Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Rädchen
English translation:
(small) wheel
Added to glossary by
BrigitteHilgner
Sep 20, 2005 08:48
18 yrs ago
German term
United States
Literature & Scholarship
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, English, German to English
Rädchen
German to English
Art/Literary
Psychology
...bobbins, maybe??
... Es ist so ein runder Holztisch. Meine Mutter und das Kindermaedchen sitzen da immer dran und naehen. Ich sehe die Loecher des Raedchens heute noch vor mir.
... Es ist so ein runder Holztisch. Meine Mutter und das Kindermaedchen sitzen da immer dran und naehen. Ich sehe die Loecher des Raedchens heute noch vor mir.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | wheel |
BrigitteHilgner
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| 5 +1 | Treadle wheel |
David Moore (X)
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| 2 | siehe: Handraedchen |
Hendrik Daiku (X)
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Proposed translations
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BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
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Native in: German
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
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German term (edited):
R�dchen
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wheel
She has probably one of those old sewing machines in mind whose wheel you could see very easily.
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franglish
: or even an older one worked by hand. I had one ages ago. Anyway, it would fit the 'small wheel'
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Yes - I still remember the sewing machine of my great-grandmother (a sesmstress) which survived her for many years.
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Ken Cox
: Probably the handwheel of the sewing machine (older types had handwheels even if they were motorized). I'd stick with a straight literal translation.
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Yes, that's my idea, too.
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: i'd stick with "wheel" too, i think its the safest bet since we're not 100% sure
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One would have to ask the person talking about the "Rädchen" - which might be difficult to do ...
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: with Kenneth! My mom ( a prof. tailor) had a Singer machine that needed ocasional 'jump-starts' with the handwheel. I, too, remember being mesmerized by this wheel...
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German term (edited):
R�dchen
Treadle wheel
Yes, I can picture it too, but it's not just a wheel; it's the wheel (probably about 30 cm/ 12" in diameter) with the driving belt round it, which is driven by the treadle plate which you have to rock with your foot (or feet).
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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-09-20 09:57:43 GMT)
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At least, that is my mental picture of an old sewing machine; not of the wheel you can start by hand, although that is admittedly small(er), but of the treadle wheel under the table - ask any of your older family members who would have used one one, and you may well get the same answer...
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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-09-20 09:57:43 GMT)
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At least, that is my mental picture of an old sewing machine; not of the wheel you can start by hand, although that is admittedly small(er), but of the treadle wheel under the table - ask any of your older family members who would have used one one, and you may well get the same answer...
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German term (edited):
R�dchen
siehe: Handraedchen
Leider habe ich (noch) keinen englischen Ausdruck, aber es handelt sich wahrscheinlich um das kleine Metallraedchen mit Handgriff, mit dem man Schnitte uebertraegt - das hat oft Loecher, im Gegensatz zu den Raedern an der Naehmaschine, die in der Regel keine Loecher haben (man nennt die Zwischenraeume zwischen den Speichen eigentlich nicht "Loecher", oder?)
PS: Wo/wie kann man "Note(s) to/from asker" einfuegen? Da gehoert mein Kommentar naemlich igentlich hin...
PS: Wo/wie kann man "Note(s) to/from asker" einfuegen? Da gehoert mein Kommentar naemlich igentlich hin...
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