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halbrechts

English translation: bear (off) to the right

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German term or phrase:halbrechts
English translation:bear (off) to the right
Entered by: Ken Cox

08:36 Jul 15, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
German term or phrase: halbrechts
I'm not sure about this term. They're discussing hotel directions. Does it simply mean turn right or keep to the right perhaps? Here's the entire sentence "Dann vorher halbrechts abbiegen (Ampel an ehemaliger Tankstelle)." I'd be grateful if anyone could lend their expertise.
Aisling O'Callaghan
bear to the right (or bear off to the right)
Explanation:
is what I'd say (NA English) to indicate that you don't continue straight ahead but also don't make a full right turn.
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Ken Cox
Local time: 13:14
Grading comment
Thanks for all your help!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +8bear to the right (or bear off to the right)
Ken Cox
4 +2take a half-right turn
Cilian O'Tuama
3immediate right turn
Stephen Roche


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
take a half-right turn


Explanation:
not as sharp as a right turn, which is generally more or less 90 degrees

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 13:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melanie Nassar: at some intersections, there's a choice between a hard right (90°) and half right turn
17 mins
agree  Armorel Young: or turn half-right - I'm perfectly familiar with that as an English expression (and Wahrig says: halbrechts: zwischen rechts und geradeaus).
1 hr
  -> genau, if you're moving northwards, a right turn will take you east; a half-right turn will take you north-east (and Stephen below will take you south-east)
neutral  Brie Vernier: see my comment to Kenneth below!
1 hr
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
immediate right turn


Explanation:
I've seen/heard this used where there's a smaller street turning off immediately before a larger one.

Stephen Roche
Local time: 13:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
bear to the right (or bear off to the right)


Explanation:
is what I'd say (NA English) to indicate that you don't continue straight ahead but also don't make a full right turn.

Ken Cox
Local time: 13:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Thanks for all your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Brie Vernier: I'm with Kenneth ... I think half-right turns are reserved for Dancing and Denglish ; )
7 mins
agree  Stephen Roche
14 mins
agree  Lancashireman
19 mins
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby
25 mins
agree  Claire Cox: Yes, bear's better than veer - although the dictionary definition of Veer doesn't incorporate any notion of sudden movement, just a turn or change in direction.
3 hrs
  -> The Oxford dico does define it as a sudden change in direction, but NA usage is probably slightly different. In any case I would consider it to suggest an uncontrolled or unplanned change in direction.
agree  silfilla
3 hrs
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: but don't see anything wrong with veer
9 hrs
agree  Maria Ferstl
7 days
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