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sozborszesz szged

English translation: rubbing alcohol

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Hungarian term or phrase:sósborszesz
English translation:rubbing alcohol
Entered by: Ildiko Santana

03:54 Jul 9, 2003
Hungarian to English translations [PRO]
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / biology, geography, religion
Hungarian term or phrase: sozborszesz szged
It is part of the blessed objects used in a Tantric Buddhist retreat. Some participants were Westerners so they might have brought some materials from Europe as offerings. Could be a plant, an herb, a mineral, something suitable for religious offering.
Pao Huang
United States
Local time: 10:57
sósborszesz - rubbing alcohol (40%) / Szeged (city in Hungary)
Explanation:
Sósborszesz (note correct spelling) is nothing but rubbing alcohol. A major Hungarian brand is 'Diana'. (As a kid, I used to eat sugar cubes with a few drops of Sósborszesz on it, mmmm... :)
Szeged is a large city in Hungary, famous of many things, such as paprika, halászlé, the Dome, etc.
You probably have a label to translate, where this product (sósborszesz) was made in Szeged.

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Note added at 2003-07-09 04:34:00 (GMT)
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P.S. Apparently it is not a plant, mineral, or an herb.. ;)
M.SZ.08-1615:1980
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Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 07:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3spirit of salt, Szeged
Eva Blanar
5 +1sósborszesz - rubbing alcohol (40%) / Szeged (city in Hungary)
Ildiko Santana
5[how can we fix the spelling-
Ildiko Santana


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
spirit of salt, Szeged


Explanation:
Szeged is a city in the southeastern part of Hungary

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Note added at 5 mins (2003-07-09 04:00:15 GMT)
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the correct spelling is sósborszesz

Eva Blanar
Hungary
Local time: 16:57
Native speaker of: Hungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  denny (X): also called sometimes rubbing alcohol
24 mins
agree  huntr
46 mins
agree  Elvira Stoianov
1 hr
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sósborszesz - rubbing alcohol (40%) / Szeged (city in Hungary)


Explanation:
Sósborszesz (note correct spelling) is nothing but rubbing alcohol. A major Hungarian brand is 'Diana'. (As a kid, I used to eat sugar cubes with a few drops of Sósborszesz on it, mmmm... :)
Szeged is a large city in Hungary, famous of many things, such as paprika, halászlé, the Dome, etc.
You probably have a label to translate, where this product (sósborszesz) was made in Szeged.

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Note added at 2003-07-09 04:34:00 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

P.S. Apparently it is not a plant, mineral, or an herb.. ;)
M.SZ.08-1615:1980

Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 07:57
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  huntr
22 mins
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2 days 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
[how can we fix the spelling-


Explanation:
-does anyone know how to correct misspelled entries in the Glossary?]

Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 07:57
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6
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