Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Besteckmesser

English translation:

table knife

Added to glossary by Bettina Rittsteuer
May 22, 2014 07:35
9 yrs ago
German term

Besteckmesser

Non-PRO German to English Other Cooking / Culinary Besteckmesser
Es geht um den Tatbestand der gefährlichen Drohung, da eine Person gegen eine andere ein "Besteckmesser" erhob und ihr damit nachlief, um diese Person "in Furcht und Unruhe zu versetzen".

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!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +9 table knife
Change log

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"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Ramey Rieger (X), Harald Moelzer (medical-translator), OK-Trans

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Discussion

@ Bettina Rittsteuer Das Messer, was du in der zweiten Option beschreibst, würde einem so genannten Chef's knife entsprechen, was in deutschem Gastro-Speak viel langweiliger als Kochmesser bezeichnet wird...
Steffen Walter May 22, 2014:
Please contact ProZ.com support ... ... to have the entry changed.
Bettina Rittsteuer (asker) May 22, 2014:
Besteckmesser I am sorry I entered the term in the wrong language and do not know how to change it.

Proposed translations

+9
3 mins
Selected

table knife

"A table knife is an item of cutlery with a single cutting edge, part of a table setting. Table knives are typically of moderate sharpness only, designed to cut only prepared and cooked food."

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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.
Note from asker:
Oh my God, yes. Thank you!
Peer comment(s):

agree Berit Kostka, PhD : agree
4 mins
agree Gudrun Wolfrath
27 mins
agree Lonnie Legg
39 mins
agree Yorkshireman : Cutting-edge terminology!
59 mins
agree Sanni Kruger (X)
59 mins
agree Armorel Young
1 hr
agree Horst Huber (X)
7 hrs
agree Irene Schlotter, Dipl.-Übers. : Definitiv.
8 hrs
agree Ramey Rieger (X)
8 hrs
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