Landreiterei

English translation: cavalry

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German term or phrase:Landreiterei
English translation:cavalry
Entered by: Steffen Walter

18:39 Aug 7, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
German term or phrase: Landreiterei
Zollhaus:Nachfolgebau eines Kornhauses, das von 1648 bis 1815 als Sitz der schwedisch königlichen Landreiterei diente.

From tourist broschure about Grimmen.
MSH
Local time: 20:54
Calvary
Explanation:

Reiterei is calvary, but Landreiterei is something more like, "National calvary", but because this sounds clumsy in English, I would leave it as calvary.

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Note added at 2002-08-07 18:46:01 (GMT)
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Swedish Royal National Calvary.... perhaps, but it\'s your decision whether or not to include the \'National\'... I think it sounds bad in English
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Matthew Rosencrance
United States
Local time: 15:54
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Summary of answers provided
5Calvary
Matthew Rosencrance
2 +1Royal Swedish cavalry not calvary
Ilse Flick (X)


  

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Calvary


Explanation:

Reiterei is calvary, but Landreiterei is something more like, "National calvary", but because this sounds clumsy in English, I would leave it as calvary.

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Note added at 2002-08-07 18:46:01 (GMT)
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Swedish Royal National Calvary.... perhaps, but it\'s your decision whether or not to include the \'National\'... I think it sounds bad in English

Matthew Rosencrance
United States
Local time: 15:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 8
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Royal Swedish cavalry not calvary


Explanation:
makes sense

Ilse Flick (X)
Local time: 14:54
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 55

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agree  Matthew Rosencrance: yes, thank you
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