Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Chefin des Hauses
English translation:
Lady of the House
Added to glossary by
gfish
Oct 21, 2004 12:16
19 yrs ago
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German term
Chefin des Hauses
German to English
Social Sciences
Tourism & Travel
Text aus einer Hotelbroschüre:
"Während die Chefin des Hauses persönlich kocht, ist der Hausherr um das Wohl seiner Gäste bemüht."
Es handelt sich hier um ein 5-Sterne Hotel - kann ich da "landlady" schreiben???
"Während die Chefin des Hauses persönlich kocht, ist der Hausherr um das Wohl seiner Gäste bemüht."
Es handelt sich hier um ein 5-Sterne Hotel - kann ich da "landlady" schreiben???
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +7 | rephrase |
Ian M-H (X)
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| 4 +16 | lady of the house |
IanW (X)
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| 5 +1 | Manager |
lone (X)
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| 4 | manageress |
Steve Yates
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| 4 | the lady of the manor/the mistress of the house/the proprietess |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 2 -1 | mistress of the household |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
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35 mins
Selected
rephrase
Another option might be to reword the whole thing, for example:
The hotel is run by a couple, with [Ms X or Heidi X] doing all the cooking herself and her partner/husband [Michael] taking care of guests' needs.
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*owned* and run by a couple, if indeed this is the case
The hotel is run by a couple, with [Ms X or Heidi X] doing all the cooking herself and her partner/husband [Michael] taking care of guests' needs.
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Note added at 50 mins (2004-10-21 13:07:19 GMT)
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*owned* and run by a couple, if indeed this is the case
Peer comment(s):
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Lori Dendy-Molz
: I'd definitely rework this one.
20 mins
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TonyTK
: Yeah. English is more personal - providing we know the names (Hotel Black Emanuelle is run by Fanny and Benny Hill. Fanny also cooks for her guests while Benny takes care of all their other needs).
23 mins
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Thanks for a nicer rephrase. But shouldn't it be Fanny Cradock? ;-))
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Norbert Hermann
: That solves the dilema quite well - will satisfy everyone
34 mins
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...and with TTK's version the question of ownership is dealt with neatly :-)
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Terry Gilman
: Definitely reword (for the reason Tony mentions)
51 mins
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yup - Tony's explanation and phrasing similar to his should do the trick
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IanW (X)
: Teamarbeit ist was Feines ...
51 mins
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:-)
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Andras Malatinszky
1 hr
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writeaway
: bingo
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "vielen dank für die hilfe!"
+1
2 mins
Manager
hopes this helps!
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
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IanW (X)
: And what would you say for "Hausherr " ?
2 mins
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see Tamara's reply!
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Tamara Ferencak
: If at all I'd say manageress.... (as opposed to the "Hausherr" = host....?)
2 mins
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I like Trydy's explanation and in this time and age I would use "host" not husband !
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Trudy Peters
: Could work, if you say, "The mgr/owner does the cooking herself, while her husband.....[IF it is her husband]" No need to say manageress.
10 mins
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Thank you!
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Norbert Hermann
: The owner bit is crucial - lots of hotels are poorely run by managers / being run by owners/families makes them stand out.
29 mins
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Ian M-H (X)
: Hermann's right, I think, but Trudy's point could give "owner-manager", which would do the trick
44 mins
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+16
3 mins
lady of the house
I think you could get away with saying the "lady of the house".
Peer comment(s):
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Jonathan MacKerron
: and God bless her for cooking
1 min
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Kim Metzger
: She who must be obeyed.
1 min
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Tamara Ferencak
: sounds better.....:-)
2 mins
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Claire Cox
: definitely not landlady - connotations of Blackpool boarding houses spring to mind!
3 mins
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My thoughts exactly :-)
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Judith Lang
: "The bucket residence. Lady of the house speaking!" Sorry, can`t shake off the association with Hyacinth ... But can`t think of any better suggestion either ....
6 mins
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Annika Neudecker
6 mins
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Eckhard Boehle
6 mins
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Louise Mawbey
9 mins
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writeaway
15 mins
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hirselina
: Or "hostess" maybe?
16 mins
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Ian M-H (X)
: yes, you could get away with this here
28 mins
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CMJ_Trans (X)
34 mins
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Norbert Hermann
: I think this is an excellent solution ;-))) / Mayber Master of the house would work for Hausherr.
1 hr
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:-)
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Textklick
: Safest solution IMO. Five star hotel ???
1 hr
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| agree |
NGK
3 hrs
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| agree |
Hilary Davies Shelby
: i like the tone of this, matches the German very well
8 hrs
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20 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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68
mistress of the household
proffered by New Shorter Oxford, pehaps a bit Victorian, but has a nice ring to it
Peer comment(s):
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Ian M-H (X)
: sorry, but I think it has a horrible ring to it - even worse than "lady owner": to me it sounds old-fashioned (Victorian, as Jonathan says) and inappropriate
5 mins
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don't be sorry, what do you propose?
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Andras Malatinszky
: When I see mistress, the first thing I think of is an extramarital affair. The second image that word conjures is that of a dominatrix with leather gear and a whip. Only when those two are eliminated do I think of the female owner of a large plantation.
4 hrs
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35 mins
Steve Yates
Native in English
Wide knowledge of business and industry
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English
manageress
fairly straightforward
Peer comment(s):
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: I think this would be more appropriate for a hotel with fewer stars
7 hrs
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1 hr
the lady of the manor/the mistress of the house/the proprietess
The proprietess does all the cooking, while her husband looks after the comfort of their guests
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waits on them hand and foot
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while the proprietor waits on them hand and foot - for Ian!
Maybe they are not even a couple!
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Note added at 2004-10-21 13:43:24 (GMT)
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waits on them hand and foot
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Note added at 2004-10-21 15:03:34 (GMT)
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while the proprietor waits on them hand and foot - for Ian!
Maybe they are not even a couple!
Peer comment(s):
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IanW (X)
: Wouldn't the sentence "The proprietess does ..." suggest that her husband didn't own the hotel as well?
9 mins
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he's the proprietor...... beside it's always the woman that rules the roost!
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