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Einfänger

English translation: Touts

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German term or phrase:Einfänger
English translation:Touts
Entered by: Yorkshireman

12:24 Jan 7, 2014
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-01-10 17:54:12 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel
German term or phrase: Einfänger
... warten Taxifahrer und deren Einfänger, oftmals junge Männer...

The context: describing the arrivals lounge at an Egyptian airport.

Thank you in advance!
Christa Parrish (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 06:12
Touts
Explanation:
Called taxi touts in this article about Thailand

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Note added at 6 mins (2014-01-07 12:30:12 GMT)
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Also explained in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tout
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Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 06:12
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +13Touts
Yorkshireman


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
Touts


Explanation:
Called taxi touts in this article about Thailand

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Note added at 6 mins (2014-01-07 12:30:12 GMT)
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Also explained in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tout


    Reference: http://www.phuketgazette.net/archives/articles/2012/article1...
Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 06:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Aha! That would fit the bill quite nicely... Thank you.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alba Simoni
2 mins
agree  Edith Kelly: touts not capitalised
7 mins
  -> THX Edith, an old habit - anything at the beginning of a line gets capitalised.
agree  Wendy Streitparth
20 mins
agree  Sarah Bessioud
38 mins
agree  Usch Pilz: Yes! Met them all!
2 hrs
agree  David Moore (X): Haven't we too, Usch!
2 hrs
agree  jccantrell: Yes, I like this one. Haven't heard it in a while, but it works in the USA, too.
2 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans
3 hrs
agree  Thayenga: :)
4 hrs
agree  Helen Shiner
7 hrs
agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
1 day 22 hrs
  -> THX2ALL
agree  Kshitija Athavale
2 days 21 hrs
agree  Patrick John Burhorn
3 days 1 hr
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