Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
sparebruser
English translation:
water efficient/low-flow showerhead
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
May 22, 2008 15:04
16 yrs ago
Danish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
sparebruser
Danish to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
water-saving toilet
A list of measures you can take to save water, including:
Anskaffe en sparebruser. Så bruger du ca. halvt så meget vand som med en almindelig bruser, nemlig mellem 6 og 12 liter i minuttet.
Does this just mean a water-saving toilet (which has been written elsewhere but not using this word, or is a 'sparebruser' something different, or a piece of equipment that can be inserted into a toilet to help save water?
TIA
Anskaffe en sparebruser. Så bruger du ca. halvt så meget vand som med en almindelig bruser, nemlig mellem 6 og 12 liter i minuttet.
Does this just mean a water-saving toilet (which has been written elsewhere but not using this word, or is a 'sparebruser' something different, or a piece of equipment that can be inserted into a toilet to help save water?
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | water efficient/low-flow showerhead |
Diarmuid Kennan
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| 4 +1 | low-flow shower heads |
Nikolaj Widenmann
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Proposed translations
11 mins
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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water efficient/low-flow showerhead
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Comment: "Thanks, Diarmuid!"
+1
7 mins
Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
United States
Native in Danish
&
English
United States
Legalese and business speak, translated.
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, English to Danish, and 4 more.
low-flow shower heads
This is one way of saying it with over 33k Google hits. I suppose you could also call them high-efficiency shower heads; it doesn't seem that common, but it would definitely sound natural and be easily understood.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
: http://www.energyhawk.com/waterheater/waterheater7.php
16 mins
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