Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
normale Verschmutzung
English translation:
not excessively soiled/dirty
German term
normale Verschmutzung
Der Hausdienst übernimmt folgende Arbeiten
die gründliche Reinigung des Bodens bei "normaler Verschmutzung"
How to render this in English? Thank you all.
| 3 +6 | not excessively soiled |
Melanie Nassar
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| 3 | (not) excessively dirty |
Derek Gill Franßen
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Nov 28, 2009 17:12: Cilian O'Tuama changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Nov 29, 2009 13:58: franglish changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/87496">franglish's</a> old entry - "normale Verschmutzung"" to ""not excessively soiled/dirty""
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Proposed translations
United States
dedicated, prompt, accurate
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, English to German, and 1 more.
not excessively soiled
I prefer that to the direct translation "normally soiled" (as if that were the normal condition, which it was at my house when my 4 boys were little) :-)
| Your help on a Saturday much appreciated, Melanie, thanks! |
Germany
German Attorney & University Lecturer
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, English to German, and 1 more.
(not) excessively dirty
Also see http://www.google.de/#hl=de&q="excessively dirty" rental&met...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-11-28 16:11:56 GMT)
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I say "for the US," because for many in America—myself included—feel that the word "soiled" has a slightly formal ring to it.
soil
verb If you soil something, you make it dirty.
FORMAL
(=dirty)
See http://woerterbuch.reverso.net/englisch-cobuild/soil
soil verb
/sɔɪl/ v [T] formal
to make something dirty, especially with solid waste
soiled diapers/nappies/sheets
See http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=75542&dict=CA...
Both words, soiled and dirty, have other connotations—as Diana rightly points out—but they would hardly pose a problem, considering the context.
:)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-11-28 16:17:54 GMT)
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Added after your note: Hahaha! When I hear the word "soiled," I think of "dirty diapers" too. (My kids have thankfully grown out of all that.)
| Thanks, Derek. I'm not sure yet wether to use soiled or dirty, though soiled reminds me of nappies and kids' clothes... |
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