Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 24, 2005 15:12
19 yrs ago
German term
Nasswettbewerb
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Feuerwehr
Kein Zusammenhang. Ist aus einem Veranstaltungskalender.
27. August: Nasswettbewerb der XX Feuerwehr.
27. August: Nasswettbewerb der XX Feuerwehr.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +8 | hose contest |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 +1 | wet hose/water |
jerrie
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| 3 | Splashing contest |
Dr.G.MD (X)
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| 3 | wet competition |
Edith Kelly
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| 2 +1 | (firefighter) challenge |
muttersprachler
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Change log
Apr 24, 2005 15:27: Kim Metzger changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Sports / Fitness / Recreation"
Proposed translations
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11 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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124
Selected
hose contest
Judging from the German fire department sites, it seems to involve exercises with live fire hoses.
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The Fire Company fielded a highly successful Competition Team from 1977 thru 1998 while having an unprecedented number of winning finishes in both Virginia and North Carolina at the local and state level with a many as ten (10) competitions in a season. The highlight to the Competition Team was in 1984 when they won First Place in the Motor Hose and Second in the One Man Hose contest at the Virginia State Firemen's Convention at Hampton, Virginia.
http://sbfc.pure.net/history.htm
Hose rolling in Klein, Texas
http://www.kleinfiredept.com/news/
Nassleistungswettbewerb
http://www.obervinschgau.it/ffw-graun/ereignisse/nasswettbew...
http://www.schwaz.at/feuerwehr/allgemein/allgemein_03/nassbe...
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The Fire Company fielded a highly successful Competition Team from 1977 thru 1998 while having an unprecedented number of winning finishes in both Virginia and North Carolina at the local and state level with a many as ten (10) competitions in a season. The highlight to the Competition Team was in 1984 when they won First Place in the Motor Hose and Second in the One Man Hose contest at the Virginia State Firemen's Convention at Hampton, Virginia.
http://sbfc.pure.net/history.htm
Hose rolling in Klein, Texas
http://www.kleinfiredept.com/news/
Nassleistungswettbewerb
http://www.obervinschgau.it/ffw-graun/ereignisse/nasswettbew...
http://www.schwaz.at/feuerwehr/allgemein/allgemein_03/nassbe...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "perfekt! vielen dank!"
7 mins
Splashing contest
My first thought - you pick!
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-04-24 15:23:36 GMT)
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mutter: June 2004
... And of course every time we met another raft we had to have a splashing contest.
Even the polite Koreans waving and smiling as we come along side ...
mutter.blogs.com/mutter/2004/06/ - 62k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-04-24 15:23:36 GMT)
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mutter: June 2004
... And of course every time we met another raft we had to have a splashing contest.
Even the polite Koreans waving and smiling as we come along side ...
mutter.blogs.com/mutter/2004/06/ - 62k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
muttersprachler
: :-)))
11 mins
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| neutral |
Edith Kelly
: wohl kaum im Kontext
21 mins
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14 mins
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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52
wet competition
I'd leave it literally, see photos on website.
06.07.03: Nasswettbewerb in Ried im Zillertal. Der Nassbewerb des Bezirkes Schwaz
fand dieses Jahr in Ried im Zillertal statt. Die Feuerwehr Schwaz ging mit ...
www.schwaz.at/feuerwehr/allgemein/ allgemein_03/nassbewerb03/nassbewerb03.htm
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14 mins
wet hose/water
See link for some examples of 'watery' competitions firemen / fire brigades indulge in when at leisure!
Might help you come up with an idea - 'cos really - it could be anything to do with water!!!
Might help you come up with an idea - 'cos really - it could be anything to do with water!!!
+1
18 mins
(firefighter) challenge
So etwas wie eine "drill competition". Und zwar *mit* Wasser. (Anscheinend gibt es im Gegensatz auch Trockenübungen)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Edith Kelly
: Ist auch gut, aber Kim's Vorschlag finde ich doch noch besser.
11 mins
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Ich auch... Auch ein Googeln nach >"hose contest" AND wet< kann mich nicht beirren.
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