May 4, 2008 07:20
16 yrs ago
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German term
Freinacht
German to English
Social Sciences
Tourism & Travel
Freinacht
Bei Veranstaltungen die über 24.00 Uhr hinausgehen, wird ein Freinachts-/Nachtzuschlag gemäss der jeweiligen kantonalen Gesetzgebung berechnet.
This is from the general terms and conditions of a hotel offering conference facilities.
In Wikipedia, I found the explanation "In der Schweiz wird unter "Freinacht" eine Nacht mit amtlich verlängerter oder unbeschränkter gastgewerblicher Bewirtung in Restaurants oder an Festwirtschaften verstanden."
Any ideas how I could translate this?
Bei Veranstaltungen die über 24.00 Uhr hinausgehen, wird ein Freinachts-/Nachtzuschlag gemäss der jeweiligen kantonalen Gesetzgebung berechnet.
This is from the general terms and conditions of a hotel offering conference facilities.
In Wikipedia, I found the explanation "In der Schweiz wird unter "Freinacht" eine Nacht mit amtlich verlängerter oder unbeschränkter gastgewerblicher Bewirtung in Restaurants oder an Festwirtschaften verstanden."
Any ideas how I could translate this?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +2 | prolonged (extended?) night working hours |
Jonathan MacKerron
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| 4 +1 | extended licence; bar extension |
David Moore (X)
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| 5 -2 | free night |
abdelrazek
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Proposed translations
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Jonathan MacKerron
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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prolonged (extended?) night working hours
my guess for starters
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Michael Harris
: Great guess, extended night working hours is what the hotels usually charge when the event (here in Germany) goes on after 1am until whenever the event finishes - could be 7 am in the morning.
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| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: that makes sense here
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, this is just what I was looking for."
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extended licence; bar extension
As a teenager, I used to organise dances for a club, and we used to have to apply for "licence extensions" to the local magistrates to allow alcohol to be served after 10.30 pm. This is clearly exactly the same principle, and the expression "Freinacht" does seem to be limited to CH. This appears to be a longer extension (until 5 am, perhaps), while a shorter extension also exists (until 2 am), but each conflicts with the "Nachtruhe" laws and are pretty strictly controlled.
Maybe one of the expressions above would be suitable.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-04 08:26:34 GMT)
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each *IS* pretty strictly.... (or "both are"...).
Maybe one of the expressions above would be suitable.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-04 08:26:34 GMT)
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each *IS* pretty strictly.... (or "both are"...).
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11 hrs
abdelrazek
Specializes in field
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, German to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 1 more.
free night
that means that there is no programed activities at this night and it kept free for optional activities
Peer comment(s):
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Armorel Young
: that's not what it means here at all, as the asker has already explained in the question
1 hr
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| disagree |
Woodstock (X)
: I think if the answer were so obvious, a professional translator would not need to have posted this as a question
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