jäärap

English translation: ice scraper

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Finnish term or phrase:jäärapa
English translation:ice scraper
Entered by: hwhitford

19:45 Nov 7, 2007
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Finnish term or phrase: jäärap
The term appears on a company expenses claim form. It concerns a visit to a petrol/service station:
"Statoil 37,98 l + jäärap"

The obvious suggestions are anti-freeze and de-icer but I can't think of any suitable words that would be abbreviated in this way.
Neil Bennett
Local time: 06:22
ice scraper
Explanation:
could there be a letter missing? could he have bought "jäärapa" (ice scraper) from the petrol station.
just a guess.
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hwhitford
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:22
Grading comment
Many thanks Heli for your help here, Neil
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3 +4ice scraper
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ice scraper


Explanation:
could there be a letter missing? could he have bought "jäärapa" (ice scraper) from the petrol station.
just a guess.

hwhitford
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks Heli for your help here, Neil

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