Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Fries
English translation:
Frieze
Added to glossary by
Rod Darby (X)
Dec 31, 2002 17:52
21 yrs ago
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German term
Fries
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
it's still this building in Manhattan: "ein 8 m hoher umlaufender Fries": is this called a freize in BE and frieze in AE?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | frieze |
Kim Metzger
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| 5 +1 | frieze |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 | Frieze |
Dolores Vázquez
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Change log
Apr 1, 2019 18:12: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "architecture" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
+2
3 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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374
Selected
frieze
It's definitely frieze in the US. My Concise Oxford also spells it this way and defines it as a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration.
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Comment: "ok, I think the mittens have laid themselves over my brain (I'm still going to check my 1962 Oxford dicker when I get home).
Enywayz (olde englishe speling), have a super New Year and avoid them there Knallkoerper!
Rod
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4 mins
Dolores Vázquez
Also a Technical Engineer
Native in: Galician 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 5 more.
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4
+1
11 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
frieze
"frieze" by those who can spell, "freize" by those who type with the mittens on.
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