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Erdungsschraube

English translation: earthing screw

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German term or phrase:Erdungsschraube
English translation:earthing screw
Entered by: Edith Kelly

08:33 Jan 3, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Erdungsschraube
Erdungsschraube für Badewanne und Brausetasse, Messing, vernickelt,
Martin Robinshaw
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:31
earthing screw
Explanation:
A. Kucera
Selected response from:

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 02:31
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4grounding screw (US)
Louise Mawbey
2 +5earthing screw
Edith Kelly


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +5
earthing screw


Explanation:
A. Kucera

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 9253
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Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elvira Stoianov
21 mins
  -> Danke, Elvira, und guten Morgen.
agree  Louise Mawbey: UK English
38 mins
  -> Thanks, don't know what the US expression is.
agree  Susan Geiblinger
1 hr
  -> Thanks.
agree  Egmont
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, too.
agree  Norbert Hermann: both 'earthing' and 'grounding' are used in the UK
1 day 20 mins
  -> Hi and good morning, Hermann.
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
grounding screw (US)


Explanation:
Edith's answer is correct for UK English (ERNST)

Louise Mawbey
Germany
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1058

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elvira Stoianov
4 mins
agree  Mastertran
22 mins
agree  gangels (X): It's more of a threaded nut
4 hrs
agree  Norbert Hermann: both 'earthing' and 'grounding' are used in the UK
1 day 2 mins
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