good-time capital

German translation: Lebensfreude

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English term or phrase:	good-time
German translation:	Lebensfreude
Entered by:	Miriam Ludwig

21:52 Jun 22, 2007

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English term or phrase: good-time capital

Reiseführer über Istanbul:

Straddling the Bosphorus, its skyline studded with domes and minarets, İstanbul is one of the truly great romantic cities.

Its history tracks back from Byzantium to Constantinople to its place at the head of the Ottoman Empire. Today it hums as Turkey's cultural heart and ***good-time capital***.

In this sprawling, continent-spanning city you can tramp the streets where crusaders and janissaries once marched etc....

'Brauche nochmal eure Hilfe :-)...!

Danke,
Miriam

Miriam Ludwig KudoZ activity Questions: 1078 (6 open) (32 without valid answers) (77 closed without grading) Answers: 1389 Germany
Local time: 14:31

Lebensfreude etc.

Explanation:
Heute aber pocht hier das kulturelle Herz der Türkei: es ist eine Stadt, in der Lebensfreude [ganz offensichtlich] groß geschrieben wird.

Selected response from:

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 05:31

Grading comment

Ein herzliches Dankeschön an alle. Diese Lösung passt perfekt in den Stil des restlichen Textes. 'Schönes Wochenende an alle! Miriam
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3 +3

Lebensfreude etc.

Johanna Timm, PhD

3 +1

Metropole, in der das Leben pulsiert

lisa23

Unterhaltungsmetropole

Aniello Scognamiglio (X)

Answers

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Lebensfreude etc.

Explanation:
Heute aber pocht hier das kulturelle Herz der Türkei: es ist eine Stadt, in der Lebensfreude [ganz offensichtlich] groß geschrieben wird.

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 05:31
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 76

Grading comment

Ein herzliches Dankeschön an alle. Diese Lösung passt perfekt in den Stil des restlichen Textes. 'Schönes Wochenende an alle! Miriam

9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Metropole, in der das Leben pulsiert

Explanation:
andere Möglichkeit:
Istanbul ist heute das kulturelle Herz der Türkei und eine moderne Metropole, in der das Leben pulsiert.

lisa23
Germany
Local time: 14:31
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

2 mins confidence:

Unterhaltungsmetropole

Explanation:
Fällt mir spontan ein :-)

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Note added at 3 mins (2007-06-22 21:56:33 GMT)
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oder auch:

Hauptstadt der Unterhaltung

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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-06-23 07:10:39 GMT)
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Natürlich ist "Hauptstadt" in übertragenem Sinne gemeint, hätte ich besser in Anführungszeichen gesetzt.

Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Germany
Local time: 14:31
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 99

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