avtorkbar

English translation: easy clean, wipe clean

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Swedish term or phrase:avtorkbar
English translation:easy clean, wipe clean
Entered by: Peter Linton (X)

12:38 Feb 2, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Cosmetics, Beauty / marketing - cosmetics
Swedish term or phrase: avtorkbar
avtorkbar sminkvaska
that's all
Natalia Kreczmar
Local time: 02:47
easy-clean, eezikleen
Explanation:
Just somemore suggestions. The advantage of "eezikleen" is that you cannot be sued if the vanity bag is not atually easy to clean, because all you have claimed is that it is "eezikleen", and it is not yourfault if people think that means "easy clean".
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Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 01:47
Grading comment
Not quite helpful here, but I love your sense of humour! And easy clean it shall be...
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3wipe clean
George Hopkins
4wipeable
Johansson
3easy to remove
Terence Ajbro
2easy-clean, eezikleen
Peter Linton (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
wipe clean


Explanation:
Eg, wipe-clean cosmetics

George Hopkins
Local time: 02:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amelie Posse
30 mins
  -> Thank you Amelie.

agree  Clare Barnes: Yup! Check the links: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q="wipe clean" + bag&me...
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Clare. The Google hits are interesting.

agree  stephen mewes
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Thank you Quincy.
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
easy to remove


Explanation:
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 02:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
easy-clean, eezikleen


Explanation:
Just somemore suggestions. The advantage of "eezikleen" is that you cannot be sued if the vanity bag is not atually easy to clean, because all you have claimed is that it is "eezikleen", and it is not yourfault if people think that means "easy clean".

Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 01:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Not quite helpful here, but I love your sense of humour! And easy clean it shall be...
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wipeable


Explanation:
My spontaneous choice was wipeable. A search on Google gives a clue to this being a good choice.

Johansson
Local time: 02:47
Native speaker of: English
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