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transversal

German translation: vielseitig

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:transversal
German translation:vielseitig
Entered by: vkrauch

15:45 Apr 16, 2014
English to German translations [PRO]
Marketing - Furniture / Household Appliances
English term or phrase: transversal
Don Giovanni's striking design is light and highly transversal, making it suitable for both classic and ultra-modern spaces.

Es geht um eine Möbelkollektion.
vkrauch
Germany
vielseitig
Explanation:
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Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 11:07
Grading comment
danke
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4vielseitig
Regina Eichstaedter
4leicht schief
wolfheart
4schräg (quer verlaufend)
Silke Walter
3Brückenfunktion
Yorkshireman
3zeitlos
Berit Kostka, PhD
3fließende/horizontaleLinie
Wendy Streitparth
Summary of reference entries provided
transversal = versatile
Johanna Timm, PhD

  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
vielseitig


Explanation:
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Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 11:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 17
Grading comment
danke

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: ja, so deute ich das auch (siehe Referenz)
10 hrs
  -> vielen Dank, Johanna
agree  Dhananjay Rau: yes, that's correct
11 hrs
  -> dankeschön!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
15 hrs
  -> danke, Harald!
agree  Coqueiro
16 hrs
  -> vielen Dank!
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
leicht schief


Explanation:
hier von einer anderen Firma:
as besondere Gestaltungsmerkmal der Sitzmöbel "Pisa" bilden die schräg abgeschnittenen Beine. Sie lassen die Möbel leicht schief erscheinen, so wie der ...

wolfheart
United States
Local time: 05:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rolf Keller: "highly transversal" = "fast überall leicht schief"?
14 mins
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Brückenfunktion


Explanation:
The furniture bridges the ages (styles) from classic to contemporary.

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Spannungsbogen and Klammer also come to mind.

Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 11:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
schräg (quer verlaufend)


Explanation:
Dank dieser Form passt das Mobiliar in beide Umgebungen.
Referenz: Duden. (Buch)

Silke Walter
Germany
Local time: 11:07
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
zeitlos


Explanation:
Wenn es für mehr traditionelles und gleichzeitig auch moderne Räume geeignet ist, könnte man evtl sein Design auch zeitlos nennen?

ZB: sein leichtes und zeitloses Design

Berit Kostka, PhD
Türkiye
Local time: 12:07
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fließende/horizontaleLinie


Explanation:
In etwa so:

Durch die Leichtigkeit und die fließende (od. horizontale) Linie von Don Giovannis markanten Design geeignet er sich...


Fließend geht die horizontale Linie der Polster in Armlehne und Ablageboard über
http://www.walterknoll.de/de/produkte/grand-suite-sofa?vnc=m...

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Or streamlined:

With streamlined design and separate arrangement possibilities, the KOEN sofa provides a touch of luxurious simplicity for any space
http://www.pietboon.com/en/collection/detail/koen-sofa

Streamlined Sofa
http://www.wisteria.com/Streamlined-Sofa/productinfo/W2317/

Casual Streamlined Sofa
http://whitakersofmccook.com/furniture/livings-room/67505-de...

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 11:07
Native speaker of: English
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Reference comments


10 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: transversal = versatile

Reference information:
This is what the sofa looks like:
http://www.insideid.co.uk/news/natuzzi-to-unveil-don-giovann...

Here is a description in Spanish, and the one in English we already know
Don Giovanni preza pelo design extremamente leve, que o torna adequado tanto para o ambiente mais clássico até os espaços ultramodernos e devido a esta característica é capaz de se comunicar com qualquer estilo de mobiliário e decoração.
Don Giovanni values the extremely lightweight design that makes it suitable for both the more classical setting up the ultramodern spaces and because of this feature is able to communicate with any style of furniture and decor.
http://www.elitemagazine.com.br/natuzzi-italia-apresenta-sof...

I suspect that what they actually mean to say is versatile, and in the translation process (from Italian) this was somehow corrupted to transversal.

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Coqueiro: Spanish ==> Portuguese ;-)
6 hrs
  -> Ohh! Der Irrtum ist die tiefste Form der Erfahrung.
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