Translation of "die tausendjährige Stadt Nordhausen"?

[Torsten]

Hi, how would you translate the phrase "die tausendjährige Stadt Nordhausen"?

What about this: Nordhausen, a city which is one thousand years old....

Or would you use the adjective millennial? ('the millennial town Nordhausen')? Sounds strange and very German to me.

Many thanks,
Torsten
_________________
Test Of English for International Communication
TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary

[Cgk]

Hello Torsten,

sometimes it is impossible to translate a sentence 1:1. If something sounds strange to oneself (even if it is technically correct), it is usually best to go about it from a different angle. How about, "Nordhausen, a town for a thousand years, . . ." or "Nordhausen, a thousand-year-old town, . . ."?

Claudia

[Melli]

Hello Claudia!

Many thanks for your help!! That sounds better to us!

Melli

[Cgk]

Hello Melli,

my pleasure

Claudia

[Alan]

Please activate Javascript and Adobe Flash for view MP3 player

3 views

Download mp3	Click to listen

Hi Torsten,

I would go for 'The thousand year old town of Nordhausen is ..'.

Alan
_________________
English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story Cool Expressions

[Vinicio]

It is meaning : the millenary city of Nordhausen , or the thousand years old city of Nordhausen