umbraconøgle

English translation: Allen Key

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Danish term or phrase:umbraconøgle / unbraconøgle
English translation:Allen Key
Entered by: Christine Andersen

10:16 Apr 20, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Agriculture / Farm machinery
Danish term or phrase: umbraconøgle
Trykket justeres ved at løsne kontramøtrikken på D, og derefter er det muligt med en umbraconøgle at skrue på umbrakobolten.
Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:22
Allen key
Explanation:
Spelt Unbraconøgle in L&H Teknisk ordbog, but always pronounced with an M.

Allen key, Allen wrench, hexagon socket spanner, hexagon socket wrench

It's the same thing - all 'my' men have them in their toolkits!
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 09:22
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Thanks for your help!

Cheers!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Allen key
Christine Andersen
5Allen key; hexagonal key
Sven Petersson
3 +1Allen wrench
Dana Sackett Lössl


  

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umbraconøgle
Allen key


Explanation:
Spelt Unbraconøgle in L&H Teknisk ordbog, but always pronounced with an M.

Allen key, Allen wrench, hexagon socket spanner, hexagon socket wrench

It's the same thing - all 'my' men have them in their toolkits!

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 09:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks for your help!

Cheers!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mads Grøftehauge: Or 'hex key/wrench', just to add one... :-)
2 days 47 mins
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umbraconøgle
Allen key; hexagonal key


Explanation:
:o)


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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 09:22
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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umbraconøgle
Allen wrench


Explanation:
This is the term I am most familiar with. It may be a US term - don't know.

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Note added at 1 hr 39 mins (2005-04-20 11:55:34 GMT)
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See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_key
Allen wrench is apparently mostly a US term

Dana Sackett Lössl
Denmark
Local time: 09:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
2 hrs
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