Glossary entry (derived from question below)
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...
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Proposed translations
(English)
4 +3 | steel wire-drawing plant | David Moore (X) |
4 +4 | Wire Drawers | John Bowden |
2 | Steel wire manufacturer | hirselina |
Proposed translations
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2 mins
Selected
steel wire-drawing plant
is what I would use. HTH...
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
www.manufacturers.com.tw/ industrial-supply/steel-wire.html - 66k - 13 sept 2005
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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?
"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?
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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)
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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...
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Alan Johnson
: So people that steal the stuff are called wire nickers?
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Yes, the worst culprits tend to be salesmen who travel in ladies' underwear...
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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.
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gangels (X)
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