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Sterbeeintrag / Sterbeurkunde
Neues, Schönes und Ungewohntes
Nov 6, 2009 07:25
14 yrs ago
German term

Blumenfenster

German to English Art/Literary Architecture
Auf dem Blumenfenster gab es mehr T�pfe mit Seidenblumen als mit lebendigen Pflanzen.

Not sure if this means a bay window or just a window sill or even a window box...?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 flower window
4 +1 indoor window garden/windowsill garden
3 +1 flower window sill
2 flower window (box)
References
location and architecture?
Blumenfenster

Discussion

Annett Kottek (X) Nov 6, 2009:
@ Jutta Genau! Mein zweiter Link könnte da behilflich sein. Allerdings habe ich solche Fenster noch nicht hier im Vereinigten Königreich gesehen. David könnte da Recht haben, daß es sie einfach nicht gibt.
David Williams Nov 6, 2009:
Ah! I know what you mean but English houses simply don't have them AFAIK.
Jutta Scherer Nov 6, 2009:
Hi everyone, A "Blumenfenster" is an element frequently found in German houses built in the 1960s: a rather large window, often set quite low, with plenty of space for flower pots on the (inside) window sill (as a decorative element that can be seen from the outside of the house).
David Williams Nov 6, 2009:
I also assume it must be indoors and hence presumably just flowers on the window sill, which is why I didn't agree with "flower window (box)", but I think it means the window, not the window sill. I can imagine an elderly lady having a "flower window".

But why confuse the issue by saying "Sorry - no more context" and then providing more context?
British Diana Nov 6, 2009:
Surely indoors, then not a box If it is indoors, which I assume to be true,otherwise the silk flowers wouldn't last long, then it can't be a window box, these are to my mind outdoors, as can be seen on Yasutomo's link.
David Williams Nov 6, 2009:
I'd guess that is it's about an old lady with a passion for any kind of flowers, it would simply be a window in her home dedicated to flowers, not necessarily anything special like a bay window or a shop display window, so 'flower window' would probably be the safest bet here, even though it MAY be a bay window etc.
Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET (asker) Nov 6, 2009:
Sorry - no more context That's all I have - taken from a short story (fictional)about an old lady with a passion for silk flowers! I basically just wondered what a German native speaker envisages when he/she thinks of a "Blumenfenster"
British Diana Nov 6, 2009:
waylaid My discussion entry was waylaid , please read the reference box. Sorry !
David Williams Nov 6, 2009:
Impossible to say without more context.

Proposed translations

+2
42 mins
Selected

flower window

See discussion.

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Note added at 5 days (2009-11-11 13:01:03 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, glad I could help :-)
Thanks for the points!
Peer comment(s):
agree Annett Kottek (X) : Yes, according to my Duden-Oxford.
13 mins
Thanks! And if your profile is anything to go by, you know a thing or two about nice windows ;-)
agree Jutta Scherer : That's probably it - sometimes solutions can be so simple :-)
8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you."
19 mins

flower window (box)

Maybe something like the one below?

http://www.flowerwindowboxes.com/

This is the best guess I can give without further context.
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+1
35 mins

flower window sill

or the window sill devoted to flowers.
See discussion entry:
Peer comment(s):
agree Rolf Keiser : correct. the flowers will hardly be found in the window, but on the sill
6 hrs
Thanks, Goldcoaster !
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+1
44 mins

indoor window garden/windowsill garden

Chase away the winter blues
With an indoor window garden
http://www.plantea.com/window-garden.htm
How to Make Indoor Window Gardens
Creating an indoor window garden requires a window, some sunlight and moisture. Make a windowsill garden with expert tips from a gardener in this free video on creating an indoor window garden
http://www.ehow.com/video_5538679_make-indoor-window-gardens...
Peer comment(s):
agree Marga Shaw : Yes. "A window garden is a good way to garden in urban environments or in areas where winters are too cold to allow outdoor gardening. http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:lneiuJ9bBtAJ:www.garden...
18 mins
Thank you, dear Marga!
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Reference comments

15 mins
Reference:

location and architecture?

It would help to know where the "Blumenfenster" is, preferably things like the age and the location of the building it is in. As yet it could be any of your suggestions and a few more.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree David Williams : Precisely!
12 mins
Well, we've got a bit more context now, enough to get us all going..
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54 mins
Reference:

Blumenfenster

I guess a 'Blumenfenster' can be any window where flowers are displayed. But I also imagine that single large window of the sitting room that has a sill for the display of flowers. Please see the images below.

‘Blumenfenster-Store’
http://www.bader.de/product_images/soyuzimages/98HK/98HK0060...

‘Ein Gebäude aus den Sechzigern mit einem neuen Fenster.
[…]
Zum Rollladenpanzerschlitz tritt wie früher Wärme aus und unter der massiven Fensterbank wird sehr viel Energie direkt nach draußen abgegeben.’
http://www.kaeltebruecke.de/images/60erJahre-Bau-mit-Blumenf...

http://www.a900.de/wp-content/gallery/deuteerdgeschoss/Blume...
http://www.drasmu.de/resources/_wsb_250x187_Feb25_15_04P1080...

‘Blumenfenster das window full of flowers; (spezielles Fenster) flower window’
Duden-Oxford - Großwörterbuch Englisch. 3. Aufl. Mannheim 2005 [CD-ROM].
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree seehand
20 mins
Danke, seehand.
agree Stephen Reader
3 days 4 hrs
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