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diaper

German translation: Diaper

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English term or phrase:diaper
German translation:Diaper

15:49 Jun 6, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-06-10 09:54:16 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: diaper
Es geht um Ornamente, die auf alle möglichen Materialien gedruckt wurden. Relativ häufig kommt 'diaper' vor.
Susan Mahmody
Belgium
Local time: 11:40
Diaper
Explanation:

Diaper , aus sich wiederholenden kleinen geometrischen Formen (Quadraten, Rhomben u. dgl.) bestehender Zierat.
http://www.beyars.com/kunstlexikon/lexikon_2075.html
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/define/Diaper Ornament
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 12:40
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Diaper
Sabine Akabayov, PhD
3Knotenmuster
Coqueiro
3Gänseaugen(stoff)
erika rubinstein
2 +1rapportierendes Muster
Barbara Wiebking
2Rauten- oder Karomuster
Cilian O'Tuama


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Knotenmuster


Explanation:
A repetitive geometric surface decoration composed of small lozenges or squares:

http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/resources/glossary.html
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knotenmuster

Coqueiro
Local time: 11:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke!

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Diaper


Explanation:

Diaper , aus sich wiederholenden kleinen geometrischen Formen (Quadraten, Rhomben u. dgl.) bestehender Zierat.
http://www.beyars.com/kunstlexikon/lexikon_2075.html
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/define/Diaper Ornament

Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke! Die Links passen perfekt!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Schnell
5 hrs
  -> Danke
agree  Barbara Wiebking: Habe ich auch gefunden (http://opus.kobv.de/btu/volltexte/2009/788/pdf/db1869_47.pdf auf S. 576 links oben).
17 hrs
  -> Danke, auch fuer den Link
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Rauten- oder Karomuster


Explanation:
2. a. diaper pattern Rauten-, Karomuster n;
Langenscheidt

Not that I'd know.

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Note added at 21 mins (2011-06-06 16:10:39 GMT)
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We sehen die abgebildeten Muster denn aus? Diese Info könnte hilfreich sein. :-)

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 11:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2
Notes to answerer
Asker: Das habe ich auch gefunden, jedoch passen Rauten absolut nicht zum abgebildeten Muster!

Asker: Danke!

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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Gänseaugen(stoff)


Explanation:
http://books.google.de/books?id=5Cp2wJitlQEC&pg=PA177&lpg=PA...

auch Bilder

erika rubinstein
Local time: 11:40
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
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Asker: Danke!

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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rapportierendes Muster


Explanation:
Eine weitere Möglichkeit, bei dem die Art des Musters offen bleibt.

Example sentence(s):
  • Diaper pattern (Diaper work) - An overall pattern with small repeated motifs, especially on a rectangular or diagonal grid
  • rapportierendes Muster / diaper design - repeat pattern

    Reference: http://www.buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/d/diaper.html
    Reference: http://www.reference-global.com/doi/abs/10.1515/978311095658...
Barbara Wiebking
Germany
Local time: 11:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Wetzel: Sounds good to me. "Daiper-work" seems very technical in German and may only be used with architecture (vs. generality of English term). Waffelmuster/gewaffelt may be right. The best solution is to read German descriptions of a few famous examples.
1 day 21 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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