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Herbstfest

English translation: autumn / harvest festival

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German term or phrase:Herbstfest
English translation:autumn / harvest festival
Entered by: conny

15:48 Feb 10, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / Hotel
German term or phrase: Herbstfest
zum Herbstfest gedeckte Tische (aus einem Hotelprospekt)
conny
Germany
Local time: 08:05
hervest festival / autumn festifal
Explanation:
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sorry - harvest!

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and \'autumn festival\'
Selected response from:

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 07:05
Grading comment
with corrections), that'll do fine
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +9hervest festival / autumn festifal
Norbert Hermann
4 +3fall festival
Ron Stelter
3 +1tables decorated for Thanksgiving
Nicole Tata
3autumn fair
Klaus Dorn (X)
3harvesting season
Edith Kelly


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
hervest festival / autumn festifal


Explanation:
/..

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Note added at 2003-02-10 15:50:44 (GMT)
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sorry - harvest!

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Note added at 2003-02-10 15:51:16 (GMT)
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and \'autumn festival\'

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 07:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 63
Grading comment
with corrections), that'll do fine

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lone (X): harvest festival
1 min
  -> thanks
agree  jerrie: Harvest festival (UK)..autumn/fall festival for general use?
4 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Jeannie Graham
4 mins
  -> thanks
agree  William Stein: Harvest festival, not hermann festival
5 mins
  -> not bad idea - i'll be there for the Hermann festival :-)
agree  Agius Language & Translation
37 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Jonathan Todd
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Ramon Somoza
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  vafo
5 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: or Fall Festival
9 hrs
  -> thanks
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
fall festival


Explanation:
This is what I'm getting.

Ron Stelter
Local time: 01:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edhild: for US definetely!
4 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Ellen Zittinger
4 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: Glad that's what you're getting. Some of us are getting snow....
9 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
autumn fair


Explanation:
really depends what kind of "herbstfest" you're talking about, and where

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 09:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tables decorated for Thanksgiving


Explanation:
if that's what they mean?

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otherwise Harvest Festival



Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edith Kelly: a fraction of a minute faster.
1 min
  -> probably only nanoseconds ... :-))
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
harvesting season


Explanation:
or maybe even

Thanksgiving Day for an American audience = something like an Erntedankfest

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 08:05
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63
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