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German: 2-TLG

English translation: two-piece







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German term or phrase:2-tlg. / 2-teilig
English translation:two-piece
Entered by:Steffen Walter
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Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances
German term or phrase: 2-TLG
KABELSET 2-TLG. KST. WEISS 60MM

From an invoice from a company called HÄFELE. The customer is a joiner.

Shane London
Australia
Clarification request(s) and response
Shane London: 12:45pm Aug 10, 2007: So, I take it the KST is just repeating KABELSET ?
David Moore: 1:28pm Aug 10, 2007: I doubt it very much; that is the conventional abbreviation for Kunststoff

two pieces
Explanation:
tlg. teilig;
2-tlg = zweiteilig IMO.

HTH.
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Sibylle Gray
United States
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks. I'll go for two-piece.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4two-part MMUlr
4 +3two piecesSibylle Gray


  


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
two pieces

Explanation:
tlg. teilig;
2-tlg = zweiteilig IMO.

HTH.

Sibylle Gray
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks. I'll go for two-piece.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree writeaway: standard abbreviation used all the time. 2-piece
0 min

agree Ingeborg Gowans
2 hrs

agree jccantrell: With writeaway on this for the USA, two-piece
5 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
two-part

Explanation:
2-tlg. --> zweiteilig
or in this English example: Two-part cable set

http://www.dv247.com/invt/36724/

HTH

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-10 14:15:27 GMT)
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I second David in his comment on Kst. --> Kunststoff.

MMUlr
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree writeaway
0 min
  -> Thank you, writeaway.

agree David Moore: This would be my preference
1 hr
  -> Thank you, David.

agree Sueg
1 hr
  -> Thank you.

agree Steffen Walter
3 hrs
  -> Danke, Steffen.
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