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Landkreis

English translation: county

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German term or phrase:Landkreis
English translation:county
Entered by: Helga Humlova

14:54 Oct 27, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / tourism
German term or phrase: Landkreis
Stadt
Marie Lowrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:55
county
Explanation:
for translations into US English: county
for translations into BR English: district
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Helga Humlova
Austria
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3county
Helga Humlova
4 +2district
Edith Kelly
5 +1See glossary
Margaret Marks
4 +1(administrative) district
Kim Metzger


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
district


Explanation:
this would fit in a tourism context.

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 09:55
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manuela Schilling
24 mins
  -> Thanks.

agree  Ron Stelter
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Thanks and good night, at least here in Europe.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(administrative) district


Explanation:
One possibility.


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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 02:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manuela Schilling
23 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
See glossary


Explanation:
Administrative district (nothing to do with 'rural'. See glossary. In some parts of Germany it's called a Kreis. It's like a local authority in Britain, an area with its own local government.

Margaret Marks
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manuela Schilling
23 mins

agree  rapid
25 mins

disagree  Carsten Hinz: no local government! thats wrong
1 hr
  -> What do you think local government means? Kommunal- oder Gemeindeverwaltung
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
county


Explanation:
for translations into US English: county
for translations into BR English: district

Helga Humlova
Austria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Fred Thomson
10 mins

agree  Carsten Hinz
35 mins

agree  Jacqueline McKay (X)
13 days

neutral  YorickJenkins: ok except that Id only use county for 100% American translations. County in British English means something different and people tend to veer towards the British meaning when they read Egnlish translations
1564 days
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