vor Ort

Signification

1. on site; at the excavation site
2. on site, locally

Étymologie

A fixed expression, originally from Bergmannssprache (“mining terminology”), literally, “in front of the end of the shaft”, or more loosely translated as “at the quarry site”; see Ort (mining) n. In folk etymology, commonly reanalyzed as being composed of Ort m (“place”).

Phrases

Es gibt mehrere Vereine vor Ort .

Il y a plusieurs clubs sur place.