altes Bauerngeschlecht

English translation: of age-old peasant stock

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German term or phrase:altes Bauerngeschlecht
English translation:of age-old peasant stock
Entered by: Kim Metzger

01:46 Mar 30, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Genealogy / Genealogy
German term or phrase: altes Bauerngeschlecht
I'm looking for something more dramatic than old farming family for this family history. Any ideas?

Henggi ist ein sehr altes Bauerngeschlecht aus dem sog. Schwarzbubenland im Kanton Solothurn.
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 03:13
farmer stock
Explanation:
Henggi is of good old farmer stock from the so-called Schwarzbubenland (The land of the black boys) in the canton of Solothurn
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 10:13
Grading comment
Thank you all. Besides dramatic, I realized later that I also wanted something robust and venerable. Mats' term came closest to what I was looking for.
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Summary of answers provided
5... comes from a (very) long line of farmers
Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
4a farm family with deep historical roots in...
Roddy Stegemann
4old farming dynasty
Ilse Flick (X)
4farmer stock
Mats Wiman
4deeply rooted
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a farm family with deep historical roots in...


Explanation:
I would not try to translate altes Bauerngeschlecht; rather I would translate the entire sentence part in which the term occurs.

ein sehr altes Bauerngeschlecht aus ...

Roddy Stegemann
United States
Local time: 02:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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old farming dynasty


Explanation:
dynasty is always used when speaking of family continuation in ownership etc.
I know from teaching history


Ilse Flick (X)
Local time: 04:13
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
farmer stock


Explanation:
Henggi is of good old farmer stock from the so-called Schwarzbubenland (The land of the black boys) in the canton of Solothurn

Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all. Besides dramatic, I realized later that I also wanted something robust and venerable. Mats' term came closest to what I was looking for.
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
... comes from a (very) long line of farmers


Explanation:
I find this the most idiomatic solution to your problem.

Hope it helps. Good Luck!


    Reference: http://www.steinwaygallery.com/c_henry.html
Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
Local time: 05:13
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deeply rooted


Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-03-30 02:52:33 (GMT)
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farming family

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