Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
"Die höchste Wiesn"
English translation:
Austria´s high altitude Beer Festival (in October)
Added to glossary by
Ellen Kraus
Sep 2, 2010 14:20
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"Die höchste Wiesn"
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Relating to a beer festival in Austria: "Die höchste Wies’n auf 2.962m - Oktoberfest auf der Zugspitze"
I guess it may have something to do with the Munich Oktoberfest "d'Wiesen"?
I guess it may have something to do with the Munich Oktoberfest "d'Wiesen"?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | Austria´s high altitude Beer Festival (in October) |
Ellen Kraus
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| 3 +2 | festival venue with the highest altitude |
Melanie Mueller, PhD (X)
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| 4 +1 | The highest German beerfest |
Lonnie Legg
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| 3 +1 | the topmost Oktoberfest at an altitude of... |
Nadine Kahn
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| 3 | beer festival on the top |
Vere Barzilai
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| 3 | pinnacle/crown/high point |
Woodstock (X)
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| 3 -3 | Yes "Die höchste Wiesen" / The Highest Grassland |
silifke63 (X)
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Change log
Sep 6, 2010 11:04: Ellen Kraus Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Austria´s high altitude Beer Festival (in October)
angesichts der Tatsache, dass das Münchner Oktoberfest mit Beer Fesstival of Munich übersetzt wird.
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mill2
: Austria's high-altitude Beer Festival - Oktoberfest at xx feet!
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Comment: "Thanks!"
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Yes "Die höchste Wiesen" / The Highest Grassland
hth
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Cetacea
: "Wies'n" refers to the Oktoberfest; it's about beer, not grassland.
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is it forbidden to drink in a highland ? :)
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David Horn
: agree Cetacea
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and you?
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Craig Meulen
: Wiesn is a proper noun here and it doesn't make sense to translate it.
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You are right, as Hamburger does too :)
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festival venue with the highest altitude
'wiesn' here refers to the venue where the Oktoberfest in Bavaria is being held annually.
You could even keep the expression Wiesn and add a short explanation for Non-Germans.
You could even keep the expression Wiesn and add a short explanation for Non-Germans.
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Norbert Hermann
: the highest festival venue / site
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Thanks!
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
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Thanks!
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philgoddard
: Surely it has to have the word "beer" in it somewhere.
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Nadine Kahn
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German term (edited):
\"Die höchste Wiesn\"
the topmost Oktoberfest at an altitude of...
I don't think the term "Wiesn" is widely used. The Oktoberfest is being celebrated in the US and Canada though.
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David Horn
: Afaik, "Oktoberfest" is widely used.
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Craig Meulen
: You'll have to give us your suggestion for the complete slogan, since Oktoberfest already appears in the second half - what are you going to do with that? :-)
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beer festival on the top
one can add a superlative, as "the best, greatest, highest etc", be imaginative. In USA there`s the "Top of the Hops beer festival", well, prost then!!
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Lonnie Legg
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The highest German beerfest
"Highest" retains the double connotation of the source phrase.
And, in this case, I wouldn't bother to keep (and explain) "Wiesn", since it's really a local traditional term not customarily used outside of Munich.
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Note added at 20 hrs (2010-09-03 11:10:26 GMT)
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Or "beer festival" (depending on the context).
In most cases, the less formal "beerfest" might better suit the atmosphere of the subject matter--but you might want to mark it as colloquial by putting it in quotation marks.
And, in this case, I wouldn't bother to keep (and explain) "Wiesn", since it's really a local traditional term not customarily used outside of Munich.
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Note added at 20 hrs (2010-09-03 11:10:26 GMT)
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Or "beer festival" (depending on the context).
In most cases, the less formal "beerfest" might better suit the atmosphere of the subject matter--but you might want to mark it as colloquial by putting it in quotation marks.
Example sentence:
German beerfest at the Marco Polo Hotel HongKong .
Reference:
http://www.casttv.com/video/05l5m9/german-beerfest-at-the-marco-polo-hotel-hongkong-video
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Cetacea
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Thanks, Cetacea.
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Craig Meulen
: Depends on target readership and context. I might prefer the 'normal' word "beer festival" instead.
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True (but see my added note).
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pinnacle/crown/high point
Entire phrase:
"(Experience/Enjoy) The pinnacle/high point/apex/height/etc. of Austria's Oktoberfests at x meters - on the Zugspitze.
A few more variations to play with, but I'm more or less guessing because of the lack of full context.
"(Experience/Enjoy) The pinnacle/high point/apex/height/etc. of Austria's Oktoberfests at x meters - on the Zugspitze.
A few more variations to play with, but I'm more or less guessing because of the lack of full context.
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