Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Biotonne
English translation:
compost bin
Added to glossary by
Jessica Klingberg
Oct 24, 2002 13:07
21 yrs ago
German term
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Native in: Arabic 
, German
Works in: German to Arabic, Arabic to German, English to Arabic, and 1 more.
Biotonne
Non-PRO
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Dear colleagues,
I would be very thankful if you could help me with the following terms, the subject is collecting garbage:
* Biotonne.
- The sentence is as follows:
"In Mönchengaldbach gibt es die Biotonne. Sie ist in den Größen 120 und 240 Liter erhältlich."
Thanking you in advance.
I would be very thankful if you could help me with the following terms, the subject is collecting garbage:
* Biotonne.
- The sentence is as follows:
"In Mönchengaldbach gibt es die Biotonne. Sie ist in den Größen 120 und 240 Liter erhältlich."
Thanking you in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +8 | compost bin |
Jessica Klingberg
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| 4 +1 | biobin |
Bob Kerns (X)
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| 4 | container for compostable material |
Nancy Arrowsmith
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Proposed translations
+8
5 mins
Jessica Klingberg
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Trustworthy and Punctual
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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11
Selected
compost bin
This is where you throw in all your easily biodegradable items (food remains and even wet paper towels). In the U.S. people often create compost heaps, but in Germany and other countries the compost goes into a bin.
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+1
4 mins
biobin
or green bin, used for waste which can be composted, e.g. tea leaves, egg shells, vegetable peel etc.
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Note added at 2002-10-24 13:12:12 (GMT)
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Reference: Oxford/Duden and experience living in Germany
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Note added at 2002-10-24 13:12:12 (GMT)
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Reference: Oxford/Duden and experience living in Germany
3 hrs
Nancy Arrowsmith
Native in English
literary and scientific translations
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
474
container for compostable material
Jessica is right, but so many Americans do not even have a shimmer about composting that I believe you will have to do a little explaining. Compost bin might do for British English.
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