Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Autobahnauffahrt
English translation:
Autobahn access road
German term
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, Dutch to English
Autobahnauffahrt
Set of directions.
Thanks.
Jul 6, 2008 13:19: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "Tourism & Travel" to "Transport / Transportation / Shipping"
Jul 6, 2008 23:25: Claire Cox changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Jul 7, 2008 08:27: Steffen Walter changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Jul 7, 2008 22:00: Textklick Created KOG entry
PRO (1): Bernhard Sulzer
Non-PRO (3): writeaway, hazmatgerman (X), Claire Cox
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Proposed translations
Autobahn access road
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Reminds me of a stubborn satnav customer in a localization project who wanted all place names in EN until we pointed out that it would possibly be better (and safer) to use a bilingual speaker to speak what was displayed on the signs in the voiceover (e.g. Nürnberg instead of Nuremberg, "Take the Köln exit, rather than the Cologne exit"). ;-)
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Lancashireman
: Join the Autobahn at...
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Thanks AJS: Following your few changes, I think that with "Join the Autobahn at..." you have come up with by far the most logical and sensible solution. ;-)
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Claire Cox
: Yes, or even Thalgau junction/interchange?// Now you've lost me - I'm driving down to Austria from the UK in 3 weeks, so you'd better enlighten me!
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Thanks Claire. Remember that not all Auffahrten are necessarily full 'junctions' as we understand them. That's how the 'Geisterfahrer' get onto the Autobahn.
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John Jory
: I was already wondering why none of the previous postings uses the very well-known term 'Autobahn', particularly as the directions are for a destination in Germany.
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Thanks John
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Thanks Harald
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Bernhard Sulzer
: definitely an option for the road in Austria: http://odge.de/index.php?ebene=Suche&kw=access @ John: destination Salzburg (Austria) and then Germany;
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Thanks Bernhard
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hazmatgerman (X)
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Thanks hazmat
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Steffen Walter
: Yes, it's a good idea to include "Autobahn".
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Cheers Steffen
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Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
BDÜ Law Marketing Med Techn - since 1990
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian, and 11 more.
highway ramp [Am.]
"California Highway Ramp Could Reopen Soon - New York Times-
3. Mai 2007 ... A **highway ramp** shut down by the collapse of an overpass near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will not have to be rebuilt from scratch ..."
www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/us/03brfs-road.html
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"Advantage Boston | Maps & Directions
Driving Directions to Boston Convention & Exhibition Center ... After the **highway ramp**, turn right onto Summer Street. The BCEC will be on your left. ..."
www.advantageboston.com/MapsDirections/BCEC-Car.asp
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Nicole Schnell
: In comparison to the German Autobahn, I'd rather choose the term "freeway" because of the higher speed limits (or the lack thereof) //Yes, there are various kinds. I am also a US citizen and driver.
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Well, "Autobahn" is in Am. "highway" and the links from San Francisco and Boston support the Answer.
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KARIN ISBELL
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Thanks Karin
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savaria (X)
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Thanks Gábor
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gangels (X)
: access ramp / Abfahrt is "exit ramp"
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Thanks Gangels
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Lancashireman
: Sorry, but if this is to be equally accessible to US and UK readers, 'ramp' will not do. http://www.discountramps.com/sports_car_ramps.htm
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Andrew, the answer is for Am. (American)
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Textklick
: Whilst I think US readers would understand 'access road' (my URL below is from the U.S.) - 'ramp' would be alarming for Brits http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=RwoxQiQEMaU
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Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
slip-road onto motorway [UK]
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Lancashireman
: Agree. But I somehow suspect that an American reader will not understand that 'slip road' = 'ramp' (sic)
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Agree with your comments re ugly term 'on-ramp' - not hugely meaningful for a UK audience either!
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Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Autobahnauffahrt Thalgau (freeway on-ramp Thalgau)
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I BTW used the term freeway on purpose. Speed limits are generally higher on freeways, and are occasionally nonexistent (as on much of Germany's Autobahn network).
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Steffen Walter
: But only works for US audience (see my related question above).
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Yes, US only. Forgot to mention that. Thanks, Steffen!
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savaria (X)
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Thank you, Gábor!
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Bernhard Sulzer
: it's the on-ramp my parents use. :) or: motorway access road for Europe/European roads/probably best understood by any English reader
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Small world. Thanks, Bernhard, greetings! :)
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Lancashireman
: Couple of questions from a Brit: 'Freeway' because other highways in the US are toll roads? And ‘on-ramp’ presumably because American drivers like to take a flying leap into the traffic?
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Come, visit. Highway doesn't have anything to do w/toll roads. You can compare them w/Bundesstraßen. An on-ramp is an on-ramp is an on-ramp. The speed limits are strict. Don't watch too many action movies.
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Thank you, Harald!
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hchetty (X)
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Thank you, hchetty!
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Rolf Buesken (X)
: On-ramp is used in Australia (where GB English predominates)
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Ha! Thank you, Rolf! :-)
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motorway access (UK)
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Steffen Walter
: That's what I'd use for a UK audience.
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Nicole Schnell
: Yes, the UK version.
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Lancashireman
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Nicole Y. Adams, M.A.
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savaria (X)
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Nitin Goyal
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Helen Shiner
: If you are going to use this as a catch-all for both US and UK audiences, I think you should amend it to motorway entry access, otherwise it is too vague, I think. Have we actually been told that we need to find a term suitable for both audiences?
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Bernhard Sulzer
: yes- because the road is in Europe, and this term is used in other countries in Europe and "freeway" is not the only possible US-equivalent. And it's prob. understood by all English readers. Maybe also motorway access road. Cheers!
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hchetty (X)
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freeway drive-up
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ups, I've made a mistake with the link. the right one is: http://www.textlab.net/itw-archiv/itw2001/hist-archive-1-200...
You leave the highway, drive up a PERTS entrance ramp and stop at an ATM-type machine.
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