Aug 5, 2000 04:28
24 yrs ago
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German term
Julie
Colli
German to English
Bus/Financial
This is something which products are packed in before being sent to the customer. In the German text the word Kiste appears in brackets after colli so it's presumably some sort of crate but can the word colli be used in English. I have the feeling it may exist but can't find it anywhere.
Proposed translations
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| 0 | shipping container/packaging |
Dan McCrosky (X)
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| 0 | see below |
Laura Gentili
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| 0 | parcel |
Nancy Schmeing
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| 0 | colli |
oudghiri
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shipping container/packaging
They probably mean "Kolli" which is the German spelling for an all-encompassing Italian term for transport package/container (in the old sense of container = Versandbehälter). It could be a box, crate, in wrapping paper, or anything. That is why they get specific afterwards by saying "Kiste" = "crate". - HTH - Dan
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13 mins
Laura Gentili
Italy
Italy
Italy
problem solving, proactive approach
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Hebrew to Italian
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19
see below
Colli is an Italian word, the literal meaning is big size package to be shipped. It is also used as a general word for items to be shipped, in sentences like "number of items (colli) to be shipped.
Kiste means something like wooden case for shipping, therefore I think that "crate" is OK.
Kiste means something like wooden case for shipping, therefore I think that "crate" is OK.
1 hr
Nancy Schmeing
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
When saying it right matters. Reasonable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
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328
parcel
Our PO uses French and English, and Colis is the French for a parcel, a package in the mail. Of course, parcels may be sent or delivered in other ways, too.
12 hrs
colli
Colli refers to a shipping container.
I know because when I worked for Kawasaki Motoren GmbH in Frankfurt/M. our motorcycles were shipped from Japan in collis, arrived in Hamburg, and then were shipped to us via train.
Hope this helps.
Cindy
I know because when I worked for Kawasaki Motoren GmbH in Frankfurt/M. our motorcycles were shipped from Japan in collis, arrived in Hamburg, and then were shipped to us via train.
Hope this helps.
Cindy
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