Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Leseplatz

English translation:

reading area

Added to glossary by Jonathan MacKerron
May 31, 2007 10:16
16 yrs ago
German term

Leseplatz

German to English Social Sciences Education / Pedagogy
place in a library when one sits and reads - any suggestions??
Proposed translations (English)
4 +8 reading area
Change log

May 31, 2007 10:21: Ulrike Kraemer changed "Language pair" from "English" to "German to English"

Jun 1, 2007 10:21: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "microbial testing" to "(none)"

Discussion

Jim Tucker (X) May 31, 2007:
Both of those are fine, J - or "carrels" if applicable.
Jonathan MacKerron (asker) May 31, 2007:
should have been more precise, these are individual areas where library visitors sit - "reading desks/tables"

Proposed translations

+8
4 mins
Selected

reading area

reading area

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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-05-31 17:57:10 GMT)
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reading desks or reading tables both sound fine, if you have specific context to suggest that.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jim Tucker (X) : or "reading room" (extremely common) if it is applicable
0 min
agree Ulrike Kraemer
3 mins
agree Monika Silea
5 mins
agree Maureen Millington-Brodie
31 mins
agree Julia Lipeles
53 mins
agree Paul Cohen : or "reading corner" for a children's library
1 hr
agree gangels (X)
3 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
8 hrs
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