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English translation: string of party lights


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Dutch term or phrase:prikkabel
English translation:string of party lights
Entered by: Maria van der Heijde-Zomerdijk
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13:25 Mar 23, 2004
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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / lighting
Dutch term or phrase: prikkabel
How would you call this in English? A 'light cable' or 'cable light(ing)'? Please see the link below for what a 'prikkabel' looks like.

http://lichtidee.nl/lichtidee/product.asp?dept_id=26&sku=P00...

Many thanks,

Ron
Ron Peek
Local time: 09:33
string of party lights
Explanation:
like string of christmas lights
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Maria van der Heijde-Zomerdijk
Local time: 02:33
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Thank you all for your help. I have decided that 'string of party lights' fits best within the context I need it.

Kind regards,

Ron
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Summary of answers provided
4fairy lights
Christopher Smith
4string of party lights
Maria van der Heijde-Zomerdijk
4lighting cable
Chris Hopley
4string light
Neil Gouw


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
string light


Explanation:
string light
of
party light


    Reference: http://www.chr.ru/string-light.html
Neil Gouw
Netherlands
Local time: 10:33
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lighting cable


Explanation:
How important is the fact that it's a **prik**kabel? If that's a big selling factor, you could maybe work around it in marketing material by calling it 'easy-to-install party lighting - no wiring required. Just click and go!' In a product catalogue or technical specification, this wouldn't be appropriate, of course!

Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 10:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
string of party lights


Explanation:
like string of christmas lights

Maria van der Heijde-Zomerdijk
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you all for your help. I have decided that 'string of party lights' fits best within the context I need it.

Kind regards,

Ron
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fairy lights


Explanation:
This is what we generally call these when hung on Christmas Trees etc. 23,100 hits for "fairy lights" on Google.


    Reference: http://www.presentsdirect.com/go/Product_3997.html?affiliate...
    Reference: http://www.oldchristmaslights.com/1950s_lights_page_2.htm
Christopher Smith
United Kingdom
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