Totenschild

English translation: hatchment

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German term or phrase:Totenschild
English translation:hatchment

18:49 Nov 2, 2009
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German to English translations [PRO]
History / church burial monuments
German term or phrase: Totenschild
Text for a church museum in northern Germany. All I have is "Totenschild für Magdalena Blanckenfelde, 1669. Holz, farbig gefasst."
ninacoon
Germany
Local time: 22:16
hatchment
Explanation:
Not a lot of context to go on but it could be this. If you have a picture of the plaque in question you could compare it to the images in my second link below.
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Jon Reynolds
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:16
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spot on, thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2memorial plaque
lindaellen (X)
3 +2hatchment
Jon Reynolds
4memorial tablet
Jo Bennett


Discussion entries: 2





  

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memorial plaque


Explanation:
Plaque is also quite commonly used - at least in US-Eng.


    Reference: http://www.ourcornermarket.com/memorial-plaques.html
lindaellen (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Sieger
15 hrs

agree  Thayenga
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hatchment


Explanation:
Not a lot of context to go on but it could be this. If you have a picture of the plaque in question you could compare it to the images in my second link below.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatchment
    Reference: http://images.google.co.uk/images?rlz=1C1CHMG_en-GBGB291GB30...
Jon Reynolds
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
spot on, thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  translOKator: http://www.langtolang.com/dictionary/german/english/Totensch...
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agree  Monika Elisabeth Sieger
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memorial tablet


Explanation:
On the wall, presumably.

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Note added at 17 hrs (2009-11-03 12:03:10 GMT)
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Am working in the Library & Archives at Hereford Cathedral Library this morning; have checked with the staff, who all reckon a memorial tablet can be either stone or wood.

Jo Bennett
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Helen Shiner: I would agree with this were it stone, but I don't think one would use tablet for wood.
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