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Stocksalami

English translation: roll(s) of salami


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German term or phrase:Stocksalami
English translation:roll(s) of salami
Entered by: Moira Johnson
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23:49 Dec 7, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Food & Dairy / Text on sausage production lines
German term or phrase: Stocksalami
One of the titles in this text on sausage production is "Abtransportsystem für Stocksalami". I only know Stockwurst, but that's completely different to Salami. Thanks for your help.
Moira Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:53
roll(s) of salami
Explanation:
am Stück, i.e. not sliced

what it sounds like

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Cilian O'Tuama
Local time: 00:53
Grading comment
Thank you very much! The client preferred "stick salami" in the end, but I liked your option, too.
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3 +2roll(s) of salami
Cilian O'Tuama


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
roll(s) of salami


Explanation:
am Stück, i.e. not sliced

what it sounds like



Cilian O'Tuama
Local time: 00:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 95
Grading comment
Thank you very much! The client preferred "stick salami" in the end, but I liked your option, too.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrew Swift: Yes, unsliced. 'Whole salami sausage'.
4 mins

agree  Colin Rowe: Yes, whole and unsliced.
9 hrs
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Dec 8, 2011 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
FieldOther => Tech/Engineering


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