Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Befestigungsvorrichtung
English translation:
clamp
Added to glossary by
philgoddard
Jun 28, 2014 17:25
9 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Befestigungsvorrichtung
German to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
Product guide for a cordless iron
Für mehr Stabilität klappen Sie die Befestigungsvorrichtung an der Unterseite der Basisstation aus.
I know what it's getting at but can't quite think of the right word. Any helpful suggestions would be welcome!
I know what it's getting at but can't quite think of the right word. Any helpful suggestions would be welcome!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | clamp |
philgoddard
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| 3 | attachment appliance, fixing gadget |
Machiel van Veen (X)
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| 2 | bracket |
gangels (X)
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Change log
Aug 13, 2014 21:44: philgoddard Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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39
Selected
clamp
This is what it's called in the diagram on page 3 of my reference. It appears to be the thing that attaches the charging station to the ironing board, marked M.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-06-28 21:54:09 GMT)
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Twenty-three characters in German, five in English!
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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-06-28 21:54:09 GMT)
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Twenty-three characters in German, five in English!
Note from asker:
| Perfect! This manual is also a much better point of reference than any of the others I have seen so far :) |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Wendy Streitparth
1 hr
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| agree |
Helen Shiner
1 hr
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| agree |
Yorkshireman
: Must be!
2 hrs
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| agree |
Lancashireman
4 hrs
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| agree |
Nicola Wood
16 hrs
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| agree |
roneill
23 hrs
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| agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 13 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
8 mins
attachment appliance, fixing gadget
One of these two possibilities must be right I think, but I'm not sure. Good luck.
19 hrs
bracket
or retainer or haltering device is most likely; a clamp is more sort of a vice
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
philgoddard
: I can see your reasoning, but the one in my reference actually is a vice with a screw. I don't think a bracket would be safe enough with a hot iron.
3 hrs
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