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Swedish translation: droppdrällsdukar

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English term or phrase:	huck towels
Swedish translation:	droppdrällsdukar
Entered by:	Marianne Zelmerlöw

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20:20 Mar 9, 2005

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Medical - Medical: Instruments

English term or phrase: huck towels

Items not recommended (for sterilizing)

Items made of materials containing cellulose, such as cotton, paper or cardboard, linens, huck towels, gauze sponges, or any item containing wood pulp.

Anette Herbert KudoZ activity Questions: 655 (4 open) (5 without valid answers) (43 closed without grading) Answers: 459
Local time: 06:17

droppdrällshanddukar

Explanation:
"huck" och "huckaback" översätter Engström med droppdräll (väv). Visserligen inte ett ord man hör varje dag, men there you are ...

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Marianne Zelmerlöw
Belgium
Local time: 07:17

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Tack för hjälpen!
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droppdrällshanddukar

Marianne Zelmerlöw

huckaback-handdukar

Sven Petersson

vävda handdukar

Tornebohm

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20 mins confidence:

vävda handdukar

Explanation:
kanske gå.....?

Reference: http://www.google.se/search?hl=sv&q=huck+och+handduk&meta=lr...

Tornebohm
United States
Local time: 22:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Swedish
PRO pts in category: 108

32 mins confidence:

huckaback-handdukar

Explanation:
Huck > huckaback > An absorbent durable fabric of cotton, linen or both used chiefly for towels. Has pattern that stands out from the background.

I don't know if there is any Swedish name for this weave. Norstedts' translation, "handduksväv", is far too general.

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 07:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English
PRO pts in category: 531

45 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

droppdrällshanddukar

Marianne Zelmerlöw
Belgium
Local time: 07:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Swedish
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

Tack för hjälpen!

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