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ripa

English translation: lath or slat

13:22 May 15, 2017
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Agriculture
Finnish term or phrase: ripa
Hello!

I have been struggling to translate the term "ripa". Could you help me?

The term appears in the following examples:

"suora ripa 16mm", "lovettu ripa", "U-ripa" e "hammastettu ripa".
Rafael Rodrigues
Poland
Local time: 00:41
English translation:lath or slat
Explanation:
Because 'ripa' here can be 'suora' (straight) 'lovettu' (notched), 'U-form' (U-profiled) or 'hammastettu' (serrated) I would say that the english equivalent could be 'lath' or 'slat'

In Finnish 'rima' would have been less ambiguous term is in this context (at least for me). 'Ripa' can also mean 'door handle', but obviously not here.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-05-15 16:50:10 GMT)
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Sorry, typo: "term is in this context" should have been "term in this context"
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Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 01:41
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Summary of answers provided
4lath or slat
Timo Lehtilä
3rib
Jussi Rosti
3handle
Vladyslav Golovaty
1possibly rib
finnword1


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
rib


Explanation:
without an image I'd say ”rib”

Jussi Rosti
Finland
Local time: 01:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
handle


Explanation:
it seems to fit your examples

Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 01:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lath or slat


Explanation:
Because 'ripa' here can be 'suora' (straight) 'lovettu' (notched), 'U-form' (U-profiled) or 'hammastettu' (serrated) I would say that the english equivalent could be 'lath' or 'slat'

In Finnish 'rima' would have been less ambiguous term is in this context (at least for me). 'Ripa' can also mean 'door handle', but obviously not here.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-05-15 16:50:10 GMT)
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Sorry, typo: "term is in this context" should have been "term in this context"

Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 01:41
Native speaker of: Finnish
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
possibly rib


Explanation:
ripa is a sadly ambiguous word. Could you not reveal to us exactly what kind of product we are talking about here?

finnword1
United States
Local time: 18:41
Native speaker of: Finnish
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