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spelotheek

English translation: toy library

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Dutch term or phrase:spelotheek
English translation:toy library
Entered by: André Linsen

14:12 Feb 11, 2010
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Kinderen
Dutch term or phrase: spelotheek
Een spelotheek is voor spelen en spelletjes wat een bibliotheek is voor boeken.
Je kan er spelen en spellen ontlenen/huren voor een bepaalde tijd.
André Linsen
Local time: 08:36
toy library
Explanation:
Direct translation!

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-02-11 16:31:30 GMT)
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quick and dirty Google hits test results:
toy library: 1,700,000
toy lending library: 40,000


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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-02-11 16:35:15 GMT)
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and toy lending centre: 19,300
Selected response from:

Jennifer Barnett
France
Local time: 08:36
Grading comment
Both suggestions being identical, I picked the first to answer to award the points to!
Thanks to all for your contributions.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5toy library
Jennifer Barnett
3 +4Toy library
Mark Shimmin
4toy lending centre
Charlesp


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Toy library


Explanation:
I think this might work, loads of hits.

Example sentence(s):
  • For information about your nearest toy library telephone 020 7428 2288

    Reference: http://www.natll.org.uk
Mark Shimmin
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: This is what I had in mind at first (together with "games library") but it just seemed too simple to me.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ron Willems
3 mins
  -> Thanks Ron
agree  Monique van Brandenburg
13 mins
  -> Thanks Monique
agree  Iris Shalev
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Iris
agree  Ellemiek Drucker: Yes, this is what it is called - we used to have one in our local children's centre every month
19 hrs
  -> Thanks Ellemiek
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
toy lending centre


Explanation:
I would say toy lending centre, rather than toy library, as a library is usually for books (or maybe music) and as one doesnt lend art from a library, but rather art books, one might think a toy library is a library with books about toys.

See eg "The Toy Lending Center (TLC) at Santa Fe Community College lends toys and equipment FREE OF CHARGE to community child-care providers and families. ..."

IF library has to be used, then I can suggest "library for lending toys."


    Reference: http://www.sfccnm.edu/early_childhood_development_center/toy...
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 08:36
Native speaker of: English
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
toy library


Explanation:
Direct translation!

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs (2010-02-11 16:31:30 GMT)
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quick and dirty Google hits test results:
toy library: 1,700,000
toy lending library: 40,000


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs (2010-02-11 16:35:15 GMT)
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and toy lending centre: 19,300

Jennifer Barnett
France
Local time: 08:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Both suggestions being identical, I picked the first to answer to award the points to!
Thanks to all for your contributions.
Notes to answerer
Asker: This is what I had in mind at first (together with "games library") but it just seemed too simple to me.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Pekelharing
6 mins
agree  Ron Willems
7 mins
neutral  Charlesp: Maybe Toy Lending Library, but not Toy Library
2 hrs
  -> Perhaps that's more common in the US?
agree  Iris Shalev: it's a toy library... that's how they're called!
2 hrs
agree  Ellemiek Drucker: Absolutely - I don't know why your entry appears at the bottom of the list seeing that you got there first
19 hrs
agree  M S Kroon: arcade suits better
372 days
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