Wellness

English translation: spa

17:42 Jun 23, 2005

German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel

German term or phrase: Wellness

More of a dilemma than a translation question! Text is:

"So sorgen Sie für optimale Auslastung des Wellness-Bereichs, denn über zielgerichtetes Marketing bringen wir Ihnen die passenden Gäste."

Dilemma is: do I perpetuate this Denglish word "wellness"? It is the name of a pass (together with a sports pass and a family pass). If not, what shall I call this area in the hotel and do I dare to tell the client to call his pass by a different name?
Yours in need of a wellness area,
TIA!

Lisa Davey KudoZ activity Questions: 107 (none open) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 125 United Kingdom
Local time: 01:24

English translation:spa

Explanation:
if you don't want to use wellness again, resort to the common (US) term for wellness centers - spa.

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http://www.google.com/search?biw=847&hl=en&q=wellness spa

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I would leave the name of the pass as is, but use a different nomenclature for the wellness area = spa.

Selected response from:

Friderike Butler
United States
Local time: 20:24

Grading comment

Thanks. I decided to use spa where I could and use the dreaded "wellness" where it could not be avoided! Grrrr! ;)
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +9

spa

Friderike Butler

3 +3

for the US: wellness

silfilla

3 +3

holistic health

Johanna Timm, PhD

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

spa

Friderike Butler
United States
Local time: 20:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 15

Grading comment

Thanks. I decided to use spa where I could and use the dreaded "wellness" where it could not be avoided! Grrrr! ;)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

silfilla: good, too, of course

2 mins

-> thanks :-)

agree

Lancashireman: The absurd term ‘wellness’ must be fought at every opportunity. We are told that the USA uses it. Really? If we simply roll over on this one, will we next be forced to accept ‘beautiness’ (already seen it!)

9 mins

-> :-) Thanks, Andrew!

agree

Claire Cox: I cringe whenever I see this word, but it is in widespread use unfortunately. I would definitely go with Frederike's last suggestion.

16 mins

-> Thanks, Claire

agree

Hilary Davies Shelby: Or could you call it the "wellness spa"? I hate to see it being called a Wellness Pass too!

20 mins

-> I've seen it every which way and wellness spa would work as well.

agree

Sandy A Pirie: Good solid suggestions here; I realise the term 'wellness' is probably just as much an American influence on German as a truly German creation and people are unlikely to misunderstand it, unlike eg 'a handy', but UK readers will still find it 'foreign'.

2 hrs

-> thanks, Sandy

agree

Maureen Millington-Brodie

2 hrs

-> thanks

agree

Kathleen

14 hrs

-> thanks, Kathleen

agree

Bjørn Anthun: best term for US

2 days 10 hrs

-> Thanks, Renate

agree

Michael Bailey: with Andrew on this one - a witchhunt is needed for the creator of "Wellness" -!

4 days

-> Thanks, Michael :-)

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

for the US: wellness

Explanation:
very common term in the US

FWIW: 300,000 ggls for .uk domains

London based centre that provide courses and workshops with the objective of
enhancing health and wellbeing.
www.wellnessunlimited.ukonline.co.uk

Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation - Wellness Network
The first Diabetes Wellness Weekend of the year will be held near Guildford, ...
The Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation sincerely apologises for a ...
www.diabeteswellnessnet.org.uk/

BUPA Wellness - health assessments & services for you or your business
BUPA Wellness can help you take better care of yourself or your business, offering
you a wide choice of services to keep you in the best of health.
www.bupa.co.uk/wellness/

Technogym - The wellness company - Fitness and rehabilitation equipment for home,
professional and biomedical applications.
www.technogym.co.uk/

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as jccantrell just noted (thanks!), *wellness* involves a holistic approach to well-being

silfilla
Local time: 20:24
Specializes in field
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Friderike Butler: works, too

2 mins

-> :-)

agree

jccantrell: Absolutely, we had a 'Wellness Dept.' that provided all sorts of health-related information, activities, etc. Sort of a holistic approach, mind, body, that sort of thing.

7 mins

-> thanks :-)

neutral

Lancashireman: If you’re aiming for a text that reads as if it’s been translated, use ‘wellness’. If your client doesn’t mind his (UK?) readers rolling about with laughter, use ‘wellness’. If you believe that being in the EU means accepting German usage, use ‘wellness’.

32 mins

-> so what are the 300,000 .uk references? flukes? // I did specify, quote, for the US: ...

neutral

Sandy A Pirie: I had over 640,000 hits ('pages from UK'). Nevertheless, this still doesn't prove to me that of c. 60 million pop. there aren't 59.5 million Brits for whom the term jars, grinds and grates on the nerves, or at best sounds 'odd'. Please believe.

3 hrs

-> fine ... I did say, quote, *for the US: ...* ;-)

agree

Ellen Zittinger: I think the point is that the answerer says this works for the US

13 hrs

-> ;-)

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

holistic health

Explanation:
i.e., "holistic health services" might be an alternative. It would certainly cover the spa aspect.

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 17:24
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 23

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