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German translation: Ablagefläche

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English term or phrase:Counter (in Kitchen)
German translation:Ablagefläche

20:57 Apr 3, 2002
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: counter
The hairbrush is on the counter in the bathroom.

The kitchen is big but has very little counter space.
Marie
Ablage
Explanation:
native German speaker

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Note added at 2002-04-03 21:05:44 (GMT)
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as for kitchen: Ablagefläche
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Dr.G.MD (X)
Local time: 10:48
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +12Ablage
Dr.G.MD (X)
4 +2Abstellplatz, Arbeitsfläche, Regal
Maya Jurt
4 +2Arbeitsfläche
lemur
4 -1Theke
Trudy Peters


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
Ablage


Explanation:
native German speaker

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Note added at 2002-04-03 21:05:44 (GMT)
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as for kitchen: Ablagefläche

Dr.G.MD (X)
Local time: 10:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 715

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manuela Schilling
5 mins
agree  Karin Rueter (X): Totally correct
10 mins
agree  Patricia Gifford: Absolutely, that's it!
12 mins
agree  Elisabeth Ghysels
25 mins
agree  ingot
31 mins
agree  nettranslatorde
37 mins
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
40 mins
agree  Erika Grzincic-Baumgart M.A.
1 hr
agree  Elvira Stoianov
9 hrs
agree  pschmitt
11 hrs
agree  Anja Wojahn
11 hrs
agree  brute (X)
11 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Abstellplatz, Arbeitsfläche, Regal


Explanation:
Counter in the bathroom means certainly where you can put things: a shelf - Regal, or Abstellfläche, Abstellplatz.
In the kitchen, it means the surface above the kitchen cabinets at the height of your waist: Abstellfläche, Arbeitsfläche, where you prepare your dinner or whatever.

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Note added at 2002-04-03 21:09:22 (GMT)
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Theke is the other German word, but that is for bars.

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 10:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 343

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
34 mins
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X): For kitchen counters, "Arbeitsplatte" might be another option. But IMHO, all your suggestions are better than Ablage by itself.
37 mins
agree  Hans-Henning Judek
40 mins
disagree  Susan Geiblinger: Abstellplatz is for cars!
9 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Arbeitsfläche


Explanation:
in the kitchen

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Note added at 2002-04-04 01:07:47 (GMT)
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Ablage - in the bathromm

lemur
United States
Local time: 04:48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  brute (X): absolutely!
10 hrs
agree  ehrnst: oder Regale (in Bad und Küche)
20 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Theke


Explanation:
another possibility

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 04:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Dr.G.MD (X): Kneipe
13 hrs
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