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Verbundkarte

English translation: bus and rail pass

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German term or phrase:	Verbundkarte
English translation:	bus and rail pass
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14:14 Apr 24, 2007

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Bus/Financial - Transport / Transportation / Shipping

German term or phrase: Verbundkarte

"bei Bedarf kann einem Mitarbeiter ein regionales Spezialbillet oder eine Verbundkarte ausgestellt werden". The meaning is obviously that a number of independent transport providers issue a joint card for the user. But how would this be called in EN?

SwissTell KudoZ activity Questions: 860 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (24 closed without grading) Answers: 19768
Local time: 04:38

bus and rail pass

Explanation:
Depending on what types of transport it can be used on, it could be called "bus pass" "rail pass", "bus and rail pass" or even "public transport pass".

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Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:38

Grading comment

fits best in my context. Thank you ALL.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

transit pass

Christine Lam

local rover ticket

David Moore

bus and rail pass

Oliver Walter

2 +1

pass

Ingeborg Gowans

Discussion entries: 1

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14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

pass

Explanation:
as suggested above, this might get around the problem; as it is not clearly stated what the person is entitled to.. hope it helps a bit

Ingeborg Gowans
Canada
Local time: 05:38
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 24

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

transit pass

Explanation:
might work

Christine Lam
Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 16

42 mins confidence:

local rover ticket

Explanation:
Could fit too, particularly if it's for a UK audience. Although it started life as a railway ticket back in the 1950s, its use has extended to cover all modes of local public transport.

Also "local freedom ticket".

David Moore
Local time: 10:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 705

2 hrs confidence:

bus and rail pass

Explanation:
Depending on what types of transport it can be used on, it could be called "bus pass" "rail pass", "bus and rail pass" or even "public transport pass".

Reference: http://www.statravel.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0A536D8E-FC923948/...

Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:38
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

fits best in my context. Thank you ALL.

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Apr 24, 2007 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field	Other => Bus/Financial

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