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5er Set in 5 verschieden Farben

English translation: Set of 5

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German term or phrase:5er Set
English translation:Set of 5
Entered by: Rachel Ward

23:29 Dec 20, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: 5er Set in 5 verschieden Farben
Die Vulkanos werden als 5er Set in 5 verschieden Farben geliefert.

Especially for "5er", please give me grammatical explanation. Thank you in advance!
Jianming Sun
Local time: 12:21
Set of 5 in different colours
Explanation:
Or various colours. "5er Set" is "set of 5"
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Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:21
Grading comment
Thank you all for kind help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8Set of 5 in different colours
Rachel Ward
45 pc set in 5 different colours
roeland


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
5er Set in 5 verschieden Farben
Set of 5 in different colours


Explanation:
Or various colours. "5er Set" is "set of 5"

Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all for kind help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jccantrell: Yes, set of five in FIVE different colors
25 mins
  -> Yes, you're right - typing too fast :O)
agree  Nicole Schnell: With jccantrell
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nicole
agree  Savita Bhalla: agree with jccantrell
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agree  milinad
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agree  Steffen Walter: also w/ jccantrell
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agree  Petra Kliba
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agree  AnjaR
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agree  gipsy
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
5er Set in 5 verschieden Farben
5 pc set in 5 different colours


Explanation:
"pc" ist kurz für "pieces"
colours oder colors je nach US oder UK english

roeland
Netherlands
Local time: 06:21
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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