Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Touring (Pkw)
English translation:
Station wagon, estate car
Added to glossary by
Jack Doughty
Sep 2, 2005 02:35
19 yrs ago
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German term
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Touring
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
This comes from a XXX (3-letter German car company) document. It must be a model of car. Is it a station wagon?
The sentence (actually, it is just a list) reads:
Fahrzeugkonzepte
Limousine und Touring mit fuenf Sitzplaetzen in LL- un RL-Ausfuehrung.
All contributions gratefully accepted.
The sentence (actually, it is just a list) reads:
Fahrzeugkonzepte
Limousine und Touring mit fuenf Sitzplaetzen in LL- un RL-Ausfuehrung.
All contributions gratefully accepted.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | station wagon/estate car |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 +3 | BMW Touring |
Theo Bose
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| 3 +1 | touring (model) |
NGK
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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station wagon/estate car
Touring as a type of car model is used almost exclusively in German - and sometimes but much less frequently in English - to describe the type of car known as a station wagon in the USA or an estate car (sometimes just estate) in the UK.
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Comment: "Have to go with this as it was first. I thought it was a station wagon. Thanks all for the confirmation."
+1
42 mins
touring (model)
probably shorthand
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
writeaway
: no-it's BMW's idea of a a station wagon. I think the first 'Touring' models came out in the 1970's.
3 hrs
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| agree |
Languageman
: I´d go with just Touring, but probably capitalised as this is a BMW name, not a general English term. I don´t think need BMW in front since it´s in context. http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/modelselector_flash/0,4630,1156_1...
4 hrs
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+3
1 hr
BMW Touring
Like a Station Wagon
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
writeaway
: a station wagon/estate car that can just about carry a bag of golf clubs
2 hrs
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| agree |
petrolhead
: BMW usage for an estate, also pointing to its sports pedigree
3 hrs
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| agree |
Michaela Blaha
: I would use Touring here rather than translate it
5 hrs
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