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English translation: footboard

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11:41 Dec 13, 2007

Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks

Dutch term or phrase: instapkast

part of truck damaged in accident. located at r. front of vehicle

Jim Shanks KudoZ activity Questions: 16 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 22:20

English translation:footboard

Explanation:
Harry, these 'stairs'-construction consisting of 2-3 steps that provides access to the cabin are called marchepied in french.

Selected response from:

L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
South Africa
Local time: 23:20

Grading comment

Thanks, I am pretty sure that this refers to the boarding steps giving access to the cab
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

footboard

L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen

couchette / bunk / berth

L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen

5 -2

a walk-in closet

theschool

4 -1

walk-in cupboard

Annabel Rautenbach

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

walk-in cupboard

Explanation:
It is usually to describe a cupboard in a room; I'm not too sure what it has too do with trucks though.

Annabel Rautenbach
Local time: 23:20
Native speaker of:

English,

Afrikaans

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

a walk-in closet

Explanation:
a walk-in closet

theschool
Local time: 23:20
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Hungarian,

Dutch

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

footboard

Explanation:
Harry, these 'stairs'-construction consisting of 2-3 steps that provides access to the cabin are called marchepied in french.

L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
South Africa
Local time: 23:20
Native speaker of:

English,

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks, I am pretty sure that this refers to the boarding steps giving access to the cab

5 hrs confidence:

couchette / bunk / berth

Explanation:
amv: comments that it might not be the footboard giving access to the cabin. She suggest that footboard is "instaplijst".
If she is right then there is but one option left. The sleeping area at the back of the drivers cabin. In french it is called ;"couchette"

L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
South Africa
Local time: 23:20
Native speaker of:

English,

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 4

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