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automobilsprøjte

English translation: Fire engine

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Danish term or phrase:automobilsprøjte
English translation:Fire engine
Entered by: Diarmuid Kennan

17:57 Apr 27, 2006
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Fire fighting
Danish term or phrase: automobilsprøjte
Type of truck used for fire fighting
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 22:19
Fire engine
Explanation:
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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-04-28 10:50:31 GMT)
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Diarmuid take a look at this site http//www.112.dk//site_dir/brand/uploads/245400_aarsberet_eng_200... It still looks like a Fire Engine to me...

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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-04-28 10:52:05 GMT)
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should be http://www.112.dk//site_dir/brand/uploads/245400_aarsberet_e...
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lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 17:19
Grading comment
Tak Lone
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1Fire engine
lone (X)
4water tender
jcmax


Discussion entries: 1





  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
water tender


Explanation:
Prøv at læse definitionen her og se om det passer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_tender

jcmax
Local time: 23:19
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  lone (X): Careful uisng this term. See http://www.dictionary.net/water tenderWater tender. In the United States navy, a first-class petty officer in charge in a fireroom. He ``tends'' water to the boilers, sees that fires are properly cleaned and stoked, etc.
2 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Fire engine


Explanation:
z

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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-04-28 10:50:31 GMT)
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Diarmuid take a look at this site http//www.112.dk//site_dir/brand/uploads/245400_aarsberet_eng_200... It still looks like a Fire Engine to me...

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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-04-28 10:52:05 GMT)
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should be http://www.112.dk//site_dir/brand/uploads/245400_aarsberet_e...


    Reference: http://www.cityofdavis.org/fire/tour/
lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 17:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Tak Lone
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Lone, I will take a look ;-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X): absolutely
48 mins
  -> Mange tak!
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