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Danish to English translations [PRO] Manufacturing / Moravian church in Denmark
Danish term or phrase:sæbesyderi
In connection with a translation concerning the history of the Danish town of Christiansfeld and the Moravian church, which established a colony there in the 18th century, I have not been able to find a satisfactory translation of this word (and several more, which will follow).
Is there any one with a knowledge of the subject area who can assist, please?
Please accept my apologies, Malberg - I did, as you rightly observe, miss your suggestion re. "soap boilery". I don't know if there is any way I can change my allocation of points at this stage?
Malberg Denmark Local time: 08:36 Does not meet criteria Works in field Native speaker of: Danish PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks, Malberg - and I found out how to reallocate the Kudoz points to you!
/ Michael
Notes to answerer
Asker: What about 'syderi'? I have not been able to find it in any dictionary. Does it simply mean 'maker'? I'm a bit wary about using a translation from a translated site - not knowing who has done the translation.
Asker: Mange tak for dine forslag, Marberg, men jeg har valgt Anna Haxens forslag om "soap boliery", som er bekræftet af Wikipedia.
3 hrs confidence:
soap works
Explanation: Seems that "sæbesydning" is the same as "hot process soap making". "Sæbesyderi" refers to the place where the process takes place. AFAIK there is no specifik term for "syderi" in English.
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peer agreement (net): +1
