Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Auwald
English translation:
alluvial forest
Added to glossary by
Martin Hesse
May 17, 2004 20:37
20 yrs ago
German term
Auwald
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Forestry / Wood / Timber
... und den letzten Auwäldern des Untersees.
Kontext: Tourismus, Hotel am Bodensee
Kontext: Tourismus, Hotel am Bodensee
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | alluvial forests/lowland forests |
Mag. Sabine Senn
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| 5 | woodlands along the banks of |
John Wellesly Helliwell
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| 4 | bottomland |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 +1 | Riparian forest |
Nancy Arrowsmith
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| 4 | comment |
Ken Cox
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| 4 | wetland(s) |
Wolf Brosius (X)
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| 4 -1 | biosphere |
David Moore (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
4 mins
Mag. Sabine Senn
Lecturer: University - College
Works in: English to German, German to English, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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alluvial forests/lowland forests
weiß nicht viel über sie - hat was mit Flachland und Überschwemmung zu tun, aber auch nur zum Teil
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Note added at 2004-05-17 20:49:10 (GMT)
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Search for Sites
... Country. Austria. Administrative region(s). ... There are still substantial areas of
humid grassland and small pockets of dry grassland, fens and alluvial forest. ...
www.birdlife.net/ datazone/search/sites_search.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=3256&m=0 - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Danke an alle! CU in Berlin."
-1
6 mins
biosphere
Auwald bezeichnet die natürliche Vegetationsform entlang der Bäche und Flüsse, die sich in fast allen Vegetationszonen ausbildet. Aufgrund ihres Nährstoffreichtums zählen Auwälder zu den artenreichsten Lebensräumen der Erde. In Europa wurden Auwälder frühzeitig gerodet, da die reichen Böden exellentes Weideland darstellen. Heute finden sich v.a. in Mitteleuropa nur noch Reste des ursprünglichen Auwaldvorkommens.
Von Wikipedia.
Ich weiß, "biosphere" ist nicht 100% als Übersetzung von "Auwald", doch in diesem Falle ist es wohl angebracht.
Von Wikipedia.
Ich weiß, "biosphere" ist nicht 100% als Übersetzung von "Auwald", doch in diesem Falle ist es wohl angebracht.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Steffen Walter
: Way too general - see EN Wikipedia definition @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere
10 hrs
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6 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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152
bottomland
Auwald bezeichnet die natürliche Vegetationsform entlang der Bäche und Flüsse, die sich in fast allen Vegetationszonen ausbildet. Aufgrund ihres Nährstoffreichtums zählen Auwälder zu den artenreichsten Lebensräumen der Erde. In Europa wurden Auwälder frühzeitig gerodet, da die reichen Böden exellentes Weideland darstellen. Heute finden sich v.a. in Mitteleuropa nur noch Reste des ursprünglichen Auwaldvorkommens.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auenwald
Bottomland
Definition: low-lying alluvial land near a river
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/bottomland
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auenwald
Bottomland
Definition: low-lying alluvial land near a river
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/bottomland
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
David Moore (X)
: Bottomland? In a hotel brochure......hmmmm....
37 mins
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It's music to my ears. So many immigrants looking for good bottomland in America.
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+1
53 mins
Nancy Arrowsmith
Native in English
literary and scientific translations
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, English, and 3 more.
Riparian forest
Alluvial is also good, this is used more in the US.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ken Cox
: I thought of this too, but it has the slight drawback that it doesn't imply native forests (many of the US references are to reforestation or quasi-artificial buffer zones)
19 mins
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1 hr
comment
From a bit of googling I favour 'alluvial forest', although 'riparian forest' would also be possible (but in this context I would suggest 'native riparian forest').
The listed reference (Glossary of Environmental Terms for
Urban and Regional Planners, translated from an Umweltbundesamt document) translates Auenwald as 'alluvial forest' and vice versa, and provides the following definition:
Alluvial forest:
Vegetation zone on the flood-plain of a river.
The listed reference (Glossary of Environmental Terms for
Urban and Regional Planners, translated from an Umweltbundesamt document) translates Auenwald as 'alluvial forest' and vice versa, and provides the following definition:
Alluvial forest:
Vegetation zone on the flood-plain of a river.
7 hrs
wetland(s)
...werden diese Landformen im suedlichen Afrika genannt(auch in Werbeprospekten).Dabei kann es sich u.A. auch um Waelder handeln.Siehe St.Lucia im Norden von Kwa-Zulu - Natal
HTH
Wolf
HTH
Wolf
10 hrs
John Wellesly Helliwell
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
37 years of professional experience
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Italian to English, and 2 more.
woodlands along the banks of
In a tourist brochure I would have thought that something less "scientifc" would be more appropriate
secondly: *forest* - for me, conjures up a great expanse of large trees
The other suggestions are all undoubtedly possible but sound more like an encyclopedia than a brochure for tourists.
secondly: *forest* - for me, conjures up a great expanse of large trees
The other suggestions are all undoubtedly possible but sound more like an encyclopedia than a brochure for tourists.
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