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German term
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Bodengrün
German to English
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Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
This is listed as a component in a coating composition to be used on floors.
It is a water-based composition containing wetting agents, thickening agents, pigments, fillers, etc. in various proportions, "sowie 5 Teile Bodengrün oder 3 Teile Bodenasche".
Any idea what "Bodengrün" means in this context?
It is a water-based composition containing wetting agents, thickening agents, pigments, fillers, etc. in various proportions, "sowie 5 Teile Bodengrün oder 3 Teile Bodenasche".
Any idea what "Bodengrün" means in this context?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | green floor pigment |
Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
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| 2 | forest green |
Becca Resnik
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Proposed translations
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green floor pigment
https://www.coatingsworld.com/knowledge-center/raw-materials...
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Note added at 57 Min. (2020-07-29 13:23:32 GMT)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGFmptfTXQQ
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Note added at 57 Min. (2020-07-29 13:23:32 GMT)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGFmptfTXQQ
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: I couldn't find any German references for this, but I agree it makes sense in the context.
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Thanks, Phil!
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Cillie Swart
: yeah i like this...
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Thank you, Cillie!
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Becca Resnik
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forest green
Sounds like they're calling out a color name, and "earth green" might be what we call forest green in English?
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-07-29 14:13:00 GMT)
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I get a variety of shades of green (forest and otherwise) when I do a simple image search for that, but at least by breaking apart the word, that's what would make sense to me.
https://www.google.com/search?q=bodengruen&client=firefox-b-...
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-07-29 14:13:00 GMT)
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I get a variety of shades of green (forest and otherwise) when I do a simple image search for that, but at least by breaking apart the word, that's what would make sense to me.
https://www.google.com/search?q=bodengruen&client=firefox-b-...
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