Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Car-Reisezentrum
English translation:
coach travel centre
Added to glossary by
Paul Fletcher
Jun 9, 2004 15:27
19 yrs ago
German term
Car-Reisezentrum
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Urban management
In Zurich (urban management)
Das öffentliche Interesse wird berücksichtigt mit einer Wendeschleife for eine Tram-Linie, einem Stadtplatz ......... sowie einem Car-reisezentrum.
Das öffentliche Interesse wird berücksichtigt mit einer Wendeschleife for eine Tram-Linie, einem Stadtplatz ......... sowie einem Car-reisezentrum.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | coach travel centre |
Gitta Schlemme
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| 4 | car travel center |
NGK
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| 2 +1 | car pool centre |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 3 | Park and Ride |
Orla Ryan
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Proposed translations
+2
39 mins
Gitta Schlemme
Native in German
Professional German translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
coach travel centre
I think "Car" is used in Switzerland for what Germans call a "Reisebus" (coach) (it's a French word). This is confirmed by Google --> "Carreisen / Car-Reisen"
"The Coach Travel Centre is situated at London Victoria Coach Station."
"The Coach Travel Centre is situated at London Victoria Coach Station."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Sure this is on the right track. Car = coach"
5 mins
car travel center
Declined
Could it be that simple?
Comment: "Car is coach in Swiss. Anyway, car travel centre means nothing to me. Thanks for your thoughts though"
+1
9 mins
car pool centre
Declined
I have found an article in French under google that refers to Zurich's policy of trying to keep cars out of the centre of town and encouraging car pools. This looks suspiciously as though it is what they are talking of here.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Melanie Nassar
: this could be it, a little more context would help. Should be o ne word *carpool*, though. carpool center /carpool centre each get hundreds of googles
19 mins
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| neutral |
Fox76 (X)
: What about "coaches" ? A dedicated place where people can enter/leave coaches for long distance travel
29 mins
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Comment: "Inclined to the view that car here mean coach as in the French"
2 hrs
Park and Ride
a place where commuters can park their car for the day (in a car-pool/park)and then get the next bus/tram/subway into town.
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