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English translation: bird water bowl

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German term or phrase:	Vogeltränke
English translation:	bird water bowl
Entered by:	Ramon Somoza

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23:32 Nov 8, 2011

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German term or phrase: Vogeltränke

I'm doing some keyword research for a website, and I have found the term "Vogeltränke" (mind you, NOT Vogelbad). Now, I know what it is, but what would the most accurate English translation for it?

Thank you for your assistance.

Ramon Somoza KudoZ activity Questions: 86 (none open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 1033 Spain
Local time: 21:58

watering place/bowl

Explanation:
Vogeltränke 1 Liter Art.-Nr. 4810 . 1 piece. Watering place for birds, 1 litre, with cylinder lock. This watering place can be taken by the handle above when be ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-09 01:15:07 GMT)
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or just "water bowl"

Pet bird feeders from Drs. Foster and Smith include a variety of bird bowls, cups, dishes and waterers for your feathered friends.
Bird Feeding Cups - Bird Water Cups - Bird Food Bowls - Bird Water ...
www.thatpetplace.com/pet/cat/infoL3/24008/category.webWide selection of bird food bowls and water bowls, ... Granite Croc Loc stands up to your bird with indestructible construction. Ideal for food, water or other treats. ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-09 01:16:13 GMT)
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I would just go for "water bowl"

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-09 01:18:57 GMT)
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forget "watering place" as it sounds like something from an Animal Planet documentary lol

Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 16:58

Grading comment

Thank you all for your responses! I will got for water bowl. Sorry that there was not so much context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

bird drinker

Marga Shaw

4 +1

watering place/bowl

David Hollywood

poultry waterers

John Speese

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

18 mins confidence:

poultry waterers

Explanation:
Not knowing the context, I'd assume that this is what it is. Google image also generates a lot of pictures of bird baths, which birds do drink out of. And it might indeed be bird baths if wild birds is what the website is talking about. Again with no context it's hard to say.

John Speese
United States
Local time: 15:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 30

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

bird drinker

Explanation:

Shows some bird drinkers of different shapes and sizes.
http://www.alibaba.com/promotion/promotion_bird-drinkers-pro...

Marga Shaw
Local time: 20:58
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Andrew Swift: Chinese site

21 mins

-> Did not expect anything else from you.

agree

philgoddard: This gets loads of Google hits.

39 mins

-> Thank you, Phil!

agree

Johanna Timm, PhD: also: wild bird drinker; http://www.wildgardens.com/wild-bird-drinker-770ml.html

2 hrs

-> Thank you, Johanna!

agree

casper: Plenty of native UK g-hits http://goo.gl/U0tgW

4 hrs

-> Thank you, :-)!

neutral

Nicola Wood: Sorry, but most of these appear to be for caged birds, and even the ones for wild birds do not appear to match the description given by the asker.

8 hrs

-> Oh, some do match the description given by the asker. This is what I meant by "they come in all shapes and sizes".

neutral

Ramey Rieger: I'm sorry, the idea makes me laugh! Not at you, of course, but at the image of a human drinking birds!// Beer drinkers, whiskey drinkers, bird drinkers, etc.

11 hrs

-> No offence taken! However, I do not get the "human drinking birds" bit? Hmm, I am probably standing on my wire.//Thanks Ramey, the penny dropped a while ago, and it made me smile too.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

watering place/bowl

David Hollywood
Local time: 16:58
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thank you all for your responses! I will got for water bowl. Sorry that there was not so much context.

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