Anwahl

English translation: direct phone line

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German term or phrase:Anwahl
English translation:direct phone line
Entered by: Kathryn McFarland

21:36 Dec 21, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel
German term or phrase: Anwahl
Direktwahltelefon mit Anwahl und Internetzugriff in allen Zimmern

In a hotel description.
Kathryn McFarland
direct phone line
Explanation:
...one way to put it.

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Note added at 16 mins (2005-12-21 21:52:24 GMT)
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or "direct dial," but it sounds redundant given the "Direktwahltelefon" -- Hmm. Maybe someone has a better idea.
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Lori Dendy-Molz
Germany
Local time: 21:25
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3direct phone line
Lori Dendy-Molz
3 +1direct dial telephone and internet access in all rooms
Savita Bhalla
3preselect(ion)
avantix


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
direct phone line


Explanation:
...one way to put it.

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Note added at 16 mins (2005-12-21 21:52:24 GMT)
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or "direct dial," but it sounds redundant given the "Direktwahltelefon" -- Hmm. Maybe someone has a better idea.

Lori Dendy-Molz
Germany
Local time: 21:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
32 mins

agree  Olaf (X)
36 mins

agree  Textklick
1 hr
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
preselect(ion)


Explanation:
Usually in hotel rooms you have to preselect a digit (e.g. 0 or 9) to get direct access to a free outward line, then you can direct-dial the number you want. Although I'm not 100% sure if this is fully correct English, I've seen the term used in many hotels I've been staying.

avantix
Netherlands
Local time: 21:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
direct dial telephone and internet access in all rooms


Explanation:
A possibility.

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Note added at 8 hrs 20 mins (2005-12-22 05:56:38 GMT)
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This is for the whole sentence.

Direktwahltelefon mit Anwahl und Internetzugriff in allen Zimmern
= Direct dial telephone and internet access in all rooms

Savita Bhalla
Local time: 01:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leanne Evans
2 hrs
  -> Danke :)
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