Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
well served
English answer:
there are many rail routes/frequency of trains
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airmailrpl
Jul 20, 2019 11:33
4 yrs ago
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English term
well served
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Tourism & Travel
The sight of a gleaming railway snaking over an Alpine pass or hugging a lake has long inspired travellers, and both are well served by rail routes. This itinerary weaves from France through Switzerland to Austria, with spectacular views that will glue you to the train windows.
I don't really understand what well-served means in this context. Many thanks in advance.
I don't really understand what well-served means in this context. Many thanks in advance.
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Jul 21, 2019 14:10: airmailrpl Created KOG entry
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English term (edited):
well served by rail routes
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there are many rail routes
well served by rail routes => there are many rail routes
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Comment: "many thanks!!! "
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English term (edited):
are well served
they both benefit from the railroad service / system in positive ways
This is my understanding of the phrase.
Peer comment(s):
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Elisa Lopez Schiaffino
: Yes, if a train serves a certain location it means it reaches that location. So if you live, there you can take a train to/from other places.
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neutral |
Tony M
: That might incidentally be the case, but it's not intrinsically the meaning of the S/T as asked.
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neutral |
AllegroTrans
: Agree with Tony - not quite right
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convenient to access by train
This is what it boils down to.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
AllegroTrans
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Thank you, AllegroTrans.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, what it boils down to though not really an explanation
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Rail rout has quite assisted both Alpine pass and the lake
The rail rout has assisted both the Alpine pass and the lake it passes through.
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Although this might be incidentally true, that's really not what the S/T as asked is saying; and note that 'quite assisted' is potentially ambiguous in EN, and so best avoided! Several errors, and as Daryo says "assist" not right verb here, unlike 'serve'
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It might 'incidentally' help the asker.
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AllegroTrans
: Ungrammatical + spelling error + lack of article
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disagree |
Daryo
: how do you "assist" lakes and mountain passes ??? I was until now under the impression you can "assist" only people? You can't invent your own version of English and expect others to just accept it. Languages don't work that way.
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You could say the same thing for serving, but you see it is used where you do not think proper,
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both are favorable/suitable
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