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Tretroller

English translation: foot scooter

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German term or phrase:	Tretroller
English translation:	foot scooter
Entered by:	Jo Mayr

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12:53 Mar 12, 2005

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Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Scooters

German term or phrase: Tretroller

I have a text here, in which I have to distinguish a "Roller" from a "Tretroller". In my existing dictionaries, both simply say "scooter". Is there any possible word that I can put in front of "scooter" for "Tretroller"?

Astrid Elke Johnson KudoZ activity Questions: 410 (none open) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 478 Germany
Local time: 11:01

footscooter

Explanation:
oder "foot scooter"

... motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong framemotorcycles and motorized scooter Quick Summary: Child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by footscooters. Popular ...
www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/M/Mo/Moped.htm

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-03-12 13:02:54 GMT)
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auch \"kick scooter\"
http://www.globalsources.com/gsol/I/Mini-foot-manufacturers/...
\"Mini foot/kick scooter manufacturers and suppliers...\"

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Jo Mayr
Germany
Local time: 11:01

Grading comment

Thanks. This appears to be the best word in the end for differentiating it from a plain "scooter".

Astrid
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

scooter

avantix

Moped

Leveleki

footscooter

Jo Mayr

Kick board

Andrew Morgan

pedal scooter

Kathi Stock

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

7 mins confidence:

Moped

Explanation:
I would think that they mean a "Moped" which is a motorised, pedal "scooter".

Leveleki
France
Local time: 11:01
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

6 mins confidence:

footscooter

Jo Mayr
Germany
Local time: 11:01
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks. This appears to be the best word in the end for differentiating it from a plain "scooter".

Astrid

17 mins confidence:

pedal scooter

Explanation:
wenn schon kein Motor, dann vielleicht mit Batterie?
schau mal auf die Webseite, da ist ein Bild mit angegeben:
http://www.ebigchina.com/ebcps/4/pd/528503.html

Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 04:01
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Apparently, there are no pedals. But thanks, anyway.

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Apparently, there are no pedals. But thanks, anyway.

28 mins confidence:

scooter

Explanation:
It's a non-motorised type of transport, moved by stepping with one foot and resting the other foot on the frame. Originally for children, there are also models for adults now. Sometimes also used as means of transport for employees at airports or at manufacturing sites. See link for pictures and descriptions

Reference: http://www.tretroller.de/roller.htm

avantix
Netherlands
Local time: 11:01
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

German

1 hr confidence:

Kick board

Explanation:
The old childs scooter has been largely replaced in recent years by hip aluminium and (sometimes) wood affairs that hip young(ish) city dwellers use to get around. In english there is no real difference between scooter as a foot powered vehicle and scooter as in Vespa, so updating the vocabulary and using kickboard would perhaps help to differenciate.

Reference: http://skating.leo.org/privat/kickboard.html

Andrew Morgan
Local time: 11:01
Native speaker of:

English

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