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English: bugle

German translation: Signalhorn (military term)







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English term or phrase:bugle
German translation:Signalhorn (military term)
Entered by:Nicole Schnell
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English to German translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
Region (source): English (United States)
Region (target):
English term or phrase: bugle
Got kicked out of the army because he sucked at the bugle.

Kann mir jemand sagen, was hier mit "bugle" gemeint ist?
xxxSuanneBE
Signalhorn
Explanation:
bugle = Signalhorn, when used as a military term.
Other than it's a Wldhorn or Jagdhorn and he must have played it lousily.

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Nicole Schnell
United States
Note from asker to answerer
Danke, ich wusste, dass es ein Horn sein muss, aber "Signalhorn" kannte ich nicht. :o)
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Signalhorn
Brie Vernier
3 +2Signalhorn
Nicole Schnell


  


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Signalhorn

Explanation:
bugle = Signalhorn, when used as a military term.
Other than it's a Wldhorn or Jagdhorn and he must have played it lousily.

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Nicole Schnell
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 3
Note from asker to answerer
Danke, ich wusste, dass es ein Horn sein muss, aber "Signalhorn" kannte ich nicht. :o)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Teresa Reinhardt
3 mins

agree Brie Vernier: Thanks, Nicole, and I agree with you. Oddly, your answer didn't show even after I submitted mine.
20 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Signalhorn

Explanation:
Er konnte es nicht/schlecht spielen

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Note added at 13 mins (2005-08-25 20:14:45 GMT)
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Es ist offensichtlich nicht ganz ernst gemeint, weil das kein echter Grund ist für einen Rausschmiss.

Brie Vernier
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Teresa Reinhardt
4 mins

agree Nicole Schnell: Of course I agree with you.
6 mins
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