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der hereinpläddernde Wind

English translation: buffeting

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German term or phrase:	der hereinpläddernde Wind
English translation:	buffeting
Entered by:	Rachel Ward

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15:27 Nov 6, 2005

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German term or phrase: der hereinpläddernde Wind

He's describing going up the outside of Cologne cathedral in an open lift:
"Schon der Gedanke an das enge Gefährt und *den hereinpläddernden Wind* läßt ihn zusammenzucken." I presume that this means something like "wuthering"?

Rachel Ward KudoZ activity Questions: 412 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 67
Local time: 13:16

buffetting

Explanation:
perhaps
(pladdern - to pelt down - wind buffetting into ..)

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Note added at 43 mins (2005-11-06 16:11:05 GMT)
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or maybe 'whipping' if you want some alliteration (as opposed to 'lashing' rain!)

Selected response from:

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:16

Grading comment

I'll go with buffeting but thanks all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +4

buffetting

jerrie

gusting wind

xxxCMJ_Trans

3 +1

the pounding wind

Kim Metzger

howling wind

Walter Köppe

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

der hereinpläddernde Wind the pounding wind

Explanation:
I can't find pläddern but pladdern is pelting, pattering in reference to rain (Muret-Sanders). Wahrig defines pladdern as "heftig und geräuschvoll fallen, prasseln (von Regen) - es pladdert, es regnet heftig.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 201

10 mins confidence:

der hereinpläddernde Wind howling wind

Explanation:
pladdern: Regen pladdert herunter, fällt heftig und geräuschvoll herunter - pelting down; hereinpläddern: der Wind schlägt heftig und geräuschvoll herein.

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Note added at 11 mins (2005-11-06 15:39:15 GMT)
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buffeting gefällt mir besser.

Walter Köppe
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

18 mins confidence:

gusting wind

Explanation:
Much as I like buffeting, I think you would talk more of something being buffeted by the wind rather than as an adjective as here

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

der hereinpläddernde Wind

buffetting

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

I'll go with buffeting but thanks all.

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