Lordosenstuetze

English translation: Lumbar Support or Back Support

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German term or phrase:	Lordosenstuetze
English translation:	Lumbar Support or Back Support
Entered by:	lone (X)

12:18 Feb 2, 2001

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering

German term or phrase: Lordosenstuetze

This is one of the standard features of the BMW 3

Must be some kind of seat support (lumbar?) or maybe a proper name (Lordosen?)

Jean Colton

Lumbar Support or Back Support

Explanation:
Lordosi is a medical term: inward curvature of the spine, according to the Oxford Dictionary.

Another word for Lordosi is Lumbar

The lower part of your back is also called the lumbar, and often car seats will have lumbar supports, or Back Supports.

Hope this helps

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lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 08:58

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Thanks very much! I thought that was it, but couldn't find any back-up reference.
Appreciate it very much.
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Summary of answers provided

lordosis support

Albert Golub

seat cushion

Elisa Capelão

Lumbar Support or Back Support

lone (X)

Answers

9 mins

lordosis support

Explanation:
eurodicautom medicine section also gives cushion, pillow
it gives Clark support for a disease which comes translated as cushion, pillow in french
you must use it to help correcting lordosis
hope it helps

Albert Golub
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 4

18 mins

seat cushion

Explanation:
You might want to take a look at a few links to help you decide. Please go to:

http://www.google.com/search?q=cushion support BMW&hl=en&lr=...

see above

Elisa Capelão
Local time: 13:58
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 117

42 mins

Lumbar Support or Back Support

lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in pair: 330

Grading comment

Thanks very much! I thought that was it, but couldn't find any back-up reference.
Appreciate it very much.

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