Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Wangen

English translation:

side wall

Added to glossary by Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Feb 5, 2007 09:11
17 yrs ago
German term

Wangen

German to English Tech/Engineering Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) works/trades involving wood
Appears in a column entitled "HANDWERKER DIE IN HOLZ ARBEITEN."
subsection - "wagner" corresponds to french "charron"
context is given by three words appearing on a line in this column (~circa 1800)
wangen, leiter, rungstock
looking for "wangen" french equivalent "jumelle"
Proposed translations (English)
3 side wall
3 stringboard
Change log

Feb 5, 2007 09:24: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "wangen" to "Wangen"

Discussion

blavatsky (asker) Feb 5, 2007:
side wall is much closer I think
blavatsky (asker) Feb 5, 2007:
I don't think stringboard fits under 'cartwright'

Proposed translations

2 hrs
Selected

side wall

leo has this to offer; not sure whether this fits into your context
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Definitely sounds like part of a wagon"
13 mins

stringboard

Seitenteil, z.B. einer Treppe. (Wahrig: Deutsches Wörterbuch)

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stringboard




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Note added at 4 Stunden (2007-02-05 13:57:49 GMT)
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Failed to notice the cartwright... I rushed it...
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