Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ersatztermin
English translation:
alternative date(s)
Added to glossary by
Martin Wenzel
Apr 9, 2009 13:28
15 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Never lost in translation
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to English, and 4 more.
Ersatztermin
Non-PRO
German to English
Other
Tourism & Travel
Es geht um ein Anfrageformular für ein Hotel. Falls ein Urlaubstermin ausgebucht ist, bietet das Hotel einen Ersatztermin.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | alternative date(s) |
Lucy Brooks
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| 3 +2 | alternate date |
Ryan Saxon Montcalm
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Proposed translations
+6
3 mins
Lucy Brooks
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Translations you can trust
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English
Selected
alternative date(s)
In the scenario you give, I think this would fit the bill.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Amy Billing
: Just beat me to it!
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I usually come to these late, so am glad to have won the race for a change! :-)
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| agree |
Kim Metzger
: or alternate / It's not just fine for AE, it's standard usage.
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Agree with Armorel about this usage for BE. I guess it's fine in AE.
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Ryan Saxon Montcalm
: Wow, we must have tied.
2 mins
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| agree |
Armorel Young
: "alternate" doesn't work in BE, where it means "every other" (as in doing something on alternate Wednesdays) - but presumably it works in AE; alternative sounds find
13 mins
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| agree |
RegineMac
: Exactly!
1 hr
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| agree |
izy
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all, I am doing BE"
+2
4 mins
alternate date
(see reference)
Reference:
http://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idThread=177655&idForum=1&lp=ende&lang=de
Discussion
Thank you, Armorel, for pointing this out, and yes, it does work for publishable AE.
The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage:
"alternate, alternative - As an adjective, 'alternate' can mean every second one: Our club meets on alternate Wednesdays (not alternative). As adjectives, both 'alternate' and 'alternative' can refer to a choice between two things or among more than two: We have to choose an alternate (or alternative) route.