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Badeschlappe

English translation: flip-flops

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German term or phrase:Badeschlappe
English translation:flip-flops
Entered by: Elvira Schmid

14:56 Aug 19, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Sandalen
German term or phrase: Badeschlappe
Diese modische Badeschlappe im farbenfrohen Streifenlook lässt sie diesen Sommer garantiert nicht blass aussehen.
Elvira Schmid
Italy
Local time: 16:06
How about
Explanation:
flip-flops
Selected response from:

TRANSRAPID
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:06
Grading comment
Danke
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4beach / pool slippers / flip-flops
NGK
3 +3How about
TRANSRAPID


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
How about


Explanation:
flip-flops

TRANSRAPID
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:06
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Derek Gill Franßen: Yes, considering the Prmopt's previous question about the "Zehensteg", flip-flops is probably the correct term.
1 hr
agree  Nicole Tata
2 hrs
agree  Mag. Sabine Senn
3 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Badeschlappen
beach / pool slippers / flip-flops


Explanation:
***

NGK
United States
Local time: 09:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: A. Schroeder should have put the answer in the proper box :-)
1 hr
agree  Armorel Young: flip-flops would be my choice
1 hr
agree  Kathinka van de Griendt: flips flops
1 hr
agree  astauber
3 hrs
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