Kugelknöpfe

English translation: ball buttons

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German term or phrase:Kugelknöpfe
English translation:ball buttons
Entered by: Steffen Walter

16:21 Oct 4, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
German term or phrase: Kugelknöpfe
Buttons on a chef's jacket: ball buttons, spherical buttons?
njbeckett
Germany
Local time: 06:34
(cloth)-ball buttons
Explanation:
... should be a safe bet here, see, for example,

http://www.crookedbrook.com/chef-jackets.htm
http://www.chefwear.com/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=2&DEPARTMENT_...

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Note added at 14 mins (2004-10-04 16:36:11 GMT)
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(cloth-)ball buttons - hyphen at the right place
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 06:34
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4(cloth)-ball buttons
Steffen Walter
4spherical buttons
Christine Lam


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Kugelknöpfe
(cloth)-ball buttons


Explanation:
... should be a safe bet here, see, for example,

http://www.crookedbrook.com/chef-jackets.htm
http://www.chefwear.com/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=2&DEPARTMENT_...

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Note added at 14 mins (2004-10-04 16:36:11 GMT)
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(cloth-)ball buttons - hyphen at the right place

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 06:34
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 36
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Kugelknöpfe
spherical buttons


Explanation:

Benno Detail/patterns/colours Chef's/ baker's jacket with wing collar, turndown wristbands, double row of buttonholes for 10 spherical buttons
www.kombidress.de/english/ metzger_und_fleischer_kleidung.html

Christine Lam
Local time: 00:34
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: Deine Quelle ist aber höchstwahrscheinlich eine Übersetzung aus dem Deutschen. In Verbindung mit "chefwear" ist "ball buttons" m.E. geläufiger (s.o.).
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