Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ablauffernbedienung
English translation:
drain control / drain control knob
Added to glossary by
Gudrun Maydorn (X)
Jun 4, 2010 14:44
13 yrs ago
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German term
Ablauffernbedienung
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
What is the correct word for the knob that you turn to open or close the drainage hole of your bathtub, that is to move the drain plug up or down. Frequently you also find the bathtub overflow hidden behind it.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | drain control {lever} |
jccantrell
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| 3 | drainage remote control |
gangels (X)
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| 3 | Bathtub Knob |
Bernd Albrecht
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Proposed translations
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jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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drain control {lever}
My advice: forget the 'fern' because if it is not just a plug you pull by hand, it will be that 'fern' thingy and everybody knows that already.
It might be a lever or a knob. I vote for lever as that covers most I have seen.
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Note added at 25 mins (2010-06-04 15:10:13 GMT)
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with the turning information, use knob
It might be a lever or a knob. I vote for lever as that covers most I have seen.
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Note added at 25 mins (2010-06-04 15:10:13 GMT)
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with the turning information, use knob
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot, this is fine"
9 mins
drainage remote control
xxx
51 mins
Bernd Albrecht
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
Switzerland
Master of Words - IT/Software, Marketing
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German
Bathtub Knob
In any bathtub, there is no need for a remote control device, as the knob isn't all too far away ;-)
Just turn the knob
That's fine
Just turn the knob
That's fine
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