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cream cleaner

Swedish translation: skurkräm


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English term or phrase:cream cleaner
Swedish translation:skurkräm
Entered by: Maciej Andrzejczak
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19:58 Sep 26, 2005
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English term or phrase: cream cleaner
as a household chemical (like CIF brand for example), used for cleaning washbasins for example...
Maciej Andrzejczak
Local time: 09:16
rengöringsmedel avsett för diskbänk, rostfritt stål mm
Explanation:
It is better to describe its function than to translate to rengöringskräm or skurkräm as some have done,as Swedes also eat a lot of kräm!
Alternatively you can say "för rengöring och skydd av diskbänk, rostfritt stål etc) whatever is in its description.

But jif at www.jif.se uses skurkräm so maybe it will take hold in the cleaning terminology.
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Anette Herbert
Local time: 08:16
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thanks
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3krämigt putsmedel
Sven Petersson
3 -1rengöringsmedel avsett för diskbänk, rostfritt stål mm
Anette Herbert
1 -1rengöringskräm
Lars Jelking


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
rengöringsmedel avsett för diskbänk, rostfritt stål mm


Explanation:
It is better to describe its function than to translate to rengöringskräm or skurkräm as some have done,as Swedes also eat a lot of kräm!
Alternatively you can say "för rengöring och skydd av diskbänk, rostfritt stål etc) whatever is in its description.

But jif at www.jif.se uses skurkräm so maybe it will take hold in the cleaning terminology.


    Reference: http://www.jif.se
Anette Herbert
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 2
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thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Lars Jelking: Seems to me that stuff is "suitable" for more than a dirty dishsink.
26 mins
  -> Ja men det säger jag väl inte? Jag säger översätt med rengöringsmedel och dess funktion helllre än kräm...
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
krämigt putsmedel


Explanation:
http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:oWBdABCmXQYJ:www.euro-in...

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 337

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Anette Herbert: trög- eller tjockflytande skulle kunna fungera med putsmedel men krämigt?
8 hrs
  -> Tror nog att "krämigt" är mer säljande än "trög- eller tjockflytande".
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): -1
rengöringskräm


Explanation:
Varför inte?

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Note added at 57 mins (2005-09-26 20:55:58 GMT)
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Sorry Anette, this popped up in my brain seconds after pressing 'Enter' on that comment.

Lars Jelking
Local time: 10:16
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 50

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sven Petersson: "Rengöringskräm" är något som kvinnor använder för att ta bort smink!
1 hr
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