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ein vorbildliches S- und U-Bahn System mit einem weitverzweigten Streckennetz

English translation: A second to none urban railway and subway system with a far-reaching network


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German term or phrase:ein vorbildliches S- und U-Bahn System mit einem weitverzweigten Streckennetz
English translation:A second to none urban railway and subway system with a far-reaching network
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14:54 Oct 7, 2003
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Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Transport
German term or phrase: ein vorbildliches S- und U-Bahn System mit einem weitverzweigten Streckennetz
This is from a tourist brochure talking about the transport facilities in a city
sftyler
Local time: 09:56
A second to none urban railway and subway system with a far-reaching network
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anisco
Germany
Local time: 10:56
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2an exemplary urban and underground railway system with a wide networkKrokodil
4 +2A second to none urban railway and subway system with a far-reaching network
anisco
3extensive network of first-rate suburban rail and ...TonyTK


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
an exemplary urban and underground railway system with a wide network


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-10-07 15:03:46 (GMT)
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or \"widely branched\" for weitverzweigt

Krokodil
Germany
Local time: 10:56
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxCMJ_Trans: well-meshed
29 mins
agree  Gordon Darroch: "wide network of branch lines"
1 hr
  -> Yes, sounds better than "widely branched" - it's what I was looking for but couldn't get at.-
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
A second to none urban railway and subway system with a far-reaching network


Explanation:
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anisco
Germany
Local time: 10:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore: Prefer "underground" to subway, but that's just my way....
1 hr
  -> thanks David
agree  writeaway: subway is US, underground is UK
7 hrs
  -> thanks, we don't know the customer's language preference.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
extensive network of first-rate suburban rail and ...


Explanation:
underground (subway) services.

(Now that I've written it, it doesn't look as good as it did when I thunk it.)

TonyTK
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14
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Oct 11, 2008 - Changes made by LittleBalu:
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