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Geschenkmaschen

English translation: gift bows

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German term or phrase:Geschenkmaschen
English translation:gift bows
Entered by: Kathryn McFarland

00:27 Dec 28, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
German term or phrase: Geschenkmaschen
Überdimensionale silbrige Geschenkmaschen an den Säulen, goldene Sterne verschiedenster Grösse, die wie Schneeflocken von der Decke herunterrieseln, oder grosse leuchtende Nikoläuse gleich beim Eingang:

In a Swiss text about a Christmas party.
Kathryn McFarland
gift bows
Explanation:
oversized silvery gift bows

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www.usstuff.com/giftwrap.htm

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and for me the best reference: my wife's input
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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 02:16
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4gift bows
swisstell
4 +1star bows/ gift bows
Johanna Timm, PhD


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
gift bows


Explanation:
oversized silvery gift bows

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-12-28 00:32:02 GMT)
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www.usstuff.com/giftwrap.htm

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-12-28 00:32:49 GMT)
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and for me the best reference: my wife's input

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 02:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 59
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: sorry! Your answer was not yet visible when I started searching// I thought the pics in my links might still be helpful
9 mins
  -> thanks. Don't we all forget at times that there is a "hide" button for (precisely) such cases.
agree  Christine Lam
23 mins
  -> thanks, Christine.
agree  Brie Vernier: But see no reason to hide a perfectly good answer, references or no, when it merely shows that another person had the same idea, thus lending additional credibility to that response.
32 mins
  -> thanks Brie. Another point of view, perfectly acceptable.
agree  AnjaR
7 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
star bows/ gift bows


Explanation:
this is what they look like:
http://cgi.ebay.at/54-GESCHENKMASCHEN-EINFARBIG_W0QQitemZ824...

we call them “star bows” or simply gift bows
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:n6Tf1T4hQQMJ:www.macpaper...


Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 17:16
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: they are definitely star-shaped bows. interesting to see what they look like. gift bows can come in other shapes too.
21 mins
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