Steirische Kulturvereinigung

English translation: Styrian Cultural Association

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German term or phrase:Steirische Kulturvereinigung
English translation:Styrian Cultural Association
Entered by: kostan

19:28 Oct 22, 2002
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: Steirische Kulturvereinigung
to be distributed to Steirische Kulturvereinigung in Austria
D. Werner
Styrian Cultural Association
Explanation:
See below: excerpt from the Foundation's document of association
(although: I can not find a "Steirische Kulturvereinigung" on the net)

The Austrian Cultural Association-headed, after its foundation, by the Presidents Rudolf Henz, Herbert Gaisbauer and Walter Zettl and since 1994 headed by Bernhard Stillfried - intends to concentrate on the very nature of culture, now at a time when our cultural outlook has become increasingly global.

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kostan
Austria
Local time: 14:42
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4 +6Not translated
Kim Metzger
4Styrian Cultural Association
kostan


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Not translated


Explanation:
Since it's the name of an organization it normally wouldn't be translated. But if you need a translation I would go with Styrian Cultural Association.


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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 22192

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson: DO NOT TRANSLATE! NEVER TRANSLATE PROPER NOUNS!!!
3 mins
  -> But I think there are many occasions when a translation in brackets is called for.

agree  Anette Herbert
28 mins

agree  Kaiya J. Diannen: leave "as is" is a good option, but occasionally we do need to translate names, and the translation here is also good
39 mins

agree  Nancy Arrowsmith
1 hr

agree  marfus
5 hrs

agree  Jonathan MacKerron: agree that a translation is always needed if it is clear that the reader will not understand the original German
13 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Styrian Cultural Association


Explanation:
See below: excerpt from the Foundation's document of association
(although: I can not find a "Steirische Kulturvereinigung" on the net)

The Austrian Cultural Association-headed, after its foundation, by the Presidents Rudolf Henz, Herbert Gaisbauer and Walter Zettl and since 1994 headed by Bernhard Stillfried - intends to concentrate on the very nature of culture, now at a time when our cultural outlook has become increasingly global.



kostan
Austria
Local time: 14:42
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PRO pts in pair: 493
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