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auslaufsicher

English translation: leak-proof

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German term or phrase:auslaufsicher
English translation:leak-proof

00:34 Oct 16, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: auslaufsicher
"Beiden Akku-Typen gemeinsam sind großflächige und gegen Kurzschluß gesicherte Kontakte ebenso wie auslaufsichere Zellen."
Sabine Trautewein
Local time: 11:41
leak-proof
Explanation:
Diapers? ;)
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shasas
Germany
Local time: 11:41
Grading comment
Thanks, would be nice if the text were about diapers, unfortunately it's not :(
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3leak-proof
shasas
4batteries that will not leak
Alison Schwitzgebel


  

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leak-proof


Explanation:
Diapers? ;)

shasas
Germany
Local time: 11:41
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 306
Grading comment
Thanks, would be nice if the text were about diapers, unfortunately it's not :(

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mats Wiman
0 min
agree  Hans-Henning Judek: Who could it say better ;-)
3 mins
agree  Sven Petersson
10 mins
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
batteries that will not leak


Explanation:
is how I would go about it

You might think about

anti-leak batteries
non-leak batteries, etc.

too

Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 11:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 3409
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