Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
en spids genstand
English translation:
a pointed object
Added to glossary by
pcovs
Aug 29, 2005 12:13
18 yrs ago
Danish term
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en spids genstand
Danish to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Tryk knap 7 ned med en spids genstand i ca. 7 sek.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | using a pointed object |
pcovs
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| 5 | a cusped thing |
ojinaga
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| 5 | a sharp object |
lone (X)
|
| 4 | using a ball-point pen |
Terence Ajbro
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| 4 | something pointed; a pointed item |
Sven Petersson
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Proposed translations
+4
26 mins
Selected
using a pointed object
See the link. It refers to pressing a recessed button with a pointed object, e.g. a ball point pen or a bent paper clip.
You could also use 'a sharp object', but this does not specify 'spids' only, so I would prefer 'pointed'.
You could also use 'a sharp object', but this does not specify 'spids' only, so I would prefer 'pointed'.
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9 mins
a cusped thing
My suggestion
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-08-29 12:23:46 GMT)
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a sharp-pointed thing can also be used here
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-08-29 12:23:46 GMT)
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a sharp-pointed thing can also be used here
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
using a ball-point pen
is what I have seen often
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or the like
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Note added at 31 mins (2005-08-29 12:45:30 GMT)
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or the like
58 mins
a sharp object
Is what comes to mind! Good luck1
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Note added at 2005-08-29 13:13:39 (GMT)
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Sorry, I just realized that PCoves already has suggested \"sharp object\"
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Note added at 2005-08-29 13:13:39 (GMT)
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Sorry, I just realized that PCoves already has suggested \"sharp object\"
Reference:
4 hrs
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Medical Translator
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Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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something pointed; a pointed item
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