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Danish translation: kasse

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English term or phrase:box
Danish translation:kasse
Entered by: Gilmanovich

08:17 Oct 16, 2007
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Postoffice
English term or phrase: box
I need the most coomon word for the box used at the postoffice to send something. But it is not a box for letters, it's the box for packing things.
Gilmanovich
Local time: 17:45
kasse
Explanation:
:-)
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Randi Stenstrop
Local time: 16:45
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5kasse
Randi Stenstrop
5Pakke
Marianne Dahl
4 +1(post)æske
Birthe Omark
4pakke
Derringdo


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pakke


Explanation:
:)

Derringdo
Bulgaria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
kasse


Explanation:
:-)

Randi Stenstrop
Local time: 16:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Danish
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Pakke


Explanation:
The national Danish postoffice "Post Danmark" use the term "pakke".

Example sentence(s):
  • Du kan hente og sende dine pakker i over 900 posthuse eller postbutikker - eller hos landpostbuddet.
  • Pakker, der er indleveret ved et posthus eller postbutik inden normal lukketid (dog senest kl. 17.30), er ude hos modtageren hverdagen (mandag-fredag) efter.

    Reference: http://www.postdanmark.dk/index.jsp
Marianne Dahl
Denmark
Local time: 16:45
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(post)æske


Explanation:
Postpakke.. indicated in my view a box sent or to be sent through the postal services.
Kasse .. can be full or empty and it has a tends to have a certain voume.
Æske is what PostDanmark calls the packaging they sell. Interesting, as 'æske' is commonly seen as something relatively small...


    Reference: http://www.postdanmark.dk/index.jsp
Birthe Omark
Denmark
Local time: 16:45
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marianne Sorensen: I think they use 'æske' (to be bought from post office) in order to avoid confusion with 'pakke', which could be any package sent by people.
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