Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Fahrzeug
English translation:
vehicle
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Oct 10, 2010 21:39
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German term
Fahrzeug
Non-PRO
German to English
Other
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Do the British still call a "Fahrzeug" a "motor car" ?
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | vehicle |
Ines R.
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| 5 | vehicle |
ianwrhodes
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| 4 | sometimes |
Cilian O'Tuama
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Change log
Oct 11, 2010 08:39: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Automotive / Cars & Trucks"
Proposed translations
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vehicle
vehicle
this is the term used for "Fahrzeug", but as Arnold wrote here we have to know if you want refer only to a car or to vehicle as general term.
If you refer to a "Auto" you can use simply the term "car"
this is the term used for "Fahrzeug", but as Arnold wrote here we have to know if you want refer only to a car or to vehicle as general term.
If you refer to a "Auto" you can use simply the term "car"
Peer comment(s):
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Anna Grynfeld Smith
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thank you Anna
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writeaway
: without further info a Fahrzeug is a vehicle (see any dictionary). One would assume that a native English speaker is aware of the difference between a vehicle and a car .
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Cilian O'Tuama
: Please choose your words (and your confidence level) more carefully: "this is the term used" is very much context dependent.
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hazmatgerman (X)
: With your own proviso CL 5 looks a wee bit strong, don't it?
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Cilian O'Tuama
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sometimes
sometimes they do, other times they don't.
they're unlikely to call a bicycle a car, motorised or not.
if you provide some useful context, we/they could narrow it down.
they're unlikely to call a bicycle a car, motorised or not.
if you provide some useful context, we/they could narrow it down.
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ianwrhodes
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vehicle
Hi again Kathy,
Vehicle is Ok here. If it's definitely a car, then (motor) car. Motor vehicle is for "Kraftfahrzeug" when the specific type of vehicle is not known
Vehicle is Ok here. If it's definitely a car, then (motor) car. Motor vehicle is for "Kraftfahrzeug" when the specific type of vehicle is not known
Discussion
A motorcycle, a bicycle, a truck, all of those are 'Fahrzeuge'.