Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Abwechslung anbieten
English translation:
offer variety
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German term
Austria
German to English Translator
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English
Abwechslung anbieten
I am translating a road safety app and would really appreciate some help/suggestions for "Abwechslung anbieten", as seen in the sentence below. Finding the balance between idiomatic expression and not writing my own copy is proving tough. To be perfectly honest, I am considering contacting the client to ask for an alternative version of the sentence that might give me a bit more Spielraum.
Original – Darüber hinaus bieten interaktive Bestandteile, wie zum Beispiel ein Verkehrs-Quiz oder ein Verkehrszeichen-Scanner, Abwechslung.
Translation – In addition, the app’s interactive features, including a traffic quiz and a road sign scanner, XXXXXXXX.
I look forward to your suggestions and comments.
Many thanks in advance!
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Proposed translations
United States
En>De, De>EnUS tech. translation/review
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, English to German
offer variety
| I like your suggestion: it's idiomatic and doesn't stray far from the original. Thanks for posting. |
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
liven up the experience
Compare with example below:
"There are many things that can be done to ‘liven up’ the experience of using an app."
https://medium.com/@flarup/designing-for-the-apple-tv-5992c3...
Netherlands
M.Sc. in Architecture, B.A.
Native in: Dutch
Works in: Dutch to German, German to Dutch, English to Dutch, and 5 more.
offer a diversity
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Note added at 40 min (2016-05-05 17:53:47 GMT)
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On top of that...
To top it off...
additional/further/more variety OR Additional interactive features include...
I personally would simply say:
Additional interactive features include a traffic quiz and a road sign scanner
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Note added at 14 hrs (2016-05-06 08:05:33 GMT)
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Glad to help!
| I decided on using your suggestion in the translation, for the specific reason that it fits the style of the rest of the text. Thanks for your help! |
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