Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 6, 2006 09:30
17 yrs ago
German term
Edle
German to English
Social Sciences
History
Seit 1834 gehört das Schloss den Edlen von Weidenbach, die erfolgreich versuchen, es aus dem Erlös zahlreicher Veranstaltungen zu erhalten.
"the aristoctratic von Weidenbach family" maybe?
"the aristoctratic von Weidenbach family" maybe?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Austrian title ... would correspond to Sir |
Edith Kelly
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| 4 +1 | noble family |
Armin Prediger
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Change log
Aug 6, 2006 09:54: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Edlen" to "Edle"
Proposed translations
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46 mins
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
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29
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Austrian title ... would correspond to Sir
It's the lowest Austrian aristocratic title. It corresponds to Sir, you could write e.g. the German title and in brackets: the Lords of Weidenbach or simply only the latter
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks."
+1
8 mins
Armin Prediger
Ireland
Ireland
Native in German
&
English
Ireland
Bi-native, fast, accurate, thorough
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English
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8
German term (edited):
Edlen
noble family
.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
: http://www.altmuehltal.de/altmannstein/schloss-hexenagger.ht...
1 min
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| neutral |
Francis Lee (X)
: these people are "nobles" but "the noble family of X" would mean "nobel"
15 mins
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| neutral |
Edith Kelly
: It's an Austrian title and does not simply mean: noble family. It's like the British Sir.
38 mins
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