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15 September 2006 - The "Non-find" of the week
 My
partly creative translations lead sometimes to involuntary funny
scenes. Two days ago when I asked Kevin, the best of all
administrators, whether he could find a "plunger" for me. He looked
at me asking what my intention was. I explained to him that I needed
the instrument to make holes into the paper in order to be able to
file them in a binder. That is a "Puncher" he explained to me
laughing, the tool which I first was asking for is usually used for
working on clogged toilets. He then asked how this thing is called
in German? Mmmmh, good question. The Dictionary translated plunger
with suction bell (Saug-Glocke), which I would use less in
connection
with clogged toilets rather than with assisting at a birth
(Kevin again was
convulsed
with
laughter, probably imagining us using a plunger for birth
assistance). Anyway - I am looking for the correct German word for
the instrument with a wooden handle and a rubber bell (rubber
elevation pumping sucker?) used in connection with clogged
Toilets. I am quite frustrated, not even finding English words but
not knowing the German ones either. ...
Please help .... Kevin and I are waiting for your suggestions,
Sabine
back to babelfish translation
back to german version
And Martin already sent feedback: Explanation of Plunger in
English and
German
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english