Anbaden

13:15 May 10, 2010 

Paul should enter "first dip", please

11:34 May 10, 2010 

Armorel, it marked as "Seitenbeschreibung (Meta-Description)". The parts to be translated are very descriptive and not just keywords. I was not sure whether there was a correct term for "Anbaden" hence my queestion but I think I will go with "first dip in the sea" as I don't think "early-season" really covers it, thanks.

11:15 May 10, 2010 

Are you saying that this is just in a list of keywords that direct people to the site if they google those words? (You say it is in the page description of a site - it would be good to know exactly what is meant by this, and if the word appears on the site itself). If it's just a keyword, there is no point in translating it with a non-obvious English term that people won't think of searching for.

11:11 May 10, 2010 

Yes, thanks. I meant to write "dip" instead of "dunk". My fingers got the better of me.
Strange that we don't have a common word for it. There seem to be a lot of people in England who lather on the goose fat and join in though.

Thanks again for confirming it.

10:26 May 10, 2010 

That's it, the first dip in the sea. Maybe you could write something like ""opening for the season".

10:07 May 10, 2010 

Just to confirm your presumption. At my local open air swimming pool in Berlin the season opens with "anbaden" and the last day of the season is "abbaden". Unfortunately, I'm not aware of a specific phrase in English to convey this very German concept.