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English translation: podium


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15:53 Oct 21, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / game shows
German term or phrase: Teampult
In a game show this is what the team stands behind. It has a buzzer they can press to answer a question. What it the 'Pult' called in English?

Anyone help?
MTurner
Local time: 23:09
English translation:podium
Explanation:
In the final, each player had to step forward to the single podium to receive the questions which was actually quite annoying and looked very A-Level Theatre Studies.

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"stand" is another possibility
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Mark Cole
Local time: 22:09
Grading comment
Thanks a lot! I think desk doesn't work as the contestants are standing. This and 'console' for American English seem right.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5desk
Cilian O'Tuama
4 +4podium
Mark Cole
3panelJon Reynolds
3consolegangels


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
desk


Explanation:
a possibility at least, maybe there's a more common term.


Cilian O'Tuama
Local time: 23:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Shiner: or bench or table or station or whatever the programme makers want to call it
4 mins

agree  sivara
4 mins

agree  Goldcoaster
1 hr

agree  Lonnie Legg: If the contestants are seated, as in "Have I Got News for You"--"...which consisted of five people sitting behind a desk."(http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php?title=History_of_t...
4 hrs

agree  Anne-Marie Grant
6 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
podium


Explanation:
In the final, each player had to step forward to the single podium to receive the questions which was actually quite annoying and looked very A-Level Theatre Studies.

(see link below)
"stand" is another possibility


    Reference: http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php?title=The_Weakest_...
Mark Cole
Local time: 22:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
Thanks a lot! I think desk doesn't work as the contestants are standing. This and 'console' for American English seem right.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison MacG: I think this probably works better here, i.e. the team would stand behind a podium, but sit behind a desk
1 hr

agree  British Diana
2 hrs

agree  J. Punch: podium works better for standing
4 hrs

agree  Lonnie Legg: "...electronic podiums were installed, as well as a studio audience." (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weakest_Link_(UK_game_show))
4 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
console


Explanation:
in the US

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Note added at 30 mins (2009-10-21 16:23:57 GMT)
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Pult is a 'lectern', but wouldn't apply here

gangels
Local time: 15:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
panel


Explanation:
If it is a gameshow with several people on one team then it could perhaps be a 'panel of team members', as in "University Challenge" for example.

Jon Reynolds
Germany
Local time: 22:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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