Schwitzkabine

English translation: sauna cabin

09:47 Oct 7, 2010

German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / Wellness

German term or phrase: Schwitzkabine

This term appears in a wellness text I am translating. I imagine that a 'Schwitzkabine' has a similar function to a sauna.

Sarah Port KudoZ activity Questions: 164 (10 open) (3 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 02:49

English translation:sauna cabin

Explanation:
http://www.viking-saunas.com/

I think it is referring to the actual cabin, but you could probably just use "sauna" depending on the context.

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Louise Gough
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:49

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3 +5

sauna cabin

Louise Gough

4 +2

steam room

Jack Corrigall

infrared sauna

Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET

sweat room

Annie and Rolf Reiser (X)

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peer agreement (net): +5

sauna cabin

Explanation:
http://www.viking-saunas.com/

I think it is referring to the actual cabin, but you could probably just use "sauna" depending on the context.

Louise Gough
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7

41 mins confidence:

infrared sauna

Explanation:
I could well imagine that this is what is meant (see my two links) - gentler than a conventional sauna

Reference: http://www.schwitzkabinen.at/
Reference: http://www.infrared-sauna-reference.com/

Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
Austria
Local time: 03:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 38

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

steam room

Explanation:
Germans tend to use the word "sauna" frequently, so I would suggest this is a slightly different thing (just finished a long hotel and "Wellness" project)

A "steam room" (as opposed to a steam bath) has a higher humidity and causes you to sweat more. This would seem to make it a more likely solution.

see the rather wonderfully titled "Miracles of sweating" section on the Di Vapor website (who also differentiate between sauna and steam room)

http://www.divapor.com/steam-room-articles/health-benefits-o...

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This German thread seems to go along the same lines:

http://www.fitness.leitfaden.net/sauna.html

There also often seems to be a differentiation between "Wärmekabine" (dry heat) and "Schwitzkabine" (humid heat), although I am prepared to admit that it seems that sometimes all these terms are used interchangeably (whether that is actually correct or not).

Reference: http://www.divapor.com/steam-room-articles/health-benefits-o...
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_room

Jack Corrigall
Germany
Local time: 03:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

3 hrs confidence:

sweat room

Explanation:
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Reference: http://www.dict.cc/?s=sweat+room

Annie and Rolf Reiser (X)
Local time: 19:49
Native speaker of:

German,

English

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