Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Breitensportturnier
English translation:
amateur (all-comers) competition / event
Added to glossary by
Norbert Hermann
Oct 15, 2005 09:19
18 yrs ago
German term
Breitensportturnier
German to English
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Hundesport
aus einem Veranstaltungskalender:
Breitensportturnier – Hund und Hundeführer durchlaufen einen Parcours.
I know that Breitensport for people is popular sports or sports for the masses or similar, but would that also be the right term for dog competitions?
Breitensportturnier – Hund und Hundeführer durchlaufen einen Parcours.
I know that Breitensport for people is popular sports or sports for the masses or similar, but would that also be the right term for dog competitions?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +2 | amateur competition / event |
Norbert Hermann
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| 3 | agility competition (all comers) |
Lancashireman
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Proposed translations
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amateur competition / event
Checking out other Breitensport activities led me to this conclusion. It's an event for "all comers", not a competion of professional dog handlers/breeders.
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German term (edited):
Breitensportturnier � Hund und Hundef�hrer durchlaufen einen Parcours
agility competition (all comers)
Hermann is correct that Breitensportturnier refers to the class of participants:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breitensportturnier
If it is the name of the event that is the stumbling block, then this is known as 'agility':
http://espn.go.com/gog05/dog/s/desc_dog_agility.html
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Note added at 14 hrs 28 mins (2005-10-15 23:48:28 GMT)
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Further to Armorel's point, hyphenation depends on the position in the sentence:
an all-comers' event
an event for all comers
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breitensportturnier
If it is the name of the event that is the stumbling block, then this is known as 'agility':
http://espn.go.com/gog05/dog/s/desc_dog_agility.html
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Note added at 14 hrs 28 mins (2005-10-15 23:48:28 GMT)
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Further to Armorel's point, hyphenation depends on the position in the sentence:
an all-comers' event
an event for all comers
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