Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
1/8 Bogen
English translation:
(no direct equivalent) Small sheet
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Claudia Letizia
Sep 26, 2019 12:20
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German term
Germany
Specialist in Food and Academic Writing
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1/8 Bogen
German to English
Marketing
Food & Drink
Packaging
Hi,
my client sells beeswax wraps and they come in these two sizes: 1/8 Bogen and 1/4 Bogen, which are respectively 37.5 x 25 cm and 50 x 37.5 cm. This seems to be a standard measurement in Germany.
Is there an equivalent term for this size in English?
Alternatively I could just call them "Small" and "Large" and then specify the format, but if there is a standard translation for "1/8 Bogen" I would wanna use it.
my client sells beeswax wraps and they come in these two sizes: 1/8 Bogen and 1/4 Bogen, which are respectively 37.5 x 25 cm and 50 x 37.5 cm. This seems to be a standard measurement in Germany.
Is there an equivalent term for this size in English?
Alternatively I could just call them "Small" and "Large" and then specify the format, but if there is a standard translation for "1/8 Bogen" I would wanna use it.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | (no direct equivalent) |
Spencer Nelson
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| 4 +1 | 1/8 sheet |
Erin Riddle
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Proposed translations
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Spencer Nelson
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
Tech, Food, and Literature Translation
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian)
Works in: German to English
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(no direct equivalent)
I was recently looking into purchasing some of these beeswax food wraps, and as far as I was able to discover, there is no standardized equivalent term. For example, a quick search for this item on Amazon will show a large variety of differently termed sizes. You will probably have to just do what you said in the original question: use "medium/large sheet" in a generic sense and provide the dimensions alongside.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for sharing your experience, Spencer. I have actually delivered my translation yesterday night and that's why I have opted for. It's the first time I post a Proz question and nobody gives a satisfactory answer (some people even deleted their answers), so that reinforced my conviction that there is, in fact, no equivalent term :). |
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Erin Riddle
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Attention to superior customer service.
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English
1/8 sheet
Beeswax can be sold in sheets, but usually as full sheets. 1/8 or 1/4 of a sheet seems pretty small, but that's what the translation is.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your effort, but this has nothing to do with beeswax sheets. I am talking about some kind of paper that is made using beeswax and that is used to wrap food. |
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