Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Besteckmesser
English translation:
table knife
German term
Besteckmesser
Ich verstehe unter "Besteckmesser" ein kleines Messer mit nicht allzu scharfer, leicht gezackter, abgerundeter Klinge, das man für gewöhnlich neben Löffel und Gabel zum Essen verwendet.
Es scheint, dass "cutlery knife" aber auch "Küchenmesser" bedeuten kann, also ein größeres Messer mit scharfer, spitzer Klinge, das man z. B. zum Schneiden von Fleisch und Gemüse verwendet.
Wie könnte man "Besteckmesser" am besten auf Englisch ausdrücken?
Danke für eure Hilfe!
4 +9 | table knife | philgoddard |
May 22, 2014 07:42: Bettina Rittsteuer changed "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Besteckmesser"
May 22, 2014 08:02: franglish changed "Language pair" from "German to English" to "English to German"
May 23, 2014 18:29: Alejandro Cavalitto changed "Term asked" from "cutlery knife" to "Besteckmesser" , "Language pair" from "English to German" to "German to English"
Nov 6, 2017 10:01: OK-Trans changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Ramey Rieger (X), Harald Moelzer (medical-translator), OK-Trans
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Proposed translations
table knife
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Note added at 4 mins (2014-05-22 07:40:22 GMT)
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Are you able to change the question? It should read Besteckmesser, not cutlery knife.
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