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Festakt

English translation: events

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German term or phrase:Festakt
English translation:events
Entered by: kostan

06:11 Aug 13, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing
German term or phrase: Festakt
Wir zelebrieren einzigartige Festakte mit VIP-Gästen aus aller Welt.

It's the "Festakte" that bothers me here...
Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 17:07
events
Explanation:
ceremony, yes, but if this is a sales brochure, in which "events" are organized?
Selected response from:

kostan
Austria
Local time: 16:07
Grading comment
Thanks, I used event in the event...
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2unique festivities
Jonathan MacKerron
3 +2party / reception
jerrie
5 -1ceremony
Elvira Stoianov
4events
kostan
4festive ceremony, solemn ceremony, joyful ceremony, formal ceremony
gangels (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
ceremony


Explanation:
according to Oxford Duden and other contexts on Google

Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 16:07
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in pair: 1082

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Karlo Heppner: zu steif
3 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
events


Explanation:
ceremony, yes, but if this is a sales brochure, in which "events" are organized?

kostan
Austria
Local time: 16:07
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 493
Grading comment
Thanks, I used event in the event...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Karlo Heppner: Der deutsche Ausdruck erscheint mir auch etwas hochgestochen. event könnte passen, ist aber vielleicht ein Hauch zu locker
3 hrs
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
unique festivities


Explanation:
just a thought, a bit more context would be helpful

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 5577

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karlo Heppner: Halte das für den besten Ausdruck
2 hrs
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agree  KiwiSue: Sounds spot on to me
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
party / reception


Explanation:
the dictionary definition is ceremony, but this seems to sound a bit formal (although if might fit your context).

If it seems to be of a more informal nature, why not just party / reception / gala (unless of course there are going to be awards at this event...

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1469

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard George Elliott: This pretty well covers the range of meanings. If there are VIP guests it may relatively formal. I'd go with reception.
45 mins
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agree  Steffen Walter: reception seems to be the safest bet.
1 hr
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agree  Hans-Henning Judek
1 hr
  -> Thanks
neutral  Chris Rowson (X): "unique reception" seems to like a contradiction in terms, while "unique party" - well, use with caution :-)
1 hr
  -> maybe use incredible, one-off, party of all parties...
disagree  Karlo Heppner: party zu salopp, reception zu steif
2 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
festive ceremony, solemn ceremony, joyful ceremony, formal ceremony


Explanation:
depending on the event. The upcoming 9/11 memorial occasion will of course be a solemn one, the opening of the Olympics joyful etc. I think best is "Festive ceremony", like the beginning of the Bayreuth weeks, dignified without being sombre.

gangels (X)
Local time: 08:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 5559

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Chris Rowson (X): But you can´t use "festive" for a solemn occasion. Or "solemn" for a festive one, come to that ...
1 hr
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