Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
Burk (av metall för skokräm)
English translation:
tin
Added to glossary by
Inger Brandt
Mar 4, 2004 15:31
20 yrs ago
Swedish term
(skokräms)burk
Swedish to English
Other
Marketing
Skokrämen finns i tub eller burk. Vad heter burk här?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | tin |
Tore Bjerkek
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| 4 +2 | can |
EKM
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| 3 +1 | jar |
Henrik Brameus
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Proposed translations
+6
38 mins
Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Canada
Specializes in field
Canada
Accurate-Professional-Diverse Experience
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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3
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tin
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tack så mycket för hjälpen. Det verkade råda litet förvirring, men jag har frågat kunden, som ville ha 'tin' för plåtburk. 'jar' för glasburk, men tyvärr kan jag inte utse mer än en "segrare"."
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16 mins
Henrik Brameus
United States
United States
Native in Swedish
&
English
United States
Highly technical
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English, English, and 2 more.
Swedish term (edited):
(skokr�ms)burk
jar
I allmänhet kan man säga jar.
Peer comment(s):
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George Hopkins
: OK, although I've never seen Kiwi in a jar, only in a tin.
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1 hr
Swedish term (edited):
(skokr�ms)burk
can
För amerikansk engelska. För Storbritannien skulle jag nog använda "tin" också. "Jar" är oftare, men inte alltid, en glasburk.
Peer comment(s):
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Tess Whitty
: Jag bor i USA, frågade min amerikanske man, can of shoe polish är det mest använda
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Tack så mycket! :-)
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Irene Peet
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Tack så mycket! :-)
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Nina Engberg
: Jag säger "can", men bor ju också i USA. "Tin" i Storbritannien.
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Tack Nina. :-)
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Tore Bjerkek
: A can is larger than a tin. This is a tin because it a small container. I buy a can of tuna, but a tin of shoe polish in Canada.
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Well, I am not so sure your definition is shared by every native speaker of English. If it were, how come "can of shoe polish" gets twice the number of Google hits of "tin of shoe polish"?
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George Hopkins
: If a can is larger than a tin, what is a tin can? Anyone like some shoe polish? I've got a potful.
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One can call a tin can a tin, but can one call a tin can a can? :-)
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