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Kreisturntage

English translation: community sports days

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German term or phrase:Kreisturntage
English translation:community sports days
Entered by: Paul White

13:08 May 17, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Swiss German
German term or phrase: Kreisturntage
List of events: "Jugitage, Kreisturntage, Grosses Meeting für die Kleinen".
Paul White
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:22
community sports days
Explanation:
Technically, Turnen is gymnastics, but as Thomas noted, a quick review of German sources will reveal that Kreisturntage often include various other athletic past times.

Kreis is a level of local government. In the US at least, terms like that are not widely used for community events. District may be possible but some people might confuse it with school districts.

Compare with this:
"From running or cycling clubs, walking football, wheelchair basketball, sessions at the outdoor gym club or community sports days, whatever the activity, they all provide opportunities for communities to come together and undertake enjoyable leisure activities that can improve health and wellbeing." https://groundworkawards.org.uk/the-award-categories/sport-a...
Selected response from:

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 15:22
Grading comment
Thanks. We don't need to go overboard with the Swiss governance system!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5district/regional sports/gymnastics day/event
Ramey Rieger (X)
3 +1community sports days
Michael Martin, MA
3sports days
Chris Pr


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
district/regional sports/gymnastics day/event


Explanation:
Kreis would be district or regional. Context is always useful, but maybe this helps.

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 21:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Gymnastics, not sports.
10 mins
  -> Okay.
agree  Jeanie Eldon: All the sources I found were for "district gymnastics day"
10 mins
  -> Then, gymnastics it is??
agree  Thomas Pfann: In this context it is sports, not gymnastics. A Kreisturntag usually includes athletics as well as gymnastics. (In fact, the emphasis is probably more on athletics.)
23 mins
  -> Sports was my first thought, track and field could also be an option. Context is alays useful. Be well, Thomas.
agree  Karin Redclift
2 hrs
  -> Run for your life! :-)
agree  TonyTK: With Thomas - definitely sports and generally outdoors; gymnastics is too narrow a category.
23 hrs
  -> Yes, sports it is. IF it's outdoors. Turnen could be in the gym and limited to gymnastics. Context!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sports days


Explanation:
https://www.darabanth.com/de/fernauktion/318/kategorien~Ansi...

Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: Your reference says gymnastics.
2 hrs
  -> It's the event, not the organising body, "Workers' Gymnastics Organization 4th Sports Day"
neutral  Thomas Pfann: Yes
7 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
community sports days


Explanation:
Technically, Turnen is gymnastics, but as Thomas noted, a quick review of German sources will reveal that Kreisturntage often include various other athletic past times.

Kreis is a level of local government. In the US at least, terms like that are not widely used for community events. District may be possible but some people might confuse it with school districts.

Compare with this:
"From running or cycling clubs, walking football, wheelchair basketball, sessions at the outdoor gym club or community sports days, whatever the activity, they all provide opportunities for communities to come together and undertake enjoyable leisure activities that can improve health and wellbeing." https://groundworkawards.org.uk/the-award-categories/sport-a...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 15:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Thanks. We don't need to go overboard with the Swiss governance system!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  robin25
2 days 16 hrs
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