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Glossary entry

Nederlands term or phrase:

voortrekkersspoor

Engels translation:

Voortrekkers' trail

Added to glossary by Adam Smith
Aug 19, 2005 14:06
18 yrs ago
Nederlands term

voortrekkersspoor

Non-PRO Nederlands naar Engels Overig railway
Net als vroeger volgt de trein het voortrekkersspoor dat anderhalve eeuw geleden door het ruige Afrikaanse land is aangelegd.
(Het gaat hier om een stoomtrein)
Proposed translations (Engels)
3 +5 Voortrekkers' trail
4 scouting trail/ pioneer trail
Change log

Aug 19, 2005 14:59: writeaway changed "Field" from "Wetenschappelijk" to "Overig"

Aug 19, 2005 17:48: Deborah do Carmo changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Proposed translations

+5
1 uur
Selected

Voortrekkers' trail

Alternatively you could just leave "voortrekkers" and add a note.

ref. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voortrekkers
Peer comment(s):
agree Deborah do Carmo : UK born and South-African educated - any simple search by asker would have shown this
2 uren
Thank you
agree writeaway : the historic meaning/reference is lost if Voortrekkers isn't used. should be kept with a note, as you say.
2 uren
Exactly - Thanks!
agree Tina Vonhof (X) : name should be kept.
2 uren
Thanks
agree Francina
7 uren
Thank you
agree Johan Venter : Absolutely. A good case in point is the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, South Africa.
19 uren
Thank you
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32 min

scouting trail/ pioneer trail

voortrekker = scout of pionier
Peer comment(s):
agree Benno Groeneveld : pioneer trail. Any South Africans care to comment?
45 min
agree mariette (X) : http://www.africa-ata.org/sa_rovos.htm
59 min
disagree Deborah do Carmo : South African comment - a Voortrekker is a Voortrekker - see any English dictionary, if necessary the first time in the text they can be referred to or footnoted as settlers of Afrikaner origin
3 uren
disagree Johan Venter : As Debs pointed out. English often adopts words from other languages and this is one of the Afrikaans contributions to the English language.
19 uren
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