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German translation: Ordner, 3-Ring

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English term or phrase:	binder, 3 ring
German translation:	Ordner, 3-Ring
Entered by:	jccantrell

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18:48 Jan 25, 2005

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Tech/Engineering - Other / B�romaterial

English term or phrase: binder, 3 ring

Verbrauchsmaterial:

Binders, 3 Ring

Alexandra Bühler KudoZ activity Questions: 3968 (10 open) (5 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 782 Germany
Local time: 03:03

Ordner

Explanation:
These were always Ordner when I was in Germany.

See the link for a picture of the 2-hole ones common in Germany.

Selected response from:

jccantrell
Local time: 18:03

Grading comment

Ordner ist absolut okay, vielen Dank!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

Ordner

jccantrell

Dreiloch-Hefter

Michael Schubert

drei Hefter

Armorel Young

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6 mins confidence:

Dreiloch-Hefter

Explanation:
Two-ring binders are common in Germany, three-ring in the US

Michael Schubert
United States
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 21

27 mins confidence:

drei Hefter

Explanation:
Strictly speaking - since they havent't written Binders, 3-Ring - they are saying that they want 3 (quantity) ring binders, rather than an unspecified number of 3-ring binders.

Armorel Young
Local time: 02:03
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

49 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Ordner

Explanation:
These were always Ordner when I was in Germany.

See the link for a picture of the 2-hole ones common in Germany.

Reference: http://www.goethe.de/kug/pro/des/de54b9.htm?art=ordner

jccantrell
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 26

Grading comment

Ordner ist absolut okay, vielen Dank!

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