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Der k.u.k. private bürgerliche Scharfschützencorps (in Prag)

English translation: The k.u.k. (imperial and royal) noncommissioned citizens marksmen corps

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German term or phrase:Der k.u.k. private bürgerliche Scharfschützencorps (in Prag)
English translation:The k.u.k. (imperial and royal) noncommissioned citizens marksmen corps
Entered by: Friderike Butler

03:21 Dec 30, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Der k.u.k. private bürgerliche Scharfschützencorps (in Prag)
From a family tree, early 19th century.

Would you leave k.u.k. as is and explain it in a footnote? (It appears several times.)
Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 20:10
in ( )
Explanation:
I would explain it in () when it first appears in the text k.u.k. (kaiserlich und koeniglich = imperial and royal)
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Friderike Butler
United States
Local time: 20:10
Grading comment
Thanks. That's what I ended up doing. Thanks also to Klaus for the added translation and to Allesklar.
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3 +9in ( )
Friderike Butler
4imperial and royal
Allesklar


  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Der k.u.k. private bürgerliche Scharfschützencorps (in Prag)
imperial and royal


Explanation:
As in my Collins dictionary... I don't think a footnote is necessary, but that depends, who your text is for...


    Reference: http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22imperial...
Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 09:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 14
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Der k.u.k. private bürgerliche Scharfschützencorps (in Prag)
in ( )


Explanation:
I would explain it in () when it first appears in the text k.u.k. (kaiserlich und koeniglich = imperial and royal)

Friderike Butler
United States
Local time: 20:10
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks. That's what I ended up doing. Thanks also to Klaus for the added translation and to Allesklar.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Herbert2
3 hrs
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agree  Kathinka van de Griendt
4 hrs
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agree  David Moore (X): That's how I'd suggest it were done too.
6 hrs
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agree  Ian M-H (X)
7 hrs
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agree  Christine Lam
8 hrs
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agree  mstkwasa
9 hrs
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agree  gangels (X): The k.u.k. noncommissioned citizens marksmen corps
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agree  Annika Neudecker
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agree  innsbruck
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