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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Kulissentür

English translation:

sliding door

Added to glossary by Steffen Walter
Oct 21, 2001 16:35
22 yrs ago
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German term

Kulissentür

German to English Tech/Engineering Furniture / Household Appliances
Das Oelbadgehaeuse enthaelt alle Durchfuehrungen mit den dayugehoerenden Befestigungen fuer die Kulissentuer.
Proposed translations (English)
4 sliding door
4 backdrop door
4 linking door or sliding block door or link door
Change log

Jul 4, 2006 07:55: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Furniture / Household Appliances"

Jul 4, 2006 07:55: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Kulissentuer" to "Kulissentür"

Proposed translations

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sliding door

"Kulissentür" is taken from the French expression "porte coulissante" It has nothing to do with back stage.
Coulisser means "to slide"
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "It is interesting to know where such an exotic expression in connection with a stove/oven/heater comes from. Well, I never expected Macbeth to enter the heating elements! Thank you for your help."
11 mins

backdrop door

backdrop = die Kulisse
scenery = die Kulisse
source: http://dict.leo.org/
tuer = door
own experience (native speaker)

hence I would translate it as
backdrop door

HTH
Barbara
Reference:

http://dict.leo.org/

native German speaker

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43 mins

linking door or sliding block door or link door

According to DeVries (Technical and Engineering Dictionary) Kulisse= link or backdrop or crank (sliding block) or gate
Everyone knows what Tuer is.
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