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Portionsteekanne

English translation: single serve/serving tea pot

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German term or phrase:Portionsteekanne
English translation:single serve/serving tea pot
Entered by: David Hollywood

01:49 Dec 16, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Cooking / Culinary
German term or phrase: Portionsteekanne
Die XXXX Portionsteekanne 0,6 l inklusive Teesieb und Deckel wurde von dem Designer Tassilo von Grolman entworfen. Dieser Designer steht für vorbildliche Entwürfe und außergewöhnliche Erfolge im Konsumgüterdesign.
Yuu Andou
Local time: 14:45
single serve/serving tea pot
Explanation:
Find Single Serve Tea Pot in the Pottery Glass , Pottery China , China, Dinnerware , Tea Pots, Tea Sets category on eBay.
cgi.ebay.com/Single-Serve-Tea-Pot_W0QQitemZ230065432019QQihZ013QQcategoryZ1238QQcmdZViewItem - 46k - 14 Dec 2006 - Cached - Similar pages

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SINGLE SERVE TEA POT This very eligant single serving tea pot, would make any one feel special, Done in very delicate pine flowers and tan trim. ...
www.tias.com/4714/InventoryPage/1817180/1.html - 119k - Cached - Similar pages



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Note added at 7 mins (2006-12-16 01:56:50 GMT)
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or "teapot" ... preferable to "tea pot"

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Note added at 8 mins (2006-12-16 01:57:52 GMT)
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Elegant antique Austrian - Hungarian hallmarked sterling silver bachelor's or solitaire sized single serving teapot or warm milk pot! ...
search.rubylane.com/search/,id=90.html - 53k - 14 Dec 2006 - Cached - Similar pages

eBay - teapot, teapot Tea Pots, Tea Sets items on eBay.comBlue & White China Teapot-Orienta l Asian Style Tea Pot ... Solid White Single Serve Pottery Teapot. This seller accepts PayPal, -, $3.99, $7.70, 2h 30m ...
pottery-glass.search.ebay.com/teapot_Tea-Pots-Tea-Sets_W0QQsacatZ1238 - 110k - Cached - Similar pages



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Note added at 13 mins (2006-12-16 02:03:07 GMT)
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my only doubt is that they talk about 0.6 litres (bit much for a single serving in my view but maybe designed for serious tea drinkers :))
Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:45
Grading comment
Vielen Dank!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3single serve/serving tea pot
David Hollywood
3 +2small teapot
Stephen Sadie
3 +2individual teapot
Lancashireman
3 +1tea for one pot
Nicole Schnell
4two-cup teapot
Cetacea


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
single serve/serving tea pot


Explanation:
Find Single Serve Tea Pot in the Pottery Glass , Pottery China , China, Dinnerware , Tea Pots, Tea Sets category on eBay.
cgi.ebay.com/Single-Serve-Tea-Pot_W0QQitemZ230065432019QQihZ013QQcategoryZ1238QQcmdZViewItem - 46k - 14 Dec 2006 - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-12-16 01:55:45 GMT)
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SINGLE SERVE TEA POT This very eligant single serving tea pot, would make any one feel special, Done in very delicate pine flowers and tan trim. ...
www.tias.com/4714/InventoryPage/1817180/1.html - 119k - Cached - Similar pages



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Note added at 7 mins (2006-12-16 01:56:50 GMT)
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or "teapot" ... preferable to "tea pot"

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Note added at 8 mins (2006-12-16 01:57:52 GMT)
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Elegant antique Austrian - Hungarian hallmarked sterling silver bachelor's or solitaire sized single serving teapot or warm milk pot! ...
search.rubylane.com/search/,id=90.html - 53k - 14 Dec 2006 - Cached - Similar pages

eBay - teapot, teapot Tea Pots, Tea Sets items on eBay.comBlue & White China Teapot-Orienta l Asian Style Tea Pot ... Solid White Single Serve Pottery Teapot. This seller accepts PayPal, -, $3.99, $7.70, 2h 30m ...
pottery-glass.search.ebay.com/teapot_Tea-Pots-Tea-Sets_W0QQsacatZ1238 - 110k - Cached - Similar pages



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Note added at 13 mins (2006-12-16 02:03:07 GMT)
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my only doubt is that they talk about 0.6 litres (bit much for a single serving in my view but maybe designed for serious tea drinkers :))

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martina Höppner (X): single serve coffee pots hold about 0.5 l (two cups). So that should be okay. I like individual teapot as well, though.
6 hrs
  -> thanks Martina :)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: This makes sense.
6 hrs
  -> thanks Brigitte :)
neutral  Stephen Sadie: may work, but I don't have such large single portions myself
7 hrs
  -> thanks Stephen ... suppose it depends on how avid a tea drinker one is :)
neutral  Cetacea: 0.6 liters is a bit big for one single serving. Not even my mugs hold that much... ;-)
12 hrs
  -> seems a lot to me too Cetacea but ...
agree  Rebecca Garber: gets you two cups of tea at a cafe.
2 days 13 hrs
  -> thanks Rebecca :)
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tea for one pot


Explanation:
I agree with David: it maybe is lot of tea for one person, on the other hand it makes 2 mugs.

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 22:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: I've a couple of hyphens to spare :-)
58 mins
  -> Gimme, gimme! Germans-like-hyphens-a-lot. Thanks, Cilian! :-)
agree  Cetacea: I like "tea-for-one pot", but you definitely need someone to give you some hyphens for Christmas... :-)
12 hrs
  -> My hyphen-quota was used up for the week. :-))) Thanks, Christa! Please have a great weekend!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
small teapot


Explanation:
Compare mono-filo strainer for small teapot by tassilo von grolman prices before you buy to make sure you get the best deal.
shopping.msn.com/prices/shp/?itemId=577388880 - 24k - Zusätzliches Ergebnis - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten

This gets around the question of how many portions ...

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 07:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Schnell: Plus. it would stop various discussions regarding tea intake.. :-)))
2 hrs
  -> thanks, and it is also designed by the person in question
agree  Cetacea: A compromise solution worthy of a Swiss... ;-)
7 hrs
  -> thank you for the agree and the nice compliment
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
two-cup teapot


Explanation:
If it hold's 0.6 liters, I'd say that's a two-cup teapot, rather than single serving. Plenty of those available--one of them in my cupboard... ;-)

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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-12-16 14:17:37 GMT)
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Could even be a three-cup teapot. Yes, you can get those, too.


    Reference: http://www.theteasmith.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRO...
Cetacea
Switzerland
Local time: 07:45
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Stephen Sadie: trying to be too precise IMHO, "Portion" is very general
1 hr
  -> I guess you're right: A "Portion" in connection with tea could also be a mug. Still, that's what the one I have is called in English; I got it from a friend in the U.K.
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
individual teapot


Explanation:
Plenty of images on Google. To my eye they all seem to hold between 5.5 and 6.5 litres ;-)

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Note added at 39 mins (2006-12-16 02:28:55 GMT)
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Here someone has dreamt up the word 'portion pitcher':
http://www.livingtools.de/index.php/cat/c33_Tee.html
Google images of 'Portionsteekanne' and you get exactly the same picture.

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Note added at 42 mins (2006-12-16 02:32:02 GMT)
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http://images.google.co.uk/images?&hl=en&num=10&btnG=Google ...
for more 'pitchers' of 'tea pictures'

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Note added at 1 day15 hrs (2006-12-17 17:23:54 GMT)
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0.6 litres is roughly equivalent to one pint:
1 Imperial pint (UK) = 20 UK fluid ounces ≈ 568 mL (0.56826125 litres more exactly)
1 pint (U.S) ≈ 551 mL (0.5506104713575 litres exactly)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pint

There are plenty of examples of '1-pint teapot' and 'one-pint teapot' on the web. All of these are approximations rather than exact measures and all would correspond to the 'Portion' in your context.

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lesley Burgon
5 hrs
neutral  Stephen Sadie: it may work, but sounds a little like "custom-made" to me, andrew
7 hrs
  -> How big is 'small', Stephen?
agree  Claire Cox: Individual teapot is what came to my mind - I suppose it depends how much tea you drink. Personally I always have a second (if not third!) cup....
9 hrs
neutral  Cetacea: "small teapot", "two-cup teapot", and "tea-for-one pot" are all terms I have come across in this context, "individual teapot" is not, as it could hold any kind of quantity. Besides, basing your answer on googled images only is not exactly convincing...
11 hrs
  -> Please do not conduct lengthy campaigns with multiple changes of comment. Thanks.
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