Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Feuerwehrzufahrt
English translation:
fire lane
Added to glossary by
Klaus Urban
Apr 20, 2006 15:20
18 yrs ago
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German term
Feuerwehrzufahrt
German to English
Bus/Financial
Management
Health & Safety
Abgesperrter Bereich vor einem Gebäudekomplex, muss frei gehalten werden für die Feuerwehr
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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2 mins
Selected
fire lane
in the US. Signs say: FIRE LANE—No Parking Anytime
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3 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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131
fire department access
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4 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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56
fire brigade access area
DE > FR - EN - NL. Feuerwehrzufahrt. Deutsch. accès pompiers. Französisch. fire brigade access road. Englisch. -. Niederländisch.
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-04-20 15:26:06 GMT)
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I would go with "area" as the original uses "Bereich"
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-04-20 15:27:58 GMT)
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depends on target audience too (UK = "fire brigade", US = "fire department" as Kim suggests)
www.previ.be/glo/public/DE/DetailMot.cfm?MotID=243 - 4k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-04-20 15:26:06 GMT)
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I would go with "area" as the original uses "Bereich"
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-04-20 15:27:58 GMT)
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depends on target audience too (UK = "fire brigade", US = "fire department" as Kim suggests)
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| Thank you, David! |
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| agree |
Maureen Millington-Brodie
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thanks mbrodie :)
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: more to the point
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thanks Ingeborg :)
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Susan Zimmer
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Business management & linguistic quality
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German, English
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20
Emergency vehicle entrance (way)
Allgemeinbegriff im US Englischen fuer "Rettungsfahrzeuge"...
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18 hrs
Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
German and "Geek" to English!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
emergency access point
From Miramar, Florida's official web site, section on regulations for providing fire department access to buildings:
"No Parking" signs or approved designation indicating that parking is prohibited shall be provided at all normal and emergency access points throughout the planned community."
http://www.ci.miramar.fl.us/fire/drc_fire/emg_acces.htm
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Note added at 18 hrs (2006-04-21 09:43:11 GMT)
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The section also says "Means of access for Fire Department apparatus shall consist of fire lanes, private streets, streets, parking lot lanes or a combination thereof."
"No Parking" signs or approved designation indicating that parking is prohibited shall be provided at all normal and emergency access points throughout the planned community."
http://www.ci.miramar.fl.us/fire/drc_fire/emg_acces.htm
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Note added at 18 hrs (2006-04-21 09:43:11 GMT)
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The section also says "Means of access for Fire Department apparatus shall consist of fire lanes, private streets, streets, parking lot lanes or a combination thereof."
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