English term
Germany
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Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to English, and 4 more.
Wanderweg
| 4 +2 | footpath, hikers trail, national trail? |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 +1 | pathways |
gfish
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Jun 3, 2006 16:04: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "Advertising / Public Relations" to "Tourism & Travel"
Jun 3, 2006 23:19: Marcus Malabad changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Jun 4, 2006 20:38: Ingeborg Gowans (X) changed "Language pair" from "German to English" to "English to German"
Non-PRO (1): Edith Kelly
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Proposed translations
footpath, hikers trail, national trail?
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Steffen Walter
: "hiking trail" is used in the UK, too (or so says Google while performing a search restricted to .uk sites) - example: http://www.scotland-inverness.co.uk/bk-sport.htm - As a BENS, do you find this usage odd?
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Thanks, Steffen; not at all - the word "hike" is almost 200 years old, according to my OED, and I've known the word "hiker" as a walker in GB for at least 60 years...personally. I also know it was in such use in the very early 20th century.
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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Discussion
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