Mammut

English translation: mammoth ivory

15:08 Feb 28, 2018
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Music / Musical instruments (piano manufacturing)
German term or phrase: Mammut
Nur die edelsten Belagsmaterialien wie Elfenbein, Mammut, Knochen und Larenim f inden Verwendung.
David Jacques
Local time: 09:09
English translation:mammoth ivory
Explanation:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/02/booming-trade-ma...

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Note added at 6 mins (2018-02-28 15:15:48 GMT)
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or mammoth tusks (because you already have ivory in your list)
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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:09
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4 +4mammoth ivory
Lancashireman
4 +1mammoth ivory
Erik Freitag


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mammoth ivory


Explanation:
You need to be a little creative here to avoid the repetition of "ivory".

Erik Freitag
Germany
Local time: 09:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eleanore Strauss
2 hrs

neutral  writeaway: (just to let you know: when I first looked at the question, your answer was the only one showing)
23 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mammoth ivory


Explanation:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/02/booming-trade-ma...

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Note added at 6 mins (2018-02-28 15:15:48 GMT)
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or mammoth tusks (because you already have ivory in your list)

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): you were first
6 mins

agree  philgoddard: Is this legal?
8 mins

agree  Erik Freitag: Sure! Your answer wasn't there when I wrote mine. Not too uncommon a material for "historical" keyboard instruments, and actually legal.
11 mins

agree  Edith Kelly
1 hr
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