plåster (into US English)

English translation: band-aid

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Swedish term or phrase:plåster (into US English)
English translation:band-aid
Entered by: Ingemar Kinnmark

10:51 Jun 4, 2010
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Swedish term or phrase: plåster (into US English)
For a text to be read by Americans, would it be confusing to call it "plaster"? Is "adhesive bandage" the correct term, and is it readily understood also by non-US readers?
Jan Sundström
Sweden
Local time: 07:55
band-aid
Explanation:
See reference below.

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From Wikipedia:

Band-Aid is brand name for Johnson & Johnson's line of adhesive bandages and related products. It has also become something of genericized trademark for any adhesive bandage in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India and United States.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-Aid


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The word "band-aid" is simply what everyone calls it in the U.S. , I have learned after living here in the U.S. for 30 years.
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Ingemar Kinnmark
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band-aid


Explanation:
If you are looking for a layman's term I'd suggest band-aid :o)

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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/band-aid


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-aid
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +8
band-aid


Explanation:
See reference below.

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Note added at 5 mins (2010-06-04 10:56:50 GMT)
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From Wikipedia:

Band-Aid is brand name for Johnson & Johnson's line of adhesive bandages and related products. It has also become something of genericized trademark for any adhesive bandage in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India and United States.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-Aid


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Note added at 7 mins (2010-06-04 10:58:39 GMT)
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The word "band-aid" is simply what everyone calls it in the U.S. , I have learned after living here in the U.S. for 30 years.


Ingemar Kinnmark
Local time: 01:55
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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agree  Anna Herbst: I agree and you were first.
11 mins
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agree  Christine Andersen: And even we Brits know what it is ;-)
25 mins
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agree  Paul Lambert: Yes. A brand-name that has gone generic. I would still write it with upper case letters, however.
5 hrs
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agree  asptech: "Plaster" of course means something else, so I think "Band-Aid" will in most cases convey the correct meaning, but you should be aware that "plåster" is also used in other medical contexts that have nothing to do with "Band-Aid".
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agree  David Singer
7 hrs
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agree  Tania McConaghy: the term also works in Asutralia!
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agree  Bianca Marsden-Day: I agree 'band-aid' (though I am UK Eng not US Eng) but I think it is true it has gone generic. I would leave it in lower case.
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agree  sans22 (X)
6 days
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