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Teampult

English translation: podium

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 KudoZ activity Questions: 121 (none open) Answers: 0 Germany
Local time: 17:11

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

Selected response from:

Mark Cole
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:11

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 +5

desk

Cilian O'Tuama

4 +4

podium

Mark Cole

panel

Jon Reynolds

console

gangels

Answers

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

desk

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

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 17:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 18

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

podium

Mark Cole
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:11
Native speaker of:

English
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.

29 mins confidence:

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
United States
Local time: 09:11
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 16

17 hrs confidence:

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
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English