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Rauhfasertapete

English translation: woodchip wallpaper

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German term or phrase:Rauhfasertapete
English translation:woodchip wallpaper
Entered by: conny

11:43 Mar 11, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / construction
German term or phrase: Rauhfasertapete
die Wände werden mit Rauhfaser tapeziert und dann weiß gestrichen.
conny
Germany
Local time: 15:57
wood-chip wallpaper
Explanation:
Ernst + experience
Selected response from:

Louise Mawbey
Germany
Local time: 15:57
Grading comment
without hyphen, thanks to you and the others
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3wood-chip wallpaper
Louise Mawbey
4 +1ingrain (wall)paper; woodchip wall(paper)
Cilian O'Tuama
4oatmeal wallpaper
Robin Ward
4also referred to Araglypta wallpaper (Canada)
hschl


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
wood-chip wallpaper


Explanation:
Ernst + experience

Louise Mawbey
Germany
Local time: 15:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 21
Grading comment
without hyphen, thanks to you and the others

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison Schwitzgebel: I'd call it woodchip (all one word) wallpaper
2 mins
agree  Lisanne: I would also say woodship wallpaper
9 mins
agree  GBChrista
1 hr
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ingrain (wall)paper; woodchip wall(paper)


Explanation:
.

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 273

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison Schwitzgebel: yes to woodchip (wall)paper, but not woodchip wall! ;-)
2 mins
  -> thanks Alison, woodchip (wall)paper :-)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
oatmeal wallpaper


Explanation:
Another possibility; as suggested by Langenscheidt

Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 15:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
also referred to Araglypta wallpaper (Canada)


Explanation:
experience

hschl
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
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