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Küchenrolle

English translation: paper towel

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German term or phrase:Küchenrolle
English translation:paper towel
Entered by: Christine Slattery

13:19 Aug 2, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
/ cooking, Austria
German term or phrase: Küchenrolle
Pons has "kitchen roll" but "nun steh ich da, armer Tor, und bin so klug als wie zuvor..." Does anybody know what, if anything, a kitchen roll is?

einige frische, trockene Salbeiblätter in Olivenöl herausbacken und auf Küchenrolle abtropfen lassen
William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 04:42
paper towel
Explanation:
this is the common usage, since one of the manufacturers called it that
Selected response from:

Christine Slattery
Local time: 06:42
Grading comment
Great, "paper towel" is a real English word.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2paper towel
Christine Slattery
4 +1kitchen roll
Sven Wagener
5paper towel
Jirina Nevosadova


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
paper towel


Explanation:
this is the common usage, since one of the manufacturers called it that

Christine Slattery
Local time: 06:42
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 241
Grading comment
Great, "paper towel" is a real English word.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swisstell: exactly, one of those rolls of tear-off paper towels
2 mins
agree  Kathi Stock: absolutely
12 mins
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
kitchen roll


Explanation:
A kitchen roll is indeed a paper towel/tissue. However I think that kitchen roll is an appropriate translation of Küchenrolle. There is even a EU standard for Kitchen Rolls.


    Reference: http://www.ecosite.co.uk/depart/eubkinfo/kitroll.htm
Sven Wagener
Germany
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margaret Marks: Yes, but I expect this is a British/U.S. difference, otherwise these people would understand it!
18 mins
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
paper towel


Explanation:
This means paper towel (in roll) used in the kitchen, especially for dripping oil after frying

Jirina Nevosadova
Czech Republic
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in pair: 8
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