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tommestok og fisk

English translation: fish

19:00 Jan 28, 2010
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Danish term or phrase: tommestok og fisk
Prøvelægning foregår med tommestok og fisk, som vist i PWI’en.

Fish?
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 15:11
English translation:fish
Explanation:
the same word is used in English for a device that is used to pull wires trhough a conduit. Using a ruler and a fish to do a trial "placement" starts to make sense

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-01-28 22:55:24 GMT)
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tommestok usually refers to an old fashioned folding ruler, normally made out of wood, with hinged sections. They have some advantages, but it is probably more common today to use a roll up style ruler or tape, which would be called "målebånd"
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Brian Young
United States
Local time: 15:11
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fish


Explanation:
the same word is used in English for a device that is used to pull wires trhough a conduit. Using a ruler and a fish to do a trial "placement" starts to make sense

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-01-28 22:55:24 GMT)
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tommestok usually refers to an old fashioned folding ruler, normally made out of wood, with hinged sections. They have some advantages, but it is probably more common today to use a roll up style ruler or tape, which would be called "målebånd"

Brian Young
United States
Local time: 15:11
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Native speaker of: English
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