Aug 19, 2019 19:06
4 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Tech, Food, and Literature Translation
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: German to English
zippelfrei
German to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
I'm assuming this is referring to the little zigzags, dents, or tears that can appear when cutting with scissors. The original sentence comes from a book for children and goes as follows: "Denn mit einem solchen Schneidemesser lässt sich sauberer und „zippelfreier“ schneiden als mit einer Schere."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | without ragged edges |
Helen Shiner
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| 5 -1 | accurate/error free |
Cillie Swart
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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275
Selected
without ragged edges
Tentatively: a typo for zipfelfrei. As Michael says, it might be a local dialect version of the word, or if this is a transcription of a recording, for instance, just a misheard word.
Peer comment(s):
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Adrian MM.
23 mins
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Thank you, Adrian
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Lancashireman
19 hrs
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Thank you, Lancashireman
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again! This answer fits well."
-1
15 hrs
Cillie Swart
South Africa
South Africa
Native in English
South Africa
Finance, Legal, Business Texts
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Afrikaans to English, and 1 more.
accurate/error free
I like error free but accurate or straight works also
Reference:
https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=zipfelfrei
https://translate.google.co.za/?hl=af#view=home&op=translate&sl=de&tl=en&text=zipfelfrei
Reference comments
2 days 4 hrs
Reference:
Zippel (colloq. for Zipfel) and associated vb, zippeln (tug at loose ends etc.)
Just in post-answer-confirmation of Helen and Spencer -
https://www.snaply.de/wickelschal-zippel-junior-schnittmuste... - (pattern for) a children's scarf worn to form a triangle - a point (a Munich-based website)
or these 2 finds (not accessed in detail, no need):
zippeln - Ruhrgebietssprache
http://www.ruhrgebietssprache.de/lexikon/zippeln.html
Anonymous View
zippeln (auch: zuppeln). aus Nervosität dauernd mit den Fingern an sich herumfummeln; bei Männern oft das Herumzupfen an den Nasen- oder Barthaaren ...
zippeln am Rock rum | WordReference Forums
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/zippeln-am-rock-rum....
- so we're talking 'loose ends' or 'ends' at all as in Helen's 'ragged', and in the verb, the tugging/fussing/picking around them or as if searching for them.
https://www.snaply.de/wickelschal-zippel-junior-schnittmuste... - (pattern for) a children's scarf worn to form a triangle - a point (a Munich-based website)
or these 2 finds (not accessed in detail, no need):
zippeln - Ruhrgebietssprache
http://www.ruhrgebietssprache.de/lexikon/zippeln.html
Anonymous View
zippeln (auch: zuppeln). aus Nervosität dauernd mit den Fingern an sich herumfummeln; bei Männern oft das Herumzupfen an den Nasen- oder Barthaaren ...
zippeln am Rock rum | WordReference Forums
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/zippeln-am-rock-rum....
- so we're talking 'loose ends' or 'ends' at all as in Helen's 'ragged', and in the verb, the tugging/fussing/picking around them or as if searching for them.
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