Jan 21, 2002 17:44
22 yrs ago
English term
Robert Creutz (X)
primer bulb
English to Norwegian
Tech/Engineering
small internal combuston engines
Small engines, such as on lawn mowers. This is the rubber bulb one presses a few times to prime the carburetor prior to pull-starting. In Danish it's called a "snapsepumpebold" (or just "bold").
Proposed translations
(Norwegian)
| 4 | primerball |
Per Bergvall
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| 1 +1 | pumpebelg |
vekroll (X)
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Proposed translations
3 hrs
Per Bergvall
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Automotive, PC, IT: Fast, high quality
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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2312
primerball
Declined
It's a bit of a constructed word, but one you should be able to get away with. The meaning certainly shines though. As there isn't a word for primer bulb per se, the proper translation would be "gummipumpe for drivstoffmating før motorstart". Suggerst 'primerball' is better.
Comment: "Can you verify "primerball"? I can't."
+1
3 hrs
pumpebelg
Declined
This would probably sound intelligible to a non-specialist norwegian user, a am however not sure this is the correct technical term for it. "Bensinpumpebelg" would perhaps be better under the assumption that it is the fuel that is being pumped.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Roald Toskedal
: Not a word the average user would recognize instantly, I'm afraid...However, I don't have a better suggestion, so maybe we should just leave it at that. You might consider using "blåse" instead of "belg".
4 mins
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| agree |
Arne Flood
: "Pumpebelg" is straight forward and could hardly be misunderstood.
43 mins
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Comment: "The "belg" part may work, but can you verify "pumpebelg"?"
Discussion
One would persume they know what they're talking about. A hardware store in Norway also verified the term. Thanks for the suggestions.