Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
lebensfreundlich
Englisch translation:
hospitable
Added to glossary by
Hilary Davies Shelby
Mar 30, 2006 21:52
18 yrs ago
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Deutsch term
lebensfreundlich
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Hello all! Anyone got a good suggestion for "lebensfreundlich" in the following sentence?
"Das tropische Klima ist äußerst lebensfreundlich und fruchtbar."
Thanks a lot!
"Das tropische Klima ist äußerst lebensfreundlich und fruchtbar."
Thanks a lot!
Proposed translations
(Englisch)
2 | hospitable | Claire Cox |
4 | lush, fecund, fertile | Andras Malatinszky |
3 +1 | conducive to life | Cilian O'Tuama |
1 | eco-friendly | Alev Ellington |
1 | bio-supportive | Lancashireman |
Proposed translations
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hospitable
Another option...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great suggestions, thank you very much! I ended up using Claire's."
21 Min.
eco-friendly
Since the discussion subject is the climate I’d suggest ‘environment friendly’ or ‘eco-friendly’.
48 Min.
bio-supportive
Another CL1 answer because it sounds made up.
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lush, fecund, fertile
If you want to be more literal, you can also use "friendly to life" like the Stanford folks in this news release
+1
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conducive to life
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Peer comment(s):
agree |
Eckhard Boehle
: many thousand references (although some like "search for extrasolar planets that would be conducive to life")
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