Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
χρονοαπόσταση
English translation:
journey time / travel time
Added to glossary by
Dylan Edwards
Sep 22, 2009 13:24
14 yrs ago
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
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χρονοαπόσταση
Greek to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
rail transport
Λόγω του ότι η σύντμηση της χρονοαπόστασης της σιδ/κής μεταφοράς είναι λιγότερο σημαντική στην περίπτωση των εμπορευμάτων απ' ότι στην περίπτωση των επιβατών ...
I've been looking at this word χρονοαπόσταση too long and find it ambiguous.
Does it have a clear meaning here?
I've been looking at this word χρονοαπόσταση too long and find it ambiguous.
Does it have a clear meaning here?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | journey time / travel time |
Philip Lees
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| 5 | delivery time |
Eva Smith
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| 4 +1 | distance and time |
Nick Lingris
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Proposed translations
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journey time / travel time
I hesitate to disagree with Nick, but I don't think that distance is the issue here. απόσταση can refer to a separation in time, not only distance, and I think this is what is meant here. As far as I know, English doesn't have a neat word like χρονοαπόσταση that would work in this context, so I suggest something simpler.
Note from asker:
| Τhank you. This seems likely, on the face of it: χρονοαπόσταση μεταξύ πόλεων: I would use "travel time" for that. Unfortunately, I also find χρονοαπόσταση μεταξύ λεωφορείων / διαδοχικών συρμών - you'd think they'd make it clear, wouldn't you, if they meant it in this sense here? ... but some doubt lingers! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Philip. Journey time(s) / travel time(s) is fine for the context. I have no strong grounds for believing it means anything else!"
22 hrs
delivery time
It means the actual time it would take the means of trasnportation (in this case the train) to transport from point a to point B I am certain that this is what it means in this context...
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23 mins
Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Greek
United Kingdom
The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
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distance and time
Or "time and distance" but the former is more accurate.
reducing the travel / trip distance and time it takes
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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2009-09-23 17:32:21 GMT)
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To make matters worse, you should consider this:
Εκείνο όμως που θα αυξηθεί σημαντικότατα θα είναι η χρονοαπόσταση (ο ελάχιστος χρόνος δηλαδή που επιτρέπεται να παρέλθει για τη διέλευση δύο διαδοχικών συρμών).
http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_1_14/08/200...
In this case the translation used elsewhere is 'headway'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headway
Otherwise, Philip's 'travel time' would do fine.
reducing the travel / trip distance and time it takes
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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2009-09-23 17:32:21 GMT)
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To make matters worse, you should consider this:
Εκείνο όμως που θα αυξηθεί σημαντικότατα θα είναι η χρονοαπόσταση (ο ελάχιστος χρόνος δηλαδή που επιτρέπεται να παρέλθει για τη διέλευση δύο διαδοχικών συρμών).
http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_1_14/08/200...
In this case the translation used elsewhere is 'headway'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headway
Otherwise, Philip's 'travel time' would do fine.
Note from asker:
| ah, headway. I'm only concerned with making headway with this translation. Thank you for your additional comments. |
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