blanke Drähte

English translation: bare wires

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German term or phrase:blanke Drähte
English translation:bare wires
Entered by: Brigitte Albert (X)

16:54 Jun 13, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Manufacturing / manufacture of various types of wires
German term or phrase: blanke Drähte
Firm manufactures various types of wires for industry, e.g. verzinkte Drähte, Stahldrähte, Seildrähte, technische Federdrähte. Is "blanke Drähte" bare wires or ungalvanzied wires in this context?
KenOldfield
bare wires
Explanation:
bare wire -- der Blankdraht
bare wire -- der blanke Draht

from online New German-English dict.

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Note added at 26 mins (2006-06-13 17:20:51 GMT)
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ungalvanized wire -- der unverzinkte Draht
(again, from online New German-English dict.)
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Brigitte Albert (X)
Local time: 19:31
Grading comment
Many thanks for your very helpful answer. I think I would have wrongly gone for "ungalvanised" here
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bare wires


Explanation:
bare wire -- der Blankdraht
bare wire -- der blanke Draht

from online New German-English dict.

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Note added at 26 mins (2006-06-13 17:20:51 GMT)
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ungalvanized wire -- der unverzinkte Draht
(again, from online New German-English dict.)


Brigitte Albert (X)
Local time: 19:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks for your very helpful answer. I think I would have wrongly gone for "ungalvanised" here

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Ingeborg

agree  jccantrell: I would go with this, ungalvanized can have, say, enamel or insulation and NOT be bare.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, jccantrell

agree  HarryHedgehog
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, HH
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