Felsensprudel

English translation: (natural) rock whirlpool

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German term or phrase:Felsensprudel
English translation:(natural) rock whirlpool
Entered by: Jon Reynolds

11:24 Aug 24, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel
German term or phrase: Felsensprudel
In a list of health spa facilities offered by a hotel.
Jon Reynolds
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:56
(natural) rock whirlpool
Explanation:
a whirlpool emitted from a natural rock formation

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Note added at 6 days (2009-08-31 07:26:30 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Jon
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Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 00:56
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thanks
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2(natural) rock whirlpool
Rolf Keiser
3 +1rock spring/fountain
Frosty
3cliff / rock (sparkling) water / (sparkling) mineral water
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
3whirlpool
Nicole Snoek (X)


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rock spring/fountain


Explanation:
Sounds like "Wellness" has raised its ugly head again! Howzabout just a literal translation?

Frosty
Local time: 00:56
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanna Miles: sounds like a spring to me
13 hrs
  -> Thankyou Susanna. I must also admit I`m intriqued by all of these whirlpool answers - surely they mean Jacuzzis, or am I being pedantic?
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cliff / rock (sparkling) water / (sparkling) mineral water


Explanation:
Destination <B>Germany</B> - Regions - Eifel and Ahr - Maars, mineral ...
The mineral water extracted from the Eifel also travels around the world, ... abbeys, <B>cliffs</B>, lakes, waterfalls and<B> over 500 sparkling mineral springs</B> ...
www.germany-tourism.de/.../master_tlregion-id106.htm

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 00:56
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Native speaker of: Italian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
whirlpool


Explanation:
I thought of something natural as well, but what I found simply refers to whirlpools, so maybe this helps:

http://www.kannewischer.ch/referenzen/pdf/Arosakulm.pdf

On their website:
Felsensprudel
Der Gross-Whirlpool befindet sich direkt im Pool. Geniessen Sie die tolle Aussicht.
Whirlpool
The large whirlpool is set above the pool and provides excellent views.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-08-24 12:48:59 GMT)
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http://www.arosakulm.ch/

Nicole Snoek (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 00:56
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in DutchDutch
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(natural) rock whirlpool


Explanation:
a whirlpool emitted from a natural rock formation

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Note added at 6 days (2009-08-31 07:26:30 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Jon

Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 00:56
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 7
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thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sangeeta Joshi
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sangeeta

agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): without a picture of it, this wouldwork here imho
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ingeborg
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