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Kolbentechnik

English translation: piston-filled fountain pen

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German term or phrase:Kolbentechnik
English translation:piston-filled fountain pen
Entered by: David Hollywood

17:01 Mar 30, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting
German term or phrase: Kolbentechnik
((XX besteht aus kleinsten Gold-Nanopartikeln. Sie können diese Tinte in jedem handelsüblichen Füllfederhalter mit Kolbentechnik oder einem Konverter.))

Vielen Dank im Voraus.
Nadia Said
Local time: 19:57
piston-filled (fountain) pen
Explanation:
used to draw in the ink

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Note added at 32 mins (2004-03-30 17:33:50 GMT)
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(any standard) piston-filled fountain pen
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David Hollywood
Local time: 14:57
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5 +2piston-filled (fountain) pen
David Hollywood


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
piston-filled (fountain) pen


Explanation:
used to draw in the ink

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Note added at 32 mins (2004-03-30 17:33:50 GMT)
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(any standard) piston-filled fountain pen


    Reference: http://www.pentrace.com/msg/11546.html
David Hollywood
Local time: 14:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23
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agree  jccantrell: yep, and I would include the 'fountain' too.
15 mins
  -> thx jc, yes on including "fountain" otherwise it's not specific enough, don't know why I put it in parentheses :)
agree  HalmoforBT
1 hr
  -> Thx HalmoforBT
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