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峡湾街

English translation: Fjällgatan

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Chinese term or phrase:峡湾街
English translation:Fjällgatan
Entered by: Jenny Lu

09:42 Oct 8, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Tourism & Travel
Chinese term or phrase: 峡湾街
峡湾街
Jenny Lu
China
Local time: 15:12
Fjällgatan
Explanation:
Based on some google search on travel sites - one cached by Google - 峡湾街 refers to a scenic spot in Stockholm that gives a panoramic view of the harbor. The name is Fjällgatan

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Note added at 19 hrs (2007-10-09 05:10:23 GMT)
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Here's another link with the same information:
http://www.cosmotools.cn/maga/listScenes.do?cityId=139

Since it's a proper name, English readers would still refer to the original name in Swedish.
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tms30301 (X)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2Fiord/Sound Street
Shang
4Fjällgatan
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Fiord/Sound Street


Explanation:
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Shang
China
Local time: 15:12
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Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jessalexande (X): Fjord is more commonly used in English than "Fiord" and Sweden is known for its "fjords" (though some may be technically "sounds" - "sounds" has mutliple meanings)
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agree  CHEN-Ling
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Fjällgatan


Explanation:
Based on some google search on travel sites - one cached by Google - 峡湾街 refers to a scenic spot in Stockholm that gives a panoramic view of the harbor. The name is Fjällgatan

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Note added at 19 hrs (2007-10-09 05:10:23 GMT)
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Here's another link with the same information:
http://www.cosmotools.cn/maga/listScenes.do?cityId=139

Since it's a proper name, English readers would still refer to the original name in Swedish.


    Reference: http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:9sy0frN7t5QJ:demo.cosmot...
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