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Urgent translation question, not diabetes related

Antje77

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My friend needs a translation of a particular type of unpaved road.
Who better to ask than my favourite friendly group of native speakers!

In Dutch it's called grintpad/paadje (if paved with gravel) or schelpenpad/paadje (if paved with broken seashells).
It's meant for pedestrians or the occasional bike, often located in a pretty and green area like a park.

So what's it called in English?



 
Antje77 said:
Thanks!
Would you call it a gravel path if it was paved with broken seashells as well?
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sea shell path, so I have no clue what to call it except sea shell path!
 
A path paved with loose sea shells?
 
I would just describe it as a gravel and sea shell path
 
Crushed sea shell gravel path?
 
Is this fiction/travelog or an order for a landscaping project? If the latter then you definitely need shells in there. No, I don't think there's a dedicated word, though shell path is what google comes up with and has a certain charm.
 
EllieM said:
Is this fiction/travelog or an order for a landscaping project?
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Neither. She's translating cards for a walking 'game' to use in homes for people who are living with multiple mental and/or physical disabilities. The cards describe small activities to do outside to make walks and talks with clients more interesting.

The cards were developed by a friend of hers, who has asked her for help translating them to English.
I think it's very cool, and very useful, hence my asking here.

Here are a couple of links, I hope Google will offer to translate for you:

Blog

Verbeter de zorg voor mensen met dementie en verstandelijke beperking met persoonsgerichte zorg en positieve gedragsbeïnvloeding.
www.studiearena.nl

WandelAnders

Wandel anders met Wandelanders! Met de kaartjes van Wandelanders heeft u een kant-en-klare speurtocht in uw eigen omgeving voor het grijpen. Er zijn 12 verschillende thema’s uitgewerkt waarbij u ‘mindful’ uw omgeving, waarin u uw dagelijkse rondje doet, telkens op een andere manier bewust kunt...
www.spelplus.nl
 
I'm no expert, but I was pretty sure there were different types of gravel path. On googling it, there are:

The Ultimate Guide to Gravel - Decorative Aggregates

Enhance your outdoor space with Decorative Aggregates' Ultimate Guide to Gravel. Explore now for expert tips and stunning gravel options.
decorativeaggregates.com

Edit - I've just read your latest post and I posted the above with the assumption it was for a home improvement purpose, so probably best to just ignore me!
 
This is what Google translate says:

 
Doesn't make it any less friendly or less funny!
If anything, it shows the importance of context with any question.
 
Rachox said:
This is what Google translate says:
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We got that far, but the problem with google translate is that you never know if it's giving you a literal translation or something that is actually used by native speakers.
Literal translations can turn out very wrong!
 
Paul_ said:
More importantly, you now have the ULTIMATE guide to gravel! What more could you have wanted on a Saturday night?
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Lucky me!

I can think of a few things though: A large bag of cheese and onion crisps without a BG spike (or getting fatter for that matter, if wishes are free today), and a way to get my swimming suit dry before the very cold swim I promised to have tomorrow. And that's just for starters!
 
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