Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Gitterschaukel
English translation:
Nursery swing
Added to glossary by
Susan Madden
Jul 25, 2006 16:09
18 yrs ago
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Gitterschaukel
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Apologies if the field I picked is incorrect for this - I wasn't sure where it would best fit...
This is a child's swing - here's a handy picture:
http://www.baby-walz.de/shop/holz_gitterschaukel-36.asp
I've no idea what we'd normally call this in English. The text I'm dealing with deals with about 3-4 different types of swings so I can't just say "a child's swing" or "a baby's swing".
Thanks for any suggestions!
This is a child's swing - here's a handy picture:
http://www.baby-walz.de/shop/holz_gitterschaukel-36.asp
I've no idea what we'd normally call this in English. The text I'm dealing with deals with about 3-4 different types of swings so I can't just say "a child's swing" or "a baby's swing".
Thanks for any suggestions!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Nursery swing |
Lisa Davey
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| 3 +2 | {wooden} safety swing |
jccantrell
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| 3 +2 | baby swing |
Parzival
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| 3 | wooden swing seat |
Anton Baer
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Proposed translations
2 days 7 hrs
Lisa Davey
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Nursery swing
If you google "nursery swing" you will find pictures similar to your Gitterschaukel.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone who suggested something - I mulled over each and every idea and the pendulum swung many times! Ultimately I think Lisa's suggestion was the least ambiguous. Thanks and 4 points to you."
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13 mins
jccantrell
United States
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Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
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32
{wooden} safety swing
I think you are going to be hard pressed to come up with adjectives. They will ALL be swings or swingsets.
For this one, it appears to me that the wooden bars are to keep the kid in place, so, as a selling point, I might emphasize 'safety.'
The link shows a bunch of these things, but they all come down to being a swing.
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Note added at 14 mins (2006-07-25 16:24:17 GMT)
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One other thing, in the USA, these sorts of toys are usually tested by some sort of consumer product safety board. You might want to make your client aware of such steps.
For this one, it appears to me that the wooden bars are to keep the kid in place, so, as a selling point, I might emphasize 'safety.'
The link shows a bunch of these things, but they all come down to being a swing.
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Note added at 14 mins (2006-07-25 16:24:17 GMT)
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One other thing, in the USA, these sorts of toys are usually tested by some sort of consumer product safety board. You might want to make your client aware of such steps.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
JSolis
20 mins
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| agree |
Craig Meulen
: I checked out the other swings: it's easier to answer the "job lot" here - to differentiate. The other comparable "baby swings" are 1) made of plastic 2) looks like an elephant, so: 1) adjustable elephant s.s. 2) plastic s.s. 3) wooden s.s. :-)
43 mins
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15 mins
Anton Baer
United Kingdom
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wooden swing seat
Don't know of any special one-word term... My own daughter's fallen out of one so if I had heard of it, I would probably remember it!
For image see:
http://www.swingplans.com/andrew_anthony_swing.html
For image see:
http://www.swingplans.com/andrew_anthony_swing.html
+2
22 mins
baby swing
that's what I would call it
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