Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Becherlupe
English translation:
magnifying bug box
Added to glossary by
Louise Mawbey
Jan 28, 2005 12:11
19 yrs ago
3 viewers *
German term
Becherlupe
German to English
Other
Other
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | magnifying bug box |
Louise Mawbey
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| 5 +1 | magnifying beaker |
Nick Somers (X)
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| 4 | (Insect) magnifying cup |
Terri Doerrzapf
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| 3 | cup magnifier |
Christine Lam
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Proposed translations
26 mins
Selected
magnifying bug box
Found one similar to yours that is called a magnifying bug box.
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Note added at 27 mins (2005-01-28 12:38:39 GMT)
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http://www.daddystoyshop.com/Activities_and_Games_for_Child/...
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Note added at 27 mins (2005-01-28 12:38:39 GMT)
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http://www.daddystoyshop.com/Activities_and_Games_for_Child/...
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "danke!"
6 mins
Terri Doerrzapf
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(Insect) magnifying cup
HTH
7 mins
cup magnifier
kinds of magnets, bar magnet game, magnet pendulum, small double mirrors, large double mirrors, folding magnifying glass, large cup magnifier, small cup ...
www.education.gov.il/preschool/english/buy.htm - 26k
www.education.gov.il/preschool/english/buy.htm - 26k
+1
18 mins
magnifying beaker
Just for good measure ...
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-01-28 12:30:19 GMT)
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Sorry, forgot the url
http://www.spiritofnature.co.uk/acatalog/sect747.html
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-01-28 12:30:49 GMT)
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Sorry, forgot the url
http://www.spiritofnature.co.uk/acatalog/sect747.html
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-01-28 12:30:19 GMT)
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Sorry, forgot the url
http://www.spiritofnature.co.uk/acatalog/sect747.html
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-01-28 12:30:49 GMT)
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Sorry, forgot the url
http://www.spiritofnature.co.uk/acatalog/sect747.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Gabrielle Lyons
: seems the closest version. (The one my kids have is just 'bug viewer'.)
2 hrs
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| neutral |
Cilian O'Tuama
: that's a lot of confidence considering less than 10 googles for "magnifying (glass) beaker" or "magnifying beaker"
2 hrs
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I'm pretty conservative with confidence actually. In this case I had 100% certainty that this is ONE of the names by which the thing is called and so I was 100% confident.
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