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Random Round Things
By: Nikola Date: December 17, 2019, 1:05 pm
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I feel like posting something weird today. Here are some round
(ish) things. What are they? You might say "that's easy, it's
a..." and that's where the fun begins. What are they called? And
in how many languages would you feel confident naming, or at
least describing them to someone?
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height=253]
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Re: Random Round Things
By: SuKi Date: December 17, 2019, 2:20 pm
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This isn't as nice as the flower one...
Anyway, I happened to come across something looking like bottom
left today. The user manual of my new microwave tells me that
it's a turntable coupling.
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Re: Random Round Things
By: Nikola Date: December 17, 2019, 2:23 pm
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Turntable coupling... that sounds more like a description of
someone's love life.
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Re: Random Round Things
By: SuKi Date: December 17, 2019, 4:15 pm
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[quote author=Nikola link=topic=1403.msg19673#msg19673
date=1576614239]
Turntable coupling... that sounds more like a description of
someone's love life.
[/quote]
Like a form of speed dating, perhaps?
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Re: Random Round Things
By: Nikola Date: December 18, 2019, 2:30 am
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[quote author=SuKi link=topic=1403.msg19674#msg19674
date=1576620934]
Like a form of speed dating, perhaps?
[/quote]
Absolutely. That's a nice, innocent way of looking at it.
To be fair, I would struggle to name these objects even in
Czech. The white one is OK but the rest... For the one you were
talking about, I found "hřídel otočného talíře".
Hřídel is a very harsh-sounding word, sound-wise, because
you have to say H and Ř together. It means "shaft" (as in
rotating machine element). I also found "unašeč
talířů" which is hilarious because unést also means to
take away or kidnap so it sounds a bit like a plate
thief/kidnapper.
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Re: Random Round Things
By: SuKi Date: December 18, 2019, 3:45 am
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[quote author=Nikola link=topic=1403.msg19675#msg19675
date=1576657834]
[quote author=SuKi link=topic=1403.msg19674#msg19674
date=1576620934]
Like a form of speed dating, perhaps?
[/quote]
Absolutely. That's a nice, innocent way of looking at it.
Shows how nice and innocent I must be.
Can't stop wondering what you were thinking of now. The mind
boggles....
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Re: Random Round Things
By: Nikola Date: December 18, 2019, 9:28 am
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I don't even know, to be honest :)
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