Gitterschaukel

English translation: Nursery swing

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German term or phrase:Gitterschaukel
English translation:Nursery swing
Entered by: Susan Madden

16:09 Jul 25, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Gitterschaukel
Apologies if the field I picked is incorrect for this - I wasn't sure where it would best fit...

This is a child's swing - here's a handy picture:
http://www.baby-walz.de/shop/holz_gitterschaukel-36.asp

I've no idea what we'd normally call this in English. The text I'm dealing with deals with about 3-4 different types of swings so I can't just say "a child's swing" or "a baby's swing".

Thanks for any suggestions!
Susan Madden
Ireland
Local time: 00:22
Nursery swing
Explanation:
If you google "nursery swing" you will find pictures similar to your Gitterschaukel.
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Lisa Davey
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:22
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone who suggested something - I mulled over each and every idea and the pendulum swung many times! Ultimately I think Lisa's suggestion was the least ambiguous. Thanks and 4 points to you.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2{wooden} safety swing
jccantrell
3 +2baby swing
Parzival
3wooden swing seat
Anton Baer
3Nursery swing
Lisa Davey


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
{wooden} safety swing


Explanation:
I think you are going to be hard pressed to come up with adjectives. They will ALL be swings or swingsets.

For this one, it appears to me that the wooden bars are to keep the kid in place, so, as a selling point, I might emphasize 'safety.'

The link shows a bunch of these things, but they all come down to being a swing.

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Note added at 14 mins (2006-07-25 16:24:17 GMT)
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One other thing, in the USA, these sorts of toys are usually tested by some sort of consumer product safety board. You might want to make your client aware of such steps.


    Reference: http://shopping.msn.com/results/shp/?bCatId=6463,av=3410-457...
jccantrell
United States
Local time: 16:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JSolis
20 mins

agree  Craig Meulen: I checked out the other swings: it's easier to answer the "job lot" here - to differentiate. The other comparable "baby swings" are 1) made of plastic 2) looks like an elephant, so: 1) adjustable elephant s.s. 2) plastic s.s. 3) wooden s.s. :-)
43 mins
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wooden swing seat


Explanation:
Don't know of any special one-word term... My own daughter's fallen out of one so if I had heard of it, I would probably remember it!

For image see:
http://www.swingplans.com/andrew_anthony_swing.html

Anton Baer
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
baby swing


Explanation:
that's what I would call it

Parzival
South Africa
Local time: 01:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Cox
7 hrs

agree  Stephen Roche
16 hrs
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2 days 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Nursery swing


Explanation:
If you google "nursery swing" you will find pictures similar to your Gitterschaukel.

Lisa Davey
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone who suggested something - I mulled over each and every idea and the pendulum swung many times! Ultimately I think Lisa's suggestion was the least ambiguous. Thanks and 4 points to you.
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