Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Abstellfläche (Bügeleisen)
English translation:
heel rest (of iron)
Added to glossary by
Judith Lang
Mar 29, 2006 08:55
18 yrs ago
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German term
Abstellfläche
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Furniture / Household Appliances
Dampfbügelautomat:
Gummierte Abstellfläche für sicheren Stand
(where you put the iron when not actually ironing)
Gummierte Abstellfläche für sicheren Stand
(where you put the iron when not actually ironing)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | heel rest |
Judith Lang
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| 3 +2 | iron-rest mat |
Teresa Reinhardt
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Proposed translations
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Judith Lang
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heel rest
If it's the rear of the iron, then the translation is "heel rest".
Below link shows a manual with images.
Below link shows a manual with images.
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Teresa Reinhardt
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iron-rest mat
according to a UK site (I don't know that many Americans who iron ;-)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lori Dendy-Molz
: Could just say 'iron rest,' but it's not part of the iron, it's a flat area on the storage tank where you can rest the iron when it's hot. Also agree with comment that we Amis don't iron-just what we're about to put on, so we don't need to rest it.
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| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: some canadians do iron, by the way...
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