Randlauf

English translation: It is set within the confluence of the Reuss and Aare rivers

15:07 Feb 12, 2015
German to English translations [PRO]
Geography / description of a site
German term or phrase: Randlauf
Die Flüsse Reuss und Aare bilden die Randläufe.
elizabeth_med
France
Local time: 22:47
English translation:It is set within the confluence of the Reuss and Aare rivers
Explanation:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_q=&as_epq="within t...

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It is bounded by the Reuss and Aare rivers

Enclosed, perimeter etc won't work here because the site or area is by definition on an apex of land.


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Note added at 1 hr (2015-02-12 16:21:01 GMT)
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'Boundaries' won't work for the same reason as 'perimeter', but 'bounded by' seems to be common usage:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_q=&as_epq="within t...

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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-02-13 00:56:29 GMT)
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Re delineation/demarcation:
Both of these imply some form of human intervention, not applicable to the natural course of rivers.
delineation - The action of indicating the exact position of a border or boundary
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/delinea...
demarcation - The action of fixing the boundary or limits of something:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/demarca...
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Lancashireman
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3It is set within the confluence of the Reuss and Aare rivers
Lancashireman
4(delineate/ demarcate) the perimeters/outline
Andrew Bramhall
3edge/border
Yorkshireman


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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(delineate/ demarcate) the perimeters/outline


Explanation:
The Reuss and Aare rivers delineate/ demarcate the perimeters/ the outline.

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Die Flüsse Reuss und Aare bilden die Randläufe
It is set within the confluence of the Reuss and Aare rivers


Explanation:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_q=&as_epq="within t...

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-02-12 16:18:00 GMT)
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It is bounded by the Reuss and Aare rivers

Enclosed, perimeter etc won't work here because the site or area is by definition on an apex of land.


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Note added at 1 hr (2015-02-12 16:21:01 GMT)
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'Boundaries' won't work for the same reason as 'perimeter', but 'bounded by' seems to be common usage:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_q=&as_epq="within t...

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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-02-13 00:56:29 GMT)
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Re delineation/demarcation:
Both of these imply some form of human intervention, not applicable to the natural course of rivers.
delineation - The action of indicating the exact position of a border or boundary
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/delinea...
demarcation - The action of fixing the boundary or limits of something:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/demarca...

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:47
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agree  gangels (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, gangels. Could be instrumental in getting this past the robot, as EM tends not to close her own questions.

agree  Sangeeta Joshi: Given the absence of any context, I would agree with "It is bounded by the Reuss and Aare rivers".
10 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  philgoddard
15 hrs

neutral  Andrew Bramhall: How do we know it's a confluence here? Nothing to indicate this; they may merely mirror each other's flow.
20 hrs
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3 days 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
edge/border


Explanation:
If this is about a printed map, a Randlauf is an edge or border

This would make it a map of a region with its edges/borders defined by the two rivers.

Yorkshireman
Germany
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