plunger

Norwegian translation: klosettpumpe

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English term or phrase:plunger
Norwegian translation:klosettpumpe
Entered by: jeffrey engberg

18:47 May 12, 2009
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances / plumbing
English term or phrase: plunger
Just for fun:
I have been challenging Norwegian friends for years to give me a correct Norwegian term for "plunger" - the rubber thing to clear a blocked toilet.
I hear lots of silly things like sugekopp, klosettsuger, osv., but what do plumbers say?
P.S. I would like a dictionary reference and/or technical vvs website to confirm!
jeffrey engberg
Norway
Local time: 16:59
klosettpumpe
Explanation:
"Klosettsuger" står faktisk i Aschehougs Store eng-nor og tekniske ordbok, men lite søketreff på nettet. Du er tydeligvis ikke den eneste som har lurt på dette:

http://bloggs.be/jannetrykker/2009/02/13/og-eg-døyper-deg/

Søker du på "klosettsuger" kommer du til å komme over flere slike.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-12 20:47:24 GMT)
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"A klosettpumpe is actually an electric pump that pulls blackwater out of the toilet and out (up) to the sewage system."

Ja, det er det, men klosettpumpe brukes også i bransjen om disse sugekoppene på skaft:

http://www.tmcvvs.no/index.cfm?tmpl=butikk&a=list&b_kid=1077...
http://www.jernia.no/Produkter/Produktvisning?key=76734&prod...
http://www.rubberstyle.com/pdf/HH_VVS.pdf
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Frode Aleksandersen
Norway
Local time: 16:59
Grading comment
Thanks. I'm still not convinced, but if Jernia says it's okay, I say it's okay!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2sugekopp
Svein Hartwig Djaerff
3 +2klosettpumpe
Frode Aleksandersen


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
klosettpumpe


Explanation:
"Klosettsuger" står faktisk i Aschehougs Store eng-nor og tekniske ordbok, men lite søketreff på nettet. Du er tydeligvis ikke den eneste som har lurt på dette:

http://bloggs.be/jannetrykker/2009/02/13/og-eg-døyper-deg/

Søker du på "klosettsuger" kommer du til å komme over flere slike.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-12 20:47:24 GMT)
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"A klosettpumpe is actually an electric pump that pulls blackwater out of the toilet and out (up) to the sewage system."

Ja, det er det, men klosettpumpe brukes også i bransjen om disse sugekoppene på skaft:

http://www.tmcvvs.no/index.cfm?tmpl=butikk&a=list&b_kid=1077...
http://www.jernia.no/Produkter/Produktvisning?key=76734&prod...
http://www.rubberstyle.com/pdf/HH_VVS.pdf

Frode Aleksandersen
Norway
Local time: 16:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks. I'm still not convinced, but if Jernia says it's okay, I say it's okay!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Not good enough. A klosettpumpe is actually an electric pump that pulls blackwater out of the toilet and out (up) to the sewage system.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Irina Ion
2 mins

agree  Astrid Waatland: Ja, eller klosettsuger, iht. Kunnskapsforlagets tekniske engelsk-norsk.
16 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sugekopp


Explanation:
sugekopp er det navnet jeg alltid har brukt og hørt på en plunger. De gamle rørleggerne kalte den for øvrig en "jordmor".

klosettpumpe er et konstruert uttrykk som jeg føler lite for og misvisende er det også, disse innretningene brukes jo mest til å åpne dette avløp i vasker mv.

Det er veldig mange treff på nettet på sugekopp i denne betydningen.

Svein Hartwig Djaerff
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:59
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Ja, men sugekopp holder ikke. det fins uendelig mange andre typer sugekopper. Men jordmor derimot liker jeg!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trammell Trans.: Wordfinder sier: plunger (stempel), klosettsuger
19 mins
  -> Poenget mitt er at det som brukes er sugekopp, ikke slike konstruerte ord - og er rørleggern over 60 sier'n jordmor ;)

agree  Ivan Eikås Skjøstad: Fant en rørlegger som sa "sugepropp" i et forum uten at jeg går god for det ordet...
2 hrs
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