Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
the biggest in Europe open-air festival
English answer:
the biggest open-air festival in Europe
Added to glossary by
Balasubramaniam L.
Jul 26, 2005 02:38
18 yrs ago
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English term
Poland
U.S. MBA & 15 years of work in the U.S.
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English, Polish to English, English to Polish, and 1 more.
THE BIGGEST IN EUROPE OPEN-AIR FESTIVAL
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An organization that I otherwise admire sponsors a festival and put the above phrase on their Web site (http://www.wosp.org.pl/przystanek/2005/?sid=25). I sent a message to the site administrators that this phrase is incorrect and suggested "EUROPE'S LARGEST OPEN-AIR FESTIVAL". In response they asked me for a proof that my suggestion is indeed better. I think that some opinions of native speaking experts would help.
Change log
Jul 29, 2005 13:32: Robert Donahue (X) changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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Balasubramaniam L.
India
India
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Fast, accurate, elegant translation
Native in: Hindi 
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi
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the biggest open-air festival in Europe
The biggest open-air festival in Europe
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Open-air festival, the biggest in Europe
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Open-air festival, the biggest in Europe
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marybro
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Johan Venter
: Yes, the asker was almost correct.
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Nick Lingris
: With your first suggestion.
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Ulrike Kraemer
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Sonia Geerlings
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Charlie Bavington
: First suggestion is spot on, no need to complicate matters :-)
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. I went by a popular vote. :-)"
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synonyms
of course, the prepositional phrase "in Europe" should come at the end and the two adjectives (biggest and open-air) should precede the noun (festival)
biggest, greatest, largest --
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Note added at 47 mins (2005-07-26 03:25:58 GMT)
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yes, your phrase is fine
biggest, greatest, largest --
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Note added at 47 mins (2005-07-26 03:25:58 GMT)
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yes, your phrase is fine
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David Hollywood
Native in English
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English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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Europe's biggest/ largest open-air festival
this is normal English
TIP: Open-air festival after your German course. The Donauinselfest in Vienna (Danube Island Festival) is central Europe's biggest open-air festival, ...
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Note added at 54 mins (2005-07-26 03:33:32 GMT)
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http://www.deutschakademie.com/learn-german-courses/Vienna-t...
TIP: Open-air festival after your German course. The Donauinselfest in Vienna (Danube Island Festival) is central Europe's biggest open-air festival, ...
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Note added at 54 mins (2005-07-26 03:33:32 GMT)
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http://www.deutschakademie.com/learn-german-courses/Vienna-t...
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Tony M
: Personbally, I'd prefer to keep the more familiar 'biggest' for a general public readership, unless this is some more formal context
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Nick Lingris
: Biggest. 'Largest' is too specific.
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French Foodie
: I like biggest, too
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Sonia Geerlings
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Angela Dickson (X)
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