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Grüezi

11:52 Apr 17, 2019
This question was closed without grading. Reason: Answer found elsewhere

German to English translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Swiss Airports
German term or phrase: Grüezi
"Ich fuhr vom ***Grüezi*** durch den Strassentunnel und bog vom Kreisel in die Dockstrasse um von da in die Einfahrt zum Standplatz E23 einzubiegen."

Everything I can find about this word indicates that it is a Swiss German abbreviated greeting, which of course, doesn't make sense in this context. It takes place at an airport, and I found this document: (I can't paste the link of the actual document, but if you scroll to the second hit in this google search, ZRHpedia, you can look at the pdf)

https://www.google.com/search?q=Grüezi + zurich + airport&rl...

And it has 44 instances of Grüezi. From what I can tell, it seems to mean something like "gate", but this doc also uses the word "gate", at least in the figures, so I'm not sure. Any ideas?
Barbara L Pavlik
United States
Local time: 03:50


Summary of answers provided
4 +3Grüezi (bus arrivals area)
philgoddard
4 +2Grüezi Meet & Greet (Bus arrivals area at Zürich Airport)
Adrian MM.


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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Grüezi (bus arrivals area)


Explanation:
You mention the second Google hit, but this is the first:
http://www.zurich-airport.com/the-company/media/news-center/...
I can't cut and paste it for some reason, but it explains that it's a bus arrivals area, presumably shuttle buses from planes. And I assume it's so called because you're greeted there.


philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 79

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: How not to make friends, influence people (and score points): "I don't see why you're asking this..."
1 hr
  -> That was my comment in the discussion box, which I subsequently replaced with an answer that Barbara ignored. It just annoys me when askers don't bother to do the most basic research.
neutral  Eleanore Strauss: Gruezi means hello.. it is a Swiss greeting, yes, but you cannot translate it simply as bus arrivals area... and yes, agree with Lancashireman..
3 hrs
agree  Thomas Pfann
3 hrs
agree  Björn Vrooman: The asker's doc (the one she wanted all to look at) includes this bit: "Die Grüezis sind Busgates für ankommende Passagiere." Here's Heathrow: https://www.heathrow.com/file_source/Heathrow/Static/PDF/Map... Just a gate, no meet & greet.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks! Yes, bus gates would be a good translation.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Grüezi Meet & Greet (Bus arrivals area at Zürich Airport)


Explanation:
Question closed, but - like the Austrian greeting of Grüßi Gott! - this *direct* Swiss equivalent has a specific connotation of national hospitality and friendliness that tentatively ought to be conveyed to non-Alpine visitors.


    Reference: http://www.zurich-airport.com/the-company/zurich-airport-ag/...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eleanore Strauss: Yes... spot on
37 mins
  -> Thanks, danke schön und toda raba....
agree  Daniel Arnold (X)
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Thanks. We can see why the asker closed the question early.
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