Jul 13, 2007 15:47
16 yrs ago
German term
Scheinbalkon
German to English
Marketing
Construction / Civil Engineering
Timber houses
From a brochure for timber/log houses:
"Markanter Blickfang: Ein Scheinbalkon prägt das Bikd der charakteristischen Fassade und spendet angenehmen Halbschatten auf der großzügigen Veranda"
"False balcony"?? On the photo it looks real enough, but does this imply it's stuck on the front of the house for decorative purposes, and you can't actually step out onto it? Seems odd to me!
TIA!
"Markanter Blickfang: Ein Scheinbalkon prägt das Bikd der charakteristischen Fassade und spendet angenehmen Halbschatten auf der großzügigen Veranda"
"False balcony"?? On the photo it looks real enough, but does this imply it's stuck on the front of the house for decorative purposes, and you can't actually step out onto it? Seems odd to me!
TIA!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | decorative balcony |
Nicole Tata
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| 4 +3 | faux balcony |
Alex Zesch
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| 2 | dummy balcony |
Patrick Johnson
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Proposed translations
3 mins
Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in German
&
English
United Kingdom
Transcreation, Marketing/PR, Literary
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
decorative balcony
is what this is called, I think. Non-functional, purely decorative. Plenty of googles, too
hope it helps
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-07-13 15:52:52 GMT)
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have also found:
Juliet Balcony
simulated balcony
hope it helps
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-07-13 15:52:52 GMT)
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have also found:
Juliet Balcony
simulated balcony
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Nicole - all the answers were good, but this seemed the safest bet!"
+3
2 hrs
Alex Zesch
Native in German
U.S. journalist, fast and perfect
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
faux balcony
if it's for U.S. audience
also: ornamental balcony
also: ornamental balcony
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
Michael Hardy
4 hrs
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| agree |
Rebecca Garber
21 hrs
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22 hrs
dummy balcony
Not my speciality, but refer to the site named below. Does this help?
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