German term
United Kingdom
Quality technical translation since 2006
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English
zusammenhängend
None of the dictionary definitions of zusammenhaengend (coherent, connected, related) which I could find seem to work particularly well. Being self-employed the whole business of holiday entitlement must be a mystery to many freelancers I suppose but any suggestions would be much appreciated.
| 4 | over consecutive days |
Stephen Gobin
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| 3 +3 | en bloc |
Armorel Young
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| 4 +1 | in one stretch |
Gert Sass (M.A.)
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| 4 | in a block |
Maureen Millington-Brodie
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Jan 24, 2008 13:41: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "zusammenhaengend" to "zusammenhängend"
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Soaring over the language barrier
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English
over consecutive days
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-01-23 22:37:23 GMT)
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I find phrases such as "en bloc" and "in one stretch" ambiguous. It could mean that you have to take all your holiday entitilement, say 25 days, all in one go and have no more holiday for the rest of the year, apart from any public holidays. I'm sure this is not implied by "zusammenhängend", or is it??
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
in a block
en bloc
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-01-23 19:39:16 GMT)
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You'll need to reach agreement with your employer about whether you can take this leave en bloc or in segments.
http://working.monster.ie/articles/balancing/take_a_holiday/
Germany
Precision for those who appreciate it.
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 5 more.
in one stretch
http://www.ecouncil.org/vacation.htm
Take your full four weeks' annual leave **in one stretch** (and make alternative arrangements for weddings, etc.).
http://www.churchlink.com.au/churchlink/forum/r_croucher/str...
Another nice thing with the parental benefits in Sweden is that the parent does not have to take the whole parental leave period **in one stretch**.
http://marialfm.blogspot.com/2007/10/midterms-sip-week-and-j...
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