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English translation: carboy / winchester

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Dutch term or phrase:	korffles
English translation:	carboy / winchester
Entered by:	Christine Andersen

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16:17 Oct 13, 2003

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Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / glass

Dutch term or phrase: korffles

In an article about glass of various kinds and glass as a material. I'm proof-reading the English translation, and the translator has given up on some of the Dutch expressions and left them in Dutch!

hand-blown work such as storrage bottles, medicine and essence bottles, ballons, 'korffles' and demijohns

Christine Andersen KudoZ activity Questions: 185 (none open) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 1603 Denmark
Local time: 06:45

carboy / winchester

Explanation:
see http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

Selected response from:

Claudia Serban
Local time: 07:45

Grading comment

Thanks a lot - this is the place to tell my customer to look!

A pity I can't give KudoZ to everyone, because there was a lot of useful information in all the answers - I've spent a long time checking!
So thanks to everyone.

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

wicker bottle

moya

4 +1

wicker covered bottle

Meturgan

demijohn

Saskia

(glass) jug

Miriam Linschoten, PhD

carboy / winchester

Claudia Serban

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

wicker bottle

Explanation:
bottle surrounded by wickerwork, slender flexible twigs or shoots woven together - Wolters-Collins

moya
Local time: 05:45
Native speaker of:

English

7 mins confidence:

carboy / winchester

Explanation:
see http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

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Claudia Serban
Local time: 07:45
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

1 hr confidence:

(glass) jug

Explanation:
In my Fisher scientific catalogue, these large bottles (4 liters) look like the ones that are used in the food industry with the wicker around it (hence "korf" in Dutch). In the lab thse are called (glass) jugs.

Miriam Linschoten, PhD
Local time: 22:45
Native speaker of:

Dutch

6 hrs confidence:

demijohn

Explanation:
zie van dale groot woordenboek. zeker niet "wicker bottle", in deze form betekent dit dat de bottle van wicker gemaakt is.

Saskia
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

wicker covered bottle

Explanation:

wicker covered miniature bottle

This wicker covered bottle is for the Old English Lavender and is 5 3/4 inches tall. It would originally have had a screw-on cap. The wickerwork completely covers the bottle, including the base.

Reference: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=324739945...
Reference: http://www.javaslublu.com/Yardley/YardleyLavender.html

Meturgan
Local time: 06:45

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