1/8 Bogen

English translation: (no direct equivalent) Small sheet

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German term or phrase:1/8 Bogen
English translation:(no direct equivalent) Small sheet
Entered by: Claudia Letizia

12:20 Sep 26, 2019
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Food & Drink / Packaging
German term or phrase: 1/8 Bogen
Hi,
my client sells beeswax wraps and they come in these two sizes: 1/8 Bogen and 1/4 Bogen, which are respectively 37.5 x 25 cm and 50 x 37.5 cm. This seems to be a standard measurement in Germany.
Is there an equivalent term for this size in English?
Alternatively I could just call them "Small" and "Large" and then specify the format, but if there is a standard translation for "1/8 Bogen" I would wanna use it.
Claudia Letizia
Germany
Local time: 16:45
(no direct equivalent)
Explanation:
I was recently looking into purchasing some of these beeswax food wraps, and as far as I was able to discover, there is no standardized equivalent term. For example, a quick search for this item on Amazon will show a large variety of differently termed sizes. You will probably have to just do what you said in the original question: use "medium/large sheet" in a generic sense and provide the dimensions alongside.
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Spencer Nelson
Germany
Local time: 16:45
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Summary of answers provided
4 +11/8 sheet
Erin Riddle
4(no direct equivalent)
Spencer Nelson


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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
1/8 sheet


Explanation:
Beeswax can be sold in sheets, but usually as full sheets. 1/8 or 1/4 of a sheet seems pretty small, but that's what the translation is.


    https://glorybee.com/beeswax-sheets
    https://www.kelleybees.com/beeswax-sheet-50.html
Erin Riddle
United States
Local time: 11:45
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your effort, but this has nothing to do with beeswax sheets. I am talking about some kind of paper that is made using beeswax and that is used to wrap food.


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agree  Margaret Marks
58 mins
  -> Thanks, Margaret.
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(no direct equivalent)


Explanation:
I was recently looking into purchasing some of these beeswax food wraps, and as far as I was able to discover, there is no standardized equivalent term. For example, a quick search for this item on Amazon will show a large variety of differently termed sizes. You will probably have to just do what you said in the original question: use "medium/large sheet" in a generic sense and provide the dimensions alongside.

Spencer Nelson
Germany
Local time: 16:45
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for sharing your experience, Spencer. I have actually delivered my translation yesterday night and that's why I have opted for. It's the first time I post a Proz question and nobody gives a satisfactory answer (some people even deleted their answers), so that reinforced my conviction that there is, in fact, no equivalent term :).

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