Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
gadget
German translation:
Kinkerlitzchen / Nippes
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English term
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Native in: English 
Works in: English, German to English, English to German, and 5 more.
gadget
Non-PRO
English to German
Art/Literary
selling gadgets and other souveniers for over 50 years...
Proposed translations
(German)
| 4 | Kinkerlitzchen / Nippes |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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| 3 | technische Spielerei |
NGK
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| 3 | praktische Dinge |
Eva Traub (X)
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| 3 | technischer Krimskrams |
Geneviève von Levetzow
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Proposed translations
1 hr
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Kinkerlitzchen / Nippes
... Theoretischen Objekte den Kick von Gadgets (ernstzunehmenden Kinkerlitzchen), Fakes (offen ... selber zu Theoretischen Objekten und zu Souvenirs des Kulturbetriebs ...
www.brock.uni-wuppertal.de/Projekte/ Warenwunder/warenwun.html
www.brock.uni-wuppertal.de/Projekte/ Warenwunder/warenwun.html
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4 mins
technische Spielerei
maybe? Could also be Gerät. Hard to say without knowing what it refers to.
6 mins
praktische Dinge
oder: praktische Gegenstände
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
NGK
: wohl weniger ... gadgets können manchmal praktisch sein, aber das ist eigentlich nicht die Definition
11 mins
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| neutral |
Geneviève von Levetzow
: Nein, praktisch ist nie die Hauptsache
22 mins
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33 mins
Geneviève von Levetzow
Native in German
IT / Engineering / Medical / Safety
Native in: German , French
Works in: French to German, German to French, English to German, and 3 more.
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745
technischer Krimskrams
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