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gunny sack

German translation: Jutesack/Rupfensack

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English term or phrase:gunny sack
German translation:Jutesack/Rupfensack
Entered by: Susanne Schiewe

18:03 Mar 28, 2010
English to German translations [PRO]
Agriculture / possibly late 19th century, Rocky Mountain area or Midwest
English term or phrase: gunny sack
I know it's a smallish bag of coarse texture, a standard German term is Jutebeutel but I reckon there should a be more colloquial term.
hazmatgerman (X)
Local time: 11:49
Getreidesack/Jutesack/Rupfensack
Explanation:
ohne Kontext ist das ein bisschen schwierig; evtl. ist doch ein etwas größeres Teil gemeint, s. a. (mit Bild)
http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://wpcontent.answe...

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Note added at 27 Min. (2010-03-28 18:31:22 GMT)
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oder "...säckchen"; "Sack" passt aber auch zu kleineren Formaten.
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Susanne Schiewe
Germany
Local time: 11:49
Grading comment
Vielen Dank für Rupfensack
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2Getreidesack/Jutesack/Rupfensack
Susanne Schiewe
Summary of reference entries provided
gunny
Armorel Young

Discussion entries: 2





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Getreidesack/Jutesack/Rupfensack


Explanation:
ohne Kontext ist das ein bisschen schwierig; evtl. ist doch ein etwas größeres Teil gemeint, s. a. (mit Bild)
http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://wpcontent.answe...

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Note added at 27 Min. (2010-03-28 18:31:22 GMT)
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oder "...säckchen"; "Sack" passt aber auch zu kleineren Formaten.

Susanne Schiewe
Germany
Local time: 11:49
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Vielen Dank für Rupfensack

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): yes, size is of no importance here; see Armorel's reference
1 hr
  -> danke, Ingeborg
agree  Ulrich Eberhardt: Jutesack wird stimmen. www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-gunny-sack.htm
13 hrs
  -> danke, Uli
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: gunny

Reference information:
Gunny describes the fabric that the sack is made of ("a strong coarse jute fabric", according to Chambers dictionary) - so it is not a description either of the size of the sack or of what it is intended to contain.

Armorel Young
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
12 mins
neutral  Ulrike Kraemer: According to Wikipedia, "a gunny sack holds approximately 100 pounds of potatoes". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunny_sack#Size
12 hrs
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