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Seegrund

English translation: a lakeside bathing area

10:47 Jul 5, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel
German term or phrase: Seegrund
This term appears in an advertisement for a holiday house near a lake in the following sentence:

'Zum Haus gehört ein *Seegrund* mit einer kleinen komfortablen Badehütte mit Strom- und Wasseranschluss.'

The typical translation I have found for 'Seegrund' is 'lake floor' or 'lake bottom' but this does not seem to quite fit the context.
Sarah Port
Local time: 17:12
English translation:a lakeside bathing area
Explanation:
Certainy common here in Austria for holiday houses to have a private little area for bathing right beside the lake
Selected response from:

Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
Austria
Local time: 18:12
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3A lakeside property with small .....
Wendy Streitparth
4 +1a lakeside bathing area
Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
3 +1lakeside area
Steffen Walter
3 +1waterfront property
Peter Zauner
3private access to the lake
Claire Cox


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lakeside area


Explanation:
This seems to be a (small?) plot of land directly by the lake ("Seegrundstück").

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 18:12
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Reinhold Wehrmann: Sorry Steffen! Mein agree eben war eigentlich DIR gedacht - falsches Kästchen angeklickt!
52 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
private access to the lake


Explanation:
See:

http://www.immobilien.net/Bezirk-Klagenfurt-Land/9082-Maria-...

WÖRTHERSEE - modern house - lake view and private access to the lake

Das Architektenhaus bietet modernes Wohnen auf 2 Geschossen.
2 Wohnzimmer mit Bar, offener Kamin u. Kachelofen, Küche, 4 Schlafzimmer, 2 Bäder, große loggienähnliche Terrassen mit großartigem Blick auf den See animieren zum Verweilen.
Die Liegenschaft wird mit einem durch die Seeuferstrasse von der Liegenschaft getrennten 103m2 großen Seegrund mit Boots- u. Badesteg aufgewertet.

Avoids specifying private beach, mooring, all of which it may include, but it could just have a garden runnng down to the lake

Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Debbi Steele: Sounds the most natural
21 mins
disagree  Reinhold Wehrmann: Sorry, but the term "Seegrund" does not refer "private access" at all!
36 mins
  -> And yet you've agreed with Lesley who suggests a private bathing area?! I don't see the difference...
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a lakeside bathing area


Explanation:
Certainy common here in Austria for holiday houses to have a private little area for bathing right beside the lake

Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
Austria
Local time: 18:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Reinhold Wehrmann
36 mins
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
A lakeside property with small .....


Explanation:
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 18:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RegineMac: Lakeside property sounds good, too.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Regine
agree  TechLawDC
4 hrs
  -> Many thanks
agree  hazmatgerman (X): probably privately owned.
8 hrs
  -> Yes I should think so, thanks
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
waterfront property


Explanation:
... another option

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-07-05 12:51:06 GMT)
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also possible: waterfront lot or waterfront block

Peter Zauner
Australia
Local time: 02:12
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RegineMac: Waterfront property sounds appropriate.
29 mins
  -> Thank you, Regine
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