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Maschinengraupappe

English translation: waxed boxboard/cardboard

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German term or phrase:Maschinengraupappe
English translation:waxed boxboard/cardboard
Entered by: Veronika McLaren

21:55 Nov 13, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
German term or phrase: Maschinengraupappe
Native speakers and professionals please help. There is no context, just an excel file containing 45,000 glossaries in alphabetical order. Thank you for your support. My dictionaries and software do not take me any further.
Ingrid Moore
Local time: 04:13
waxed boxboard/cardboard
Explanation:
To pack machines? Or made by machines? Probably the latter.
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Veronika McLaren
Local time: 22:13
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Thank you Veronika! Thank you Ryan again! You are unbelievable!
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Summary of answers provided
3chip or particle board
Ryan Saxon Montcalm
3waxed boxboard/cardboard
Veronika McLaren


  

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chip or particle board


Explanation:
Nach: Routledge-Langenscheidt Wörterbuch Chemie und chemische Technik Englisch

Example sentence(s):
  • Chipboard can refer to: A type of paperboard generally made from reclaimed paper stock (definition in ASTM D996); the term generally used in the US

    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=n4S8aabEIKcC&pg=PA138&lpg=P...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipboard
Ryan Saxon Montcalm
United States
Local time: 21:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 31
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
waxed boxboard/cardboard


Explanation:
To pack machines? Or made by machines? Probably the latter.

Veronika McLaren
Local time: 22:13
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Thank you Veronika! Thank you Ryan again! You are unbelievable!
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