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Einschweißen

English translation: shrink-wrap, shrink-pack

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German term or phrase:Einschweißen
English translation:shrink-wrap, shrink-pack
Entered by: Ellen Zittinger

07:04 Jan 8, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
/ Verpackung
German term or phrase: Einschweißen
CD Verpackung
Brilliant Box Einschweißen bis zu 999
Zeus
Local time: 06:40
shrink-wrap, shrink-pack
Explanation:
the packing is plastic, not foil and its sealed with heat
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Ellen Zittinger
Local time: 23:40
Grading comment
This is exactly what I wanted and could not think of (so early in the morning) thank you very much
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2shrink-wrap, shrink-pack
Ellen Zittinger
4seal
Edith Kelly
4foil wrap
Gillian Scheibelein


  

Answers


19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
seal


Explanation:
if you are talking about packaging.

see also
A. Kucera

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 9253
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
foil wrap


Explanation:
these are the pesky wrappings around boxes of chocolates, chewing gum, CD boxes of course, etc. used to seal the contents and to make you fight to get at the goodies

Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 3469
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
shrink-wrap, shrink-pack


Explanation:
the packing is plastic, not foil and its sealed with heat

Ellen Zittinger
Local time: 23:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 287
Grading comment
This is exactly what I wanted and could not think of (so early in the morning) thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rowan Morrell: Shrink-wrap is how I usually translate it in this context.
1 hr

agree  Olaf
2 hrs
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