstrop
7 mins
agree  Sven Petersson: Not proper name! Translate!
7 mins
agree  Mary Worby: See also: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03048a.htm
8 mins
agree  Klaus Dorn (X): just to make up the numbers...
4 hrs
agree  Henri (X)
7 hrs
agree  BarbaraW (X): Translate! http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/ARTICLES/0450/04633088_...
18 hrs
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15 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Golden Bull


Explanation:
I agree with translating the term. bull is an accepted term for this kind of ecclesiastic/ legal document, it does not have to remain untranslated.

Charlotte Pattenden
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henri (X)
7 hrs
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