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as far west as Afghanistan

German translation: im Westen bis nach Afghanistan

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English term or phrase:as far west as Afghanistan
German translation:im Westen bis nach Afghanistan
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14:57 Jul 23, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
Other / Bestellformular
English term or phrase: as far west as Afghanistan
Es handelt sich um ein Bestellformular eines Unternehmens mit Sitz in Hong Kong. Auf diesem Formular ist die Welt in zwei Zonen aufgeteilt.

Zone 1: Asia except the Chinese mainland, Macau and Japan (**as far west as Afghanistan**).

Was soll das **as far west as** bedeuten? Einge Vorschläge meinerseits, von denen ich nicht annehme, dass einer richtig ist:
a) so weit westlich wie Afghanistan
b) der Westen Afghanistans
c) vielleicht wird von Hong Kong aus irgendein Erdteil der Ferne Westen genannt (analog zu Ferner Osten)
ElkeKoe
Local time: 13:28
im Westen bis nach Afghanistan
Explanation:
Context of Early Buddhism - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... It is interesting to remember that for several hundred years, Buddhism
was predominant as far west as Afghanistan and into Persia. ...
pages.infinit.net/khandro/KNBuddhism2.html - 17k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares

[PDF] SWB-info QSL, kommentarer, mm.
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
... basin. It lists over 3600 stations in 59 countries, covering an area
as far west as Afghanistan and as far east as Alaska. It's ...
www.hard-core-dx.com/swb/1491.pdf -
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Vielen Dank, Janfri
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3in westlicher Richtung bis nach Afghanistan
ABCText
3 +2im Westen bis nach Afghanistan
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4westlich bis Afghanistan
Charlotte Blank


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
as far west as afghanistan
in westlicher Richtung bis nach Afghanistan


Explanation:


ABCText
Germany
Local time: 13:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cilian O'Tuama
2 mins
agree  Cécile Kellermayr
15 mins
neutral  Arianna Tremayne: for an order form this term is probably better
29 mins
agree  Armorel Young
1 hr
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
as far west as afghanistan
im Westen bis nach Afghanistan


Explanation:
Context of Early Buddhism - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... It is interesting to remember that for several hundred years, Buddhism
was predominant as far west as Afghanistan and into Persia. ...
pages.infinit.net/khandro/KNBuddhism2.html - 17k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares

[PDF] SWB-info QSL, kommentarer, mm.
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
... basin. It lists over 3600 stations in 59 countries, covering an area
as far west as Afghanistan and as far east as Alaska. It's ...
www.hard-core-dx.com/swb/1491.pdf -


------ (X)
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Vielen Dank, Janfri

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Bollmann
10 hrs
  -> Danke Thomas!
agree  Hans G. Liepert
18 hrs
  -> Danke sehr!:)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
as far west as afghanistan
westlich bis Afghanistan


Explanation:
...noch eine Idee.
Gibt es auch "as far east as"?

Charlotte Blank
Germany
Local time: 13:28
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 3
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