Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Stahldrahtzieherei

English translation:

steel wire-drawing plant

Added to glossary by Stephen Sadie
Sep 15, 2005 09:21
19 yrs ago
German term

Stahldrahtzieherei

German to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering Generators
A company introduces itself as such. I am a little unsure whether this is a "steel wire drawing shop" which I have found. But I am sure that some of my peers have the correct term at their fingertips...

TYIAFYH
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 steel wire-drawing plant
4 +4 Wire Drawers
2 Steel wire manufacturer

Discussion

David Moore (X) Sep 15, 2005:
Hi, Stephen; I think that "shop" would be correct in a large company where this is only one of their departments; it looks as if your company does this as their main activity, so I think "plant" is probably a better bet.

Proposed translations

+3
2 mins
Selected

steel wire-drawing plant

is what I would use. HTH...
Peer comment(s):

agree Lori Dendy-Molz
1 hr
agree GET ENERGY (X)
1 hr
agree Manuela Junghans
1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I went for this, thanks David"
6 mins

Steel wire manufacturer

Steel Wire manufacturer & supplier online.We have a broad range of steel wire and services which can be sourced by this comprehensive ...
www.manufacturers.com.tw/ industrial-supply/steel-wire.html - 66k - 13 sept 2005
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+4
36 mins

Wire Drawers

is how lots of Sheffield companies commonly describe themselves:

"Kiveton Park Steel Ltd

Red Hill
Kiveton Park
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S26 6NQ

Bright steel bar manufacturers & wire drawers. "

Where would Northern comedians be without such terms?
Peer comment(s):

agree TonyTK : Q: How many Freudian psychoanalysts does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Two, one to change the bulb and one to hold the breasts... I mean ladder (one of Bernard Manning's, I think)
41 mins
How many folksingers does it take? Ten - one to change the bulb, and 9 to sing about how much better the old one used to be...
agree Alan Johnson : So people that steal the stuff are called wire nickers?
49 mins
Yes, the worst culprits tend to be salesmen who travel in ladies' underwear...
agree Frosty : As in British Ropes - now known as Bridon! It is rather fascinating watching thick wire go in at one end of a machine and thin wire come out at the other.
1 hr
agree gangels (X)
5 hrs
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