Button

English translation: Button

17:22 Apr 22, 2021
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: Button
I'm translating an online description of the amenities of a Swiss hotel. No idea what Button means here. Help appreciated.'
Die neue Saison beginnt am 11. Juni.
Unser Restaurant ist täglich von 12 bis 23 Uhr geöffnet.
Ankommen. Entspannen. Neue Kräfte sammeln.
Button: Zu den Zimmern
Küchenchef mit Konzept, Ideen, Können, Leidenschaft.
Button: Zum Restaurant
Stoffel und Umgebung. Wo Arosa am schönsten ist.
Kontakt & Anreise
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 03:09
English translation:Button
Explanation:
It's information about the web page structure, probably not really intended for you to translate. So for example the first one is a button with "Zu den Zimmern" as the button text.
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Mair A-W (PhD)
Germany
Local time: 10:09
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Mair and everyone else.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9Button
Mair A-W (PhD)
4 +1Begleiter
David Hollywood


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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Button


Explanation:
It's information about the web page structure, probably not really intended for you to translate. So for example the first one is a button with "Zu den Zimmern" as the button text.

Mair A-W (PhD)
Germany
Local time: 10:09
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Mair and everyone else.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
6 mins

agree  TonyTK
52 mins

agree  Julia Burgess
53 mins

agree  Ramey Rieger (X)
1 hr

agree  AllegroTrans: Convincing enough
4 hrs

agree  Sarah Bessioud
11 hrs

agree  uyuni: In DE auch "Schaltfläche" genannt...
14 hrs

agree  Birgit Gläser
18 hrs

agree  Steffen Walter
18 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Begleiter


Explanation:
"button" is a term for bellboy

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Hoteldiener

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der Page
page, bellboy, bellhop, page boy
der Hoteldiener
bellhop, bellboy, page, page boy, porter
der Hoteljunge
bellboy

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buttons in American English. (ˈbʌtənz ). noun. Chiefly British, Informal. a bellhop, hotel page, etc. Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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up to you to choose Kim and stay safe

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buttons
[ buht-nz ]SHOW IPA

noun (used with a singular verb)Chiefly British.
a bellboy or page in a hotel

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derives from the uniform

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buttons
in American English
(ˈbʌtnz)
NOUN
(used with a sing. v.) chiefly Brit
a bellboy or page in a hotel
Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Word origin
[1840–50; so called from the many buttons of his uniform]

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maybe "direct link"

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or: "push button link"

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leaving "buttons" to his fate

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Using the code below, you can create a push-button link. If you want the link to go to a web page other than Computer Hope, change the URL ...

Push button link in HTML - RankSheet.com\Solutionshttps://ranksheet.com › solutions › kb-HTML › 2637_P...
Using the source code below allows us to create a push button link. If we want the link to go to a web page than we have change the URL http://www.


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times change

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maybe "service"

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I think this is getting closer

David Hollywood
Local time: 06:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 254

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Brent Sørensen: Nice idea. I learned something new today :) But the source text would have to have “Buttons” with an s to work here.
27 mins
  -> im Nachhinein hast du recht

neutral  Birgit Gläser: learned something new, but certainly not in this context... LOL... I think a button for "Leidenschaft" would fall under escort rather than bellhop... that mental picture made my day ;-D
19 hrs

agree  Cilian O'Tuama: Thanks for the laugh (though CL maybe a wee bit high).
1 day 7 hrs
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