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breaker bar

Danish translation: tværpind

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English term or phrase:breaker bar
Danish translation:tværpind
Entered by: Susanne Kennan

11:47 Feb 21, 2008
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / chain saw
English term or phrase: breaker bar
Drive a wedge or breaker bar into the cut as soon as it is deep enough.
Susanne Kennan
Local time: 23:07
tværpind
Explanation:
The stick that you insert perpendicularly into a socket wrench. Essentially a screwdriver without a handle, hence the option to use it in the same manner as you would use a wedge.
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marty_b
Local time: 00:07
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Summary of answers provided
4tværpind
marty_b
5 -1Hoved skinner
Michael Lange (X)
3brækjern
valhalla55


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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
brækjern


Explanation:
I think they mean a crowbar, jimmy, pinchbar

valhalla55
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tværpind


Explanation:
The stick that you insert perpendicularly into a socket wrench. Essentially a screwdriver without a handle, hence the option to use it in the same manner as you would use a wedge.

marty_b
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Hoved skinner


Explanation:
well well, men det er skinner, stænger der forbinder sikringer i et tavle arrangement og afhængig af tavle størelsen kunne der være andre ord men hoved skinner er det mest almindelige

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-02-21 15:05:34 GMT)
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Drive a wedge or breaker bar into the cut as soon as it is deep enough. Den note mener jeg ikke var tilgængelig da jeg svarede men ok, mit svar er nok ikke det rigtige

Michael Lange (X)
Denmark
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  marty_b: Jep, men ikke denne sammenhæng, da det er et værktøj det drejer sig om. Jeg tror ikke at hovedskinner egner sig særlig godt som erstatning for en kile
21 mins
  -> yep, du har fulstændig ret, jeg sov..............igen :-) sorry Susanne
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