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Inselvielfalt

English translation: exceptional diversity (of islands)


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German term or phrase:Inselvielfalt
English translation:exceptional diversity (of islands)
Entered by: philgoddard
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09:17 Jan 13, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Geography
German term or phrase: Inselvielfalt
Context:

"In den Leewards sind es die British Virgin Islands, die mit ihrer geschützten Inselvielfalt zu kürzeren Tagestörns einladen."

I'm thinking along the lines of "with their protected diversity of islands", but not really happy with that.
David Williams
Local time: 03:04
exceptional diversity
Explanation:
I think "geschützt" may be a kind of attempt at explaining what Leeward means. Also, you can't really have a translation which includes the word "islands", because then you're saying "the British Virgin Islands are islands". So I'd say something like "In the Leewards, the exceptional diversity of the British Virgin Islands makes them ..."
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philgoddard
Local time: 20:04
Grading comment
many thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2exceptional diversityphilgoddard
4 +1marvelously diverse protected islands
Stefanie Wagner
3 +1(being) a chain of protected islands
dasein_wm
4Diverse protected islands
David Friedman
3insular diversity
Erich Friese
3a sheltered and diverse collection of islands
mbrodie


Discussion entries: 2





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
marvelously diverse protected islands


Explanation:
I would turn "Vielfalt" into an adjective in the translation to avoid having to write "protected diversity".

Stefanie Wagner
Germany
Local time: 03:04
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonja Marks: I'm wth you!
2 hrs
  -> Thank you :-)
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(being) a chain of protected islands


Explanation:
a suggestion..

dasein_wm
Local time: 03:04
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kevser Oezcan
5 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
insular diversity


Explanation:
....we have insular area (Ökol) Inselareal n (ein Teilareal),.....insular biography Inselbiogeographie .....insular ecology Inselökologie f ....so, what's wrong with insular diversity???



Erich Friese
Australia
Local time: 11:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Goldcoaster
8 mins
disagree  philgoddard: All islands are insular!
3 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
exceptional diversity


Explanation:
I think "geschützt" may be a kind of attempt at explaining what Leeward means. Also, you can't really have a translation which includes the word "islands", because then you're saying "the British Virgin Islands are islands". So I'd say something like "In the Leewards, the exceptional diversity of the British Virgin Islands makes them ..."

philgoddard
Local time: 20:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
many thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rebecca Garber: of sheltered islands
14 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Annett Kottek: Nice.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a sheltered and diverse collection of islands


Explanation:
think it's definitely sheltered as in leeward

mbrodie
Local time: 02:04
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Diverse protected islands


Explanation:
I know that diverse and protected sounds like too many adjectives, but try reading it out loud and pronouncing it like "diverse, protected islands" so that protected islands acts as a single unit and diverse modifies that unit.

I essentially agree with Stefanie, and I am not trying to upstage her by making my own post, but I don't understand where marvelous comes from.

David Friedman
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Changes made by editors
Jan 18, 2010 - Changes made by philgoddard:
Edited KOG entryDavid Williams's old entry - "Inselvielfalt " => "exceptional diversity of sheltered/protected islands"
Jan 13, 2010 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
FieldOther => Marketing


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