Kuppelsarg

English translation: domed casket

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German term or phrase:Kuppelsarg
English translation:domed casket
Entered by: Marc Svetov

13:42 Nov 28, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Forestry / Wood / Timber / Undertaking
German term or phrase: Kuppelsarg
It has to do with coffins or caskets offered. Grisly, I know....
Marc Svetov
United States
Local time: 07:48
domed casket
Explanation:
Not that I'm an expert in the field, it's just the first thing that popped into my mind and can be found over 5,000 times at Google (see link below).

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-28 15:09:14 GMT)
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It seems that "dome casket" may also be appropriate. images.google.com returns images of more modern-looking caskets.
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Darrel Knutson
Germany
Local time: 14:48
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1domed casket
Darrel Knutson


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
domed casket


Explanation:
Not that I'm an expert in the field, it's just the first thing that popped into my mind and can be found over 5,000 times at Google (see link below).

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-28 15:09:14 GMT)
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It seems that "dome casket" may also be appropriate. images.google.com returns images of more modern-looking caskets.


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&q=%22domed+cask...
Darrel Knutson
Germany
Local time: 14:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Don't see why not. These aren't technical terms. http://www.russellbrothers.com.au/coffins.html
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