Befestigungsvorrichtung

English translation: clamp

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German term or phrase: Befestigungsvorrichtung
English translation:clamp
Entered by: philgoddard

17:25 Jun 28, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / Product guide for a cordless iron
German term or phrase: Befestigungsvorrichtung
Für mehr Stabilität klappen Sie die Befestigungsvorrichtung an der Unterseite der Basisstation aus.

I know what it's getting at but can't quite think of the right word. Any helpful suggestions would be welcome!
Marie Lowrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:02
clamp
Explanation:
This is what it's called in the diagram on page 3 of my reference. It appears to be the thing that attaches the charging station to the ironing board, marked M.

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Twenty-three characters in German, five in English!
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philgoddard
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7clamp
philgoddard
3attachment appliance, fixing gadget
Machiel van Veen (X)
2bracket
gangels (X)


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
attachment appliance, fixing gadget


Explanation:
One of these two possibilities must be right I think, but I'm not sure. Good luck.

Machiel van Veen (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 02:02
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

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neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: hardly
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
clamp


Explanation:
This is what it's called in the diagram on page 3 of my reference. It appears to be the thing that attaches the charging station to the ironing board, marked M.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-06-28 21:54:09 GMT)
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Twenty-three characters in German, five in English!


    Reference: http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/h/hi575_02/hi575_02_dfu_zhs...
philgoddard
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Asker: Perfect! This manual is also a much better point of reference than any of the others I have seen so far :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wendy Streitparth
1 hr

agree  Helen Shiner
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agree  Yorkshireman: Must be!
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agree  Lancashireman
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agree  Nicola Wood
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agree  roneill
23 hrs

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
bracket


Explanation:
or retainer or haltering device is most likely; a clamp is more sort of a vice

gangels (X)
Local time: 19:02
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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neutral  philgoddard: I can see your reasoning, but the one in my reference actually is a vice with a screw. I don't think a bracket would be safe enough with a hot iron.
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