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Car-Reisezentrum

English translation: coach travel centre


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German term or phrase:Car-Reisezentrum
English translation:coach travel centre
Entered by: Paul Fletcher
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15:27 Jun 9, 2004
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German term or phrase: Car-Reisezentrum
In Zurich (urban management)

Das öffentliche Interesse wird berücksichtigt mit einer Wendeschleife for eine Tram-Linie, einem Stadtplatz ......... sowie einem Car-reisezentrum.
Paul Fletcher
Local time: 09:58
coach travel centre
Explanation:
I think "Car" is used in Switzerland for what Germans call a "Reisebus" (coach) (it's a French word). This is confirmed by Google --> "Carreisen / Car-Reisen"

"The Coach Travel Centre is situated at London Victoria Coach Station."
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Gitta Schlemme
Local time: 10:58
Grading comment
Sure this is on the right track. Car = coach
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2coach travel centreGitta Schlemme
4car travel center
ntext
3Park and Ride
Orla Ryan
2 +1car pool centrexxxCMJ_Trans


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
car travel center


Explanation:
Could it be that simple?

ntext
United States
Local time: 03:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Car is coach in Swiss. Anyway, car travel centre means nothing to me. Thanks for your thoughts though
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Comment: Car is coach in Swiss. Anyway, car travel centre means nothing to me. Thanks for your thoughts though

9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
car pool centre


Explanation:
I have found an article in French under google that refers to Zurich's policy of trying to keep cars out of the centre of town and encouraging car pools. This looks suspiciously as though it is what they are talking of here.

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 10:58
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 312
Grading comment
Inclined to the view that car here mean coach as in the French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melanie Nassar : this could be it, a little more context would help. Should be o ne word *carpool*, though. carpool center /carpool centre each get hundreds of googles
19 mins
neutral  Fox76: What about "coaches" ? A dedicated place where people can enter/leave coaches for long distance travel
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Comment: Inclined to the view that car here mean coach as in the French

39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
coach travel centre


Explanation:
I think "Car" is used in Switzerland for what Germans call a "Reisebus" (coach) (it's a French word). This is confirmed by Google --> "Carreisen / Car-Reisen"

"The Coach Travel Centre is situated at London Victoria Coach Station."


    Reference: http://www.visitbritain.com/beforeyougo/byg-8-5.htm
Gitta Schlemme
Local time: 10:58
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Sure this is on the right track. Car = coach

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Jory: Absolutely (comes from the French 'car alpin', as explained by Wahrig)
1 hr
agree  lindaellen: In Switzerland a "car" is a coach (Brit.) or a bus (Amer.), not a "carpool" or "park and ride" - which is called "park and ride" in Berne!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Park and Ride


Explanation:
a place where commuters can park their car for the day (in a car-pool/park)and then get the next bus/tram/subway into town.

Orla Ryan
Ireland
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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