Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
sanft geschwungen
English translation:
gently/softly sloped
Added to glossary by
Heidi Stone-Schaller
Jan 30, 2004 16:55
20 yrs ago
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German term
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sanft geschwungen
German to English
Marketing
Geography
description of landscape
In einer Höhenlage zwischen knapp 300 bis 973 m erheben sich sanft geschwungene Berge mit weitläufigen Wäldern, zu denen die tiefen Flusstäler von Göltzsch und Weißer Elster einen beeindruckenden Kontrast bilden.
So far, I have "softly curved" but I know there is a much better expression for this...in fact I think I have used a better term before but I can't think of it (hate that). Please help, thanks in advance.
So far, I have "softly curved" but I know there is a much better expression for this...in fact I think I have used a better term before but I can't think of it (hate that). Please help, thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | gently sloped mountains |
Olaf Reibedanz
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| 4 +10 | rolling hills |
Kathi Stock
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| 2 +2 | undulating hills |
Jonathan MacKerron
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| 3 | softly sloped hills |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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Proposed translations
+3
2 mins
Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Colombia
Native in German
Colombia
Finance / Trading / Blockchain / Crypto
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German, Spanish to German, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
gently sloped mountains
:)
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Note added at 2004-01-30 16:58:26 (GMT)
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http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/content/2003/oct/autumn.h...
Between these **gently sloped mountains** lie wide valleys, offering unlimited possibilities for capturing rural landscapes and structures.
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Note added at 2004-01-30 17:02:17 (GMT)
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Another possibility would be: ROLLING MOUNTAINS
See:http://dict.leo.org/?search=geschwungen&searchLoc=0&relink=o...
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Note added at 2004-01-30 17:03:44 (GMT)
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http://www.hotelsafari.co.za/equus-horse-safari-reserve.html
Horse riding through scenic valleys and **rolling mountains**
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Note added at 2004-02-01 13:02:50 (GMT)
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Meiner Meinung nach ist \"rolling hills\" nicht ganz korrekt, denn es ist ja nicht die Rede von HÜGELN, sondern von BERGEN. Und \"rolling mountains\" ist durchaus ein gängiger Begriff, denn es gibt immerhin knapp 5000 Google-Einträge dafür.
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Note added at 2004-01-30 16:58:26 (GMT)
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http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/content/2003/oct/autumn.h...
Between these **gently sloped mountains** lie wide valleys, offering unlimited possibilities for capturing rural landscapes and structures.
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Note added at 2004-01-30 17:02:17 (GMT)
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Another possibility would be: ROLLING MOUNTAINS
See:http://dict.leo.org/?search=geschwungen&searchLoc=0&relink=o...
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Note added at 2004-01-30 17:03:44 (GMT)
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http://www.hotelsafari.co.za/equus-horse-safari-reserve.html
Horse riding through scenic valleys and **rolling mountains**
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Note added at 2004-02-01 13:02:50 (GMT)
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Meiner Meinung nach ist \"rolling hills\" nicht ganz korrekt, denn es ist ja nicht die Rede von HÜGELN, sondern von BERGEN. Und \"rolling mountains\" ist durchaus ein gängiger Begriff, denn es gibt immerhin knapp 5000 Google-Einträge dafür.
Peer comment(s):
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lone (X)
4 mins
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| agree |
NGK
6 mins
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| agree |
Hilary Davies Shelby
: i would go for "rolling mountains"
1 day 19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I really like the sound of "gently sloped" and it's a nice change from "rolling," which is almost a little too common, as far as this text is concerned. Thank you!"
+10
7 mins
Kathi Stock
United States
United States
Native in German
United States
With German Quality & Accuracy
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
rolling hills
Nach dem Text handelt es sich um das Vogtland, meiner Heimatregion :)
www.calm.wa.gov.au/tourism/hills_forest/ - 14k
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Gleich noch zwei Verweise zwischen \"rolling hills\" bzw. \"gently rolling hills\" und dem Vogtland:
with its tradition of mining and folklore, the Vogtland as the ... villages and towns,
riverbanks covered with wildflowers, gently rolling hills, people with sunny ...
www.camping-germany.eu.com/Districts/Saxony.shtml
www.musikzentrum.de/hopf/english/home.htm
Für alle, die noch nie im Vogtland waren...es ist superschön dort :)
www.calm.wa.gov.au/tourism/hills_forest/ - 14k
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Note added at 2004-01-30 17:20:09 (GMT)
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Gleich noch zwei Verweise zwischen \"rolling hills\" bzw. \"gently rolling hills\" und dem Vogtland:
with its tradition of mining and folklore, the Vogtland as the ... villages and towns,
riverbanks covered with wildflowers, gently rolling hills, people with sunny ...
www.camping-germany.eu.com/Districts/Saxony.shtml
www.musikzentrum.de/hopf/english/home.htm
Für alle, die noch nie im Vogtland waren...es ist superschön dort :)
Peer comment(s):
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swisstell
: gently rolling ...
1 min
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yes...definitely gently rolling hills
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Dr Andrew Read
: "gently rolling" is the perfect phrase; commonly occurring, but not too cliched
10 mins
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every English speaking person visiting the Vogtland describes it like that
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Melanie Nassar
35 mins
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thanks
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Mag. Sabine Senn
1 hr
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vielen Dank
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Teresa Reinhardt
1 hr
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thank you
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: "gently rolling hills", auch hier bei uns als solche bekannt!
4 hrs
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| agree |
Renate FitzRoy
5 hrs
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| agree |
gangels (X)
8 hrs
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| agree |
vishoy
15 hrs
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| agree |
Hilary Davies Shelby
: "gently rolling"
1 day 19 hrs
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+2
8 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
undulating hills
didn't just have this?
12 mins
softly sloped hills
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Discussion
Naturr�umlich wird das Vogtland, eine Mittelgebirgslandschaft, vom Erzgebirge, dem Th�ringer Schiefergebirge und dem Fichtelgebirge eingegrenzt.