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Drehkarussell

English translation: roundabout

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German term or phrase:Drehkarussell
English translation:roundabout
Entered by: Hilary Davies Shelby

15:11 Feb 20, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / playground equipment
German term or phrase: Drehkarussell
Hello all! Please could someone explain to me the difference between a Drehkarussell and a Drehscheibe?

I'm translating a piece about a Spielplatz that features both. One of them must be a roundabout, but what's the other one?

I immediately thought "merry-go-round", but i am having trouble imagining that a playground would have something like this.

Thanks very much for any suggestions!
Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 01:57
merry-go-round; turntable
Explanation:
In my (British) youth, the term "roundabout" was used for both the disc with handles which you had to "scoot" (or run!) round, and for the roundabout on the fairground, with horses going up and down, or the smalled version with cars, fire-engines, teddy-bears, mickey-mice etc. - the children's version. I'd be frightened of calling the disc anything other than a turntable, simply BECAUSE the park or recreation-ground roundabout was always fitted with handles/handrails.
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David Moore (X)
Local time: 08:57
Grading comment
Thank you so much for all your help and explanations - again, an occasion where i've wished I could split points! I've used roundabout for Drehkarussell and turntable for Drehscheibe. Thanks very much!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2S.u.
Brendan Bleheen
4 +1merry-go-round
Darin Fitzpatrick
4 +1merry-go-round; turntable
David Moore (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
S.u.


Explanation:
Drehkarusell seems to be a roundabout with seats and bars on it, whereas drehscheibe is just a plain flat roundabout.


    Reference: http:///images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&client=opera...
    Reference: http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&client=opera&...
Brendan Bleheen
Local time: 08:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marianne Hartz-Poseck
2 mins
agree  Harald Pigall
6 mins
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
merry-go-round


Explanation:
See the link for a picture of the playground equipment.

The larger version, more often known as a carousel, has horses and other animals that move up and down while calliope music plays.

I don't know of an American name for the "Drehscheibe;" we never had those on the playgrounds of my youth. I might call it a "turntable," but I'm sure your term is correct for your (presumably) British readership.


    Reference: http://american-playground.com/MerryGoRounds.htm
Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonia Heidemann
1 day 1 hr
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
merry-go-round; turntable


Explanation:
In my (British) youth, the term "roundabout" was used for both the disc with handles which you had to "scoot" (or run!) round, and for the roundabout on the fairground, with horses going up and down, or the smalled version with cars, fire-engines, teddy-bears, mickey-mice etc. - the children's version. I'd be frightened of calling the disc anything other than a turntable, simply BECAUSE the park or recreation-ground roundabout was always fitted with handles/handrails.

David Moore (X)
Local time: 08:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 75
Grading comment
Thank you so much for all your help and explanations - again, an occasion where i've wished I could split points! I've used roundabout for Drehkarussell and turntable for Drehscheibe. Thanks very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Cox: Yes, roundabout for Karussel and turntable for Drehscheibe; merry-go-round would definitely be the fairground one for me.
17 hrs
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