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Begegnungen

English translation: Meets

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German term or phrase:Begegnungen
English translation:Meets
Entered by: margarete

08:05 May 5, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Sports / Fitness / Recreation
German term or phrase: Begegnungen
This is tricky, because I need the most general term possible that would work with all sports:

Wir freuen uns mit Ihnen auf viele schöne, faire Begegnungen.

I asked the client what sport this refers to and here was their answer:
Dieser Text wird eigentlich ganz allgemein verwendet. Das heisst, manchmal geht es um ein Eishockeymatch, ein
Golftunier, Velorennen, Skirennen, etc.

Diesmal geht es um die Weltmeisterschaft der
Rettungshunde.

Any ideas? I cannot use "events" since I used that for Diese Veranstaltung: "this event"

Vielen Dank für kreative Ideen!!
margarete
United States
Local time: 20:45
Meet
Explanation:
This is used quite commonly in a general sense

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-05-05 10:43:57 GMT)
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I think it should still be OK. See http://www.americanbrittanyrescue.org/success/success_page_1...
(a dog called Duke)
Selected response from:

Barbara Cashin (X)
Local time: 01:45
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Meet
Barbara Cashin (X)
4 +1encounters
Brie Vernier
3 +1contests
IanW (X)
3get-together
kk ll (X)
3competitions
Maureen Millington-Brodie


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
encounters


Explanation:
seems pretty neutral to me

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Note added at 3 mins (2006-05-05 08:09:01 GMT)
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But there's no reason why you can't also use "event" for this, even if you've already used it for Veranstaltung, unless it appears many times in the text and you're trying to avoid it wherever possible

Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 02:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francis Lee (X): absolutely; "meets" would in itself be better, but for me refers only to an all-day or -weekend event
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Francis
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
contests


Explanation:
How about "contests" here if this is what is meant?

IanW (X)
Local time: 02:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 79

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  miccaela: Since a 'sportliche Begegnung' primarily is a 'Wettbewerb' or 'Wettkampf' (Turnier, Rennen, Match etc.), I would go for 'contest' - or preferably 'competition'. These terms get straight to the point.
1 hr
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
get-together


Explanation:
*

kk ll (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:45
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Meet


Explanation:
This is used quite commonly in a general sense

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-05-05 10:43:57 GMT)
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I think it should still be OK. See http://www.americanbrittanyrescue.org/success/success_page_1...
(a dog called Duke)

Barbara Cashin (X)
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Brie Vernier: You're right! But here "meets", of course ...
1 min
agree  writeaway: with Brie-meets
6 mins
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): yes, this seems to cover all aspects
4 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
competitions


Explanation:
this would work for all sports

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
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