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01.11.2011, 10:46
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| | | WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ? ( EN )
For that crank/handle you turn to get the window shutters up or down.
Crank sounds awful.
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01.11.2011, 10:48
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| | | Re: WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ?
Are you looking for the German or the English word?
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01.11.2011, 10:48
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| | | Re: WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ?
| Quote: | |  | | | For that crank/handle you turn to get the window shutters up or down.
Crank sounds awful. | | | | | shutters?... do you mean blinds? http://www.blindsparts.com/servlet/t...lind_hmpg/Page |
01.11.2011, 10:50
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| | | Re: WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ?
the tilt wand or the tassel?
don't ask me how I know
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01.11.2011, 10:52
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| Quote: | | | | | the tilt wand or the tassel?
don't ask me how I know | | | | | How do you know?  |
01.11.2011, 10:54
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| Quote: | | | | | How do you know? | | | | | for the purpose of this conversation I shall say... err.. google.. yes...google...
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01.11.2011, 10:56
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I'm getting a bad mental picture... Ouchboy and tassels  |
01.11.2011, 10:57
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| Quote: | | | | | for the purpose of this conversation I shall say... err.. google.. yes...google... | | | | | AAAAh yes, our friend google.  I love your new avatar Ouchboy!
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01.11.2011, 11:09
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| | | Re: WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ?
Well you COULD say the Storen or Rolladen: handle,
shaft,
pole,
actuator,
winder,
rotor,
do-dad,
turney-thing or manual feedback roto-vertical torque conversion arm
but crank is the most accurate.... n.b Disclaimer : some descriptions mav be wrong, silly or down right stupid  |
01.11.2011, 11:11
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| | | Re: WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ?
Kurbel is what they were called when I hadsome fitted a couple of years ago.
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01.11.2011, 11:17
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I thought Rolladen Handkurbel was the word ( hand crank ). http://www.wfs-gmbh.de/produkte/roll.../Variotop.html 
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01.11.2011, 11:17
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Your hand?  |
01.11.2011, 11:21
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| Quote: |  | | | WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ? | | | | | i think the word you are looking for is 'maid' or 'hausfrau'. *ducks for cover*
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01.11.2011, 11:26
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This song springs to mind... |
01.11.2011, 12:16
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| | | Re: WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ?
can you not just do the relevant mime? I';ve had to do that a lot recently with Handeworkers and builders - it's surprisingly communicative.
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01.11.2011, 12:56
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That would be me.  |
01.11.2011, 13:02
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| | | Re: WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ?
You ask for the "Wichsen kurbel drehen"
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01.11.2011, 13:11
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| | | Re: WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ?
I replaced mine this year with fancy telescopic ones. 
In french they're called "manivelle".
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01.11.2011, 13:24
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| | | Re: WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ?
| Quote: | | | | | Well you COULD say the Storen or Rolladen:
handle,
shaft,
pole,
actuator,
winder,
rotor,
do-dad,
turney-thing or
manual feedback roto-vertical torque conversion arm
but crank is the most accurate....
n.b Disclaimer : some descriptions mav be wrong, silly or down right stupid | | | | | childish giggle.
He said shaft
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01.11.2011, 13:40
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| | | Re: WHat do you call that thing that opens and closes shutters ?
| Quote: | | | | | I thought Rolladen Handkurbel was the word ( hand crank ). | | | | | Rollladen-Handkurbel, according to new German orthography with three l's in the first part, and, of course a hyphen, although Rollladenhandkurbel cannot be considered wrong either, but a space definitely is wrong, although irrelevant in spoken language.
Since most cranks are hand-handled (!), especially on blinds and shutters, the "hand" part can be omitted, making it Rollladenkurbel. Here, Rollladen-Kurbel would look a bit strange, but, t.b.h., I do not know what rules would apply.
Faltrad, any sugestions?
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