Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
barrierefreie Zimmer
English translation:
rooms adapted for disabled people
Added to glossary by
Martin Wenzel
Apr 9, 2009 18:44
15 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Never lost in translation
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to English, and 4 more.
barrierefreie Zimmer
German to English
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Tourism & Travel
Kontext:
Hotelzimmer
Es stehen auch einige barrierefreie Zimmer zur Verfügung.
This is, of course, again Austrian German. I haven't the faintest what they mean by that...I may just put a translator's note, perhaps there are some Austrians among us....working in the hotel trade?
Hotelzimmer
Es stehen auch einige barrierefreie Zimmer zur Verfügung.
This is, of course, again Austrian German. I haven't the faintest what they mean by that...I may just put a translator's note, perhaps there are some Austrians among us....working in the hotel trade?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | rooms adapted for disabled people |
Anne-Marie Grant (X)
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| 4 +6 | barrier free rooms |
Michele Fauble
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| 4 +5 | wheelchair accessible rooms |
Lonnie Legg
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References
| barrierefrei |
Sabine Voigt
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Change log
Apr 10, 2009 13:35: Ingo Dierkschnieder changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
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rooms adapted for disabled people
http://www.timeout.com/amsterdam/search/tag/875/disabled-ada...
A succinct version would be disabled-adapted rooms, but it's not as politically correct as my version.
I don't know the term barrier-free rooms.
A succinct version would be disabled-adapted rooms, but it's not as politically correct as my version.
I don't know the term barrier-free rooms.
Peer comment(s):
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jccantrell
: "handicap accessible" might do for the US. See: http://www.epinions.com/Hotels--handicap_accessible
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Armorel Young
: yes, lots of possible ways of wording this - e.g. "some rooms have been specially designed to accommodate disabled guests"
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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sylvie malich (X)
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Michele Fauble
: a definition - not the equivalent term
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
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Lonnie Legg
Germany
Germany
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Germany
25 years in film industry
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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16
wheelchair accessible rooms
This is a very common term & seems straightforward: I can't think of "Barrieren" partaining to much else but wheelchairs...
Example sentence:
Wheelchair Accessible Europe is a guide for wheelchair accessible hotels and ...
Reference:
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Anne-Marie Grant (X)
: I would certainly agree with this if it was just a question of access rather than other adapatations
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Thanks, Anne-Marie.
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Ingrid Moore
: Fully wheelchair-accessible room at Cringletie House. The hotel's lifts and entrance chair lift make it totally disabled-friendly; http://gouk.about.com/od/countryhousehotels/ss/Cringletie_7....
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Thanks, Ingrid.
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palilula (X)
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Thanks, Petra.
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Trans-Marie
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Thanks, LegalTrans.
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sylvie malich (X)
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Thanks, Sylvie.
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barrier free rooms
The ClubHouse Billings is an 80 room facility which includes Jacuzzi suites no smoking rooms and barrier free rooms all with cable television and HBO and ...
www.superpages.com/bp/Billings-MT/Clubhouse-Inn-and-Suites-...
King/queen beds, spa rooms, barrier free rooms, elevator, frig's, coffeemakers, indoor corridors, pool/spa, continental breakfast. ...
www.stignace.com/accommodations-2/6/
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Barrier-free From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barrier-free building modification consists of modifying buildings or facilities so that they can be used by the physically disadvantaged or disabled. An example would be installing a ramp for wheelchairs alongside or in place of some steps. The idea of barrier free modification has largely been superseded by the concept of universal design, which seeks to design things from the outset to support easy access. This latter approach usually leads to lower total cost. However, with pre-existing structures, barrier free may be the most appropriate or only valid approach.
www.superpages.com/bp/Billings-MT/Clubhouse-Inn-and-Suites-...
King/queen beds, spa rooms, barrier free rooms, elevator, frig's, coffeemakers, indoor corridors, pool/spa, continental breakfast. ...
www.stignace.com/accommodations-2/6/
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2009-04-10 20:27:15 GMT)
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Barrier-free From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barrier-free building modification consists of modifying buildings or facilities so that they can be used by the physically disadvantaged or disabled. An example would be installing a ramp for wheelchairs alongside or in place of some steps. The idea of barrier free modification has largely been superseded by the concept of universal design, which seeks to design things from the outset to support easy access. This latter approach usually leads to lower total cost. However, with pre-existing structures, barrier free may be the most appropriate or only valid approach.
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Ingrid Moore
: BARRIER FREE ROOMS; http://www.fairhavenvillageinn.com/index.php?page=rooms_rate...
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thanks
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Ingrun Wenge
: barrier-free, or am I wrong?
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yes, also with the hyphen - thanks
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sylvie malich (X)
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thanks
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Murad AWAD
: agree
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thanks
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Slindon
: barrier-free is definitely the right expression. I know because I specialise in sociology and texts about housing for older people and the disabled are often a topic. Barrier-free means without tricky stairs, etc.
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thanks - There's no substitute for subject field knowledge when suggesting/selecting the appropriate term.
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Anne Brackenborough (X)
: "external and internal building standards which ease access and use of buildings, especially for those with a disability" http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/localplan/glossary.htm
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Reference comments
7 mins
Sabine Voigt
United States
United States
Native in German
Works in field
United States
Biochemist & Molecular Biologist
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
Related KudoZ points
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Reference:
barrierefrei
Barrierefreiheit bedeutet, dass Gegenstände, Medien und Einrichtungen so gestaltet werden, dass sie von jedem Menschen unabhängig von einer eventuell vorhandenen Behinderung uneingeschränkt benutzt werden können.
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sylvie malich (X)
: yes, nothing "Austrian" about the term either.
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Michele Fauble
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