Kaschemme

11:31 Jul 9, 2009
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German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Game handbook
German term or phrase: Kaschemme
From a role playing game manual narrative:
"Draußen stürmt es, wir sitzen sowieso die ganze Nacht in dieser Kaschemme fest. Also ihr bezahlt die ersten Runden und ich erzähle euch meine Geschichte."

Leo offers 'gin palace' but I am not too sure whether this is ok to use in this context ...

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
izy
Local time: 10:21


Summary of answers provided
4 +5hedge-tavern or low pub
Ellen Kraus
4 +1joint
Stefanie Reinhold
4tavern
Alexander Butziger


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
hedge-tavern or low pub


Explanation:
is my suggestion

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Note added at 6 Min. (2009-07-09 11:37:39 GMT)
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LOW DIVE would be another synonym (suggested by Collins)

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 11:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

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agree  Dzasmin: that's it
4 mins
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agree  franglish: Cassell's also gives pot-house
27 mins
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agree  Colin Rowe: I like "dive"
1 hr
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agree  Kim Metzger: Dictionaries don't always reflect current English usage. A dive is already low. "Low dive" is a redundancy.
1 hr
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agree  Birgit Gläser: I'd go with the dive or combine the pub with something more derogative than low like "lousy" "bloody" "rotten" - you want to give some colour to the dialogue...
5 hrs
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neutral  John Fenz: RE: hedge-tavern - maybe if your striving for UK English, it ain't American :-). "Dive" , on the other hand, sounds good by itself in U.S. English
6 hrs

agree  Inge Meinzer: I like dive, also.
10 hrs
  -> danke, Inge !

disagree  Lancashireman: 'Hedge tavern' is a new one on me. I am not aware of any distinction between 'high' and 'low' pubs either. Hearty greets to both you and John Fenz from the UK.
11 hrs
  -> man lernt eben nie aus !
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
joint


Explanation:
In the context of a video game I would use a word that's more commonly used (even though Ellen's translation is correct).


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Stefanie Reinhold
United States
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 2

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agree  hazmatgerman (X): Even in the 50s those were rocked.
23 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tavern


Explanation:
Looks to me like "tavern" is most commonly used in video games, particularly as you seem to be dealing with a pirate game.

Alexander Butziger
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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