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Zwischenwand

English translation: inner shell

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German term or phrase:Zwischenwand
English translation:inner shell
Entered by: Thomas Bollmann

13:50 May 28, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances / instruction manual
German term or phrase: Zwischenwand
Es geht um die Bedienungsanleitung eines Simmertopfs, ein doppelwandiger Topf, in dessen Zwischenwand man Wasser einfüllt und zum Kochen bringt.
Nun die Frage: wie heißt die Zwischenwand in diesem Fall?

Danke im Voraus!
Thomas Bollmann
Germany
Local time: 17:58
shell or inner shell
Explanation:
This is the term I've seen for this term.
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Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 09:58
Grading comment
Inner shell scheint mir hier am besten zu passen. Vielen Dank an alle.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5shell or inner shell
Dr. Fred Thomson
4 +1cavity
Armorel Young
3inner container
gangels (X)


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
shell or inner shell


Explanation:
This is the term I've seen for this term.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Inner shell scheint mir hier am besten zu passen. Vielen Dank an alle.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: or 'inner wall', but 'inner shell' is probably better
2 mins
agree  Edith Kelly
6 mins
agree  David Hollywood
33 mins
agree  Orla Ryan
1 hr
agree  moser.ilja
1 day 4 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cavity


Explanation:
the usual term for the space between two skins of a wall (as in cavity wall). To me shell would seem to refer to the wall itself, rather than to the space between the two layers of the wall.

Armorel Young
Local time: 16:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 92

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rolf Buesken (X): The term is wrong in German to start with. It should probably be Hohlraum which is cavity, as you say.
3 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
inner container


Explanation:
if it's a crockpot. The ceramic insert (container) is removed from the outer, metal vessel and filled with raw food or water and then reinserted to be slowcooked. 'In eine Zwischenwand Wasser füllen' sounds weird to begin with.

gangels (X)
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 22
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