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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

eine wertvolle Kirche

English translation:

a noteworthy/remarkable church

Added to glossary by Rachel Ward
Aug 13, 2008 13:43
15 yrs ago
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German term

eine wertvolle Kirche

German to English Art/Literary Tourism & Travel Guidebook to Prague
This is from a guidebook to Prague, describing St Joseph's Church. Neither "a valuable church" nor "a precious church" sound right to me. Does anybody have any better ideas?

"In der stillen Josefsgasse unweit der belebten Brückengasse steht **eine wertvolle Kirche**."
Proposed translations (English)
3 +8 a noteworthy/remarkable church
3 +1 historically significant church
3 an important church
3 one of the most incredible churches
Change log

May 12, 2009 15:29: Rachel Ward Created KOG entry

Discussion

Rachel Ward (asker) Aug 13, 2008:
This is the beginning of the section so there is no prior description. Later we get "Der Kircheninnenraum gehört sowohl von der Architektur als auch
von der Einrichtung und künstlerischen Ausgestaltung her zu den wertvollsten
in Prag."
EC Translate Aug 13, 2008:
David's suggestion of noteworthy sounds good. However, a bit difficult to get a feel for it without the prior scenary description :o)

Proposed translations

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a noteworthy/remarkable church

I would suggest ...

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prefer "remarkable"

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"treasured" for "wertvollsten" and might work in you posting too :)

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oops ... I mean "most treasured"

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and "your" ... all butterfingers today it would seem :)
Peer comment(s):
agree Rebecca Garber : nice! I also like remarkable, but noteworthy is a good step down if there are other remarkable churches about.
4 mins
thanks Rebecca :) I take your point and it's a good one :)
agree NGK : was just about to suggest remarkable
4 mins
thanks ntext :) is certainly an option IMO
agree Claire Cox : Noteworthy is good/Depending on the style of the rest, you could even go so far as "a gem of a church"
9 mins
thanks Claire :) quite a few ways to do this one and "a gem of a" is a wee gem in itself :)
agree Brita Fiess (X)
29 mins
thanks Brita :)
agree germaninterpret : "Noteworthy" church seems most appropriate, because the author describes the architecture in this context, it sounds better that way in my opinion. "Significant" could also be used.
43 mins
thanks germaninterpret :)
agree Jo Bennett : Or (to get wert=worth) "a church worth visiting".
49 mins
sounds good too Jo :)
agree Lingua.Franca : remarkable!
1 hr
thanks Tamas :)
agree Textklick : I like noteworthy
1 day 8 hrs
thanks Textklick :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks everyone. Was contemplating "gem of a" but decided it didn't fit the tone."
7 mins

an important church

important or significant might be possibilities?
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+1
8 mins

historically significant church

maybe
Peer comment(s):
agree Helen Shiner : or even architecturally significant which is what is meant here, at least what can be gleaned from the following sentence.
23 mins
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2 hrs

one of the most incredible churches

Just as an alternative to David's noteworthy...

Second line would also benefit from incredible:
" The interior of the church does not only have the most incredible architecture in Prague, but also embodies the most incredible furniture and artful design" Just a suggestion:o)
Peer comment(s):
neutral Ken Cox : 'incredible' (like 'awesome') plays nicely to a certain crowd, but it might offend the sensibilities of other persons
6 hrs
Could be, although "awesome" was never considered due to its slang. "Incredible" is maybe mainstream, but carries weight.
neutral Textklick : I don't think it's credible to have two incredibles in one sentence.
1 day 6 hrs
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