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Bieranstich

English translation: ceremonial tapping of a beer barrel

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German term or phrase:Bieranstich
English translation:ceremonial tapping of a beer barrel
Entered by: Textklick

10:18 Oct 13, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Bieranstich
Bei einem Fest: Eröffnung mit Bieranstich durch den Bürgermeister.
gfish
Local time: 17:19
Ceremonial tapping of a beer barrel
Explanation:
Oazapft ist, I believe they say...
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Textklick
Local time: 01:19
Grading comment
thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9Ceremonial tapping of a beer barrel
Textklick
3tapping of the barrel
Siegfried Armbruster
3first draught
Judith Lang


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Ceremonial tapping of a beer barrel


Explanation:
Oazapft ist, I believe they say...

Textklick
Local time: 01:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Siegfried Armbruster
1 min
  -> Cheers ;-)
agree  Allesklar: prooost
3 mins
  -> Cheers matey. Can't do this with a tinny in Oz, right?
agree  Judith Lang: ja, gefällt mir eigentlich besser
6 mins
  -> Cheers
agree  Isabel Hohneck: beer keg
6 mins
  -> Thanks. (But a keg is a small barrel - don't think these are small? ;-)
agree  Thomas Bollmann
8 mins
  -> Thanks Thomas
agree  Ian M-H (X)
19 mins
  -> Thanks Ian
agree  Dierk Widmann: Are you taking care of this in two weeks?
2 hrs
  -> Diese Ehre müsste m.E. zwangsläufig dem lieben Veranstalter obliegen.
agree  writeaway: do I detect an area of expertise ?
4 hrs
  -> Expertise? No. A certain anticipation, maybe...
agree  Mario Marcolin
7 hrs
  -> Skol, Mario ;-)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tapping of the barrel


Explanation:
The better term would be "Fassanstich"

Fassanstich m tapping of a barrel
Muret-Sanders

Siegfried Armbruster
Germany
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
first draught


Explanation:
Opening/inauguration with first draught beer by the mayor.

"tapping" ist eine andere Übersetzung für einen (Bier-)Fassanstich. (auch Collins)

Judith Lang
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
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