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You'll find the answers to various questions here, mainly for the benefit of people typing those questions into search engines. It's also worth looking here before you send me a question for which I've already posted an answer.
NOTE: Many of these phrases have been translated by computer. They may be badly translated, incorrect or not the usual expression. If you have any corrections or additional search phrase suggestions, please Contact Ian.
• Nederlands • Dutch
Schoenveters / Veters = Shoelaces
Schoenveter / Veter = Shoelace
Rijgveters = Laces
Rijgveter = Lace
Nestels / Veteruiteinden = Aglets
Veters strikken = Tying Shoelaces
Veters leren strikken = Learning to Tie Shoelaces
Schoenen veteren = Lacing Shoes
Manieren om schoenen te veteren = Ways to Lace Shoes
Hoe schoenen te veteren = How to Lace Shoes
(Translations by Google and Ian Fieggen)
• Deutsch • German
Schnürsenkel (Schnuersenkel) = Shoelaces / Shoelace
Schnürbänder (Schnuerbaender) = Shoelaces
Schnürriemen (Schnuerriemen) / Schnürband (Schnuerband) / Schuhband = Shoelace
Schuhsenkel = Shoestring (shoelace)
Pinken / Senkelenden = Aglets
Schuhe schnüren (Schuhe schnueren) = Lacing Shoes / To Lace Shoes
Schuheschnüren (Schuheschnueren) = Shoe Lacing
Weisen, sich Schuhe zu schnüren (Weisen, sich Schuhe zu schnueren) = Ways to Lace Shoes
Wie man Schuhe schnürt (Wie man Schuhe schnuert) = How to Lace Shoes
Wie man Schuhe bindet = How to Tie Shoes
Wie man seine Schuhe bindet = How to Tie Your Shoes
Binden der Schuhe = Tying Shoes
Schuhe binden / Schuhbinden = Shoe Tying
Altweiberknoten = Old Wives' Knot (Granny Knot)
Hausfrauenknoten = Housewife Knot (Granny Knot)
Schuhe Zuschnüren (Schuhe Zuschnueren) / Schuhe Schnüren (Schuhe Schnueren) = To Tie Shoes or To Lace Shoes
Schnürsenkel binden (Schnuersenkel binden) = Tying Shoelaces
Schnürsenkel-Knoten (Schnuersenkelknoten) = Shoelace Knots
Schnürarten (Schnuerarten) = Shoelace Styles
Wie heißen die harten Plastikenden an den Schnürsenkeln ...
(Wie heissen die harten Plastikenden an den Schnuersenkeln) ...
= What do you call the plastic ends of shoelaces? = Aglets
(Translations by Google, Inge Roedecker and others)
• Français • French
Lacets = Shoelaces
Lacet = Shoelace
Chaussures à lacets = Lacing Shoes
Laçage de chaussure = Shoe Lacing
Lacer des chaussures = To Lace Shoes
Manières de lacer des chaussures = Ways to Lace Shoes
Comment lacer des chaussures = How to Lace Shoes
Comment attacher des chaussures = How to Tie Shoes
Comment attacher vos chaussures = How to Tie Your Shoes
Comment faire ses lacets = How to Tie Shoelaces
Attacher des chaussures = Tying Shoes
Attacher des lacets = Tying Shoelaces
Noeuds des lacet = Shoelace Knots
Modèles de lacet = Shoelace Styles
(Translations by Frrout)
• Italiano • Italian
Lacci delle scarpe = Shoelaces
Laccio della scarpa = Shoelace
Infilare i lacci = Lacing Shoes
Come infilare i lacci = How to Lace Shoes
Tipi di allacciatura = Ways to Lace Shoes
Metodi di allacciatura = Shoelace Styles
Come annodare i lacci = How to Tie Shoes
Come annodare i vostri lacci = How to Tie Your Shoes
Come annodare i lacci = How to Tie Shoelaces
Annodare i lacci = Tying Shoelaces or Tying Shoes
Nodi dei lacci = Shoelace Knots
(Translations by Angelo De Stefano, Bay of Naples, Italy)
• Español • Spanish
Cintas de los zapatos / Los cordones de zapatos = Shoe Laces
Cinta del zapato = Shoe Lace
Cordones / Cintas / Agujetas = Shoelaces
Cordón = Shoelace
Abrochándose los zapatos = Lacing Shoes
Abrochado de zapatos = Shoe Lacing
Abrocharse los zapatos = To Lace Shoes
Maneras de atarse los zapatos = Ways to Lace Shoes
Maneras de abrocharse los zapatos = Ways to Lace Shoes
Cómo abrocharse los zapatos = How to Lace Shoes
Cómo atarse los zapatos = How to Tie Shoes
Cómo atarse sus zapatos = How to Tie Your Shoes
Cómo atarse los cordones = How to Tie Shoelaces
Atándose los zapatos = Tying Shoes
Atado de los zapatos = Shoe Tying
Atándose los cordones = Tying Shoelaces
Atado de los cordones = Shoelace Tying
Nudos para los cordones / Nudos para las cintas = Shoelace Knots
Estilos de cordones / Estilos de cintas = Shoelace Styles
(Translations by Antonio Fuentes, Madrid, Spain)
• Português • Portuguese
Laços do Sapato = Shoe Laces
Laço do Sapato = Shoe Lace or Shoe Lacing
Cadarços = Shoelaces
Cadarço = Shoelace
Amarrando os sapatos = Lacing Shoes
Amarrar os sapatos = To Lace Shoes
Maneiras de amarrar os sapatos = Ways to Lace Shoes
Como amarrar o cadarço = How to Tie Shoelaces
Amarrando os sapatos = Tying Shoes
Amarrar o sapato = Shoe Tying
Amarrando os cadarços = Tying Shoelaces
Amarrar o cadarço = Shoelace Tying
Nó do cadarço = Shoelace Knots
Estilos de Cadarço = Shoelace Styles
(Translations by Stella Cunha, Brazil)
• Svenska • Swedish
Skosnören (Skoosnoeren) = Shoelaces / Shoelace
Snörar skor (Snoerar skoor) = Lacing Shoes
Sko snörning / Skosnörning (Skoo snoerning / Skoosnoerning) = Shoe Lacing
Att snöra skor (Att snoera skoor) = To Lace Shoes
Sätt att snöra skor (Saett att snoera skoor) = Ways to Lace Shoes
Hur man snörar skor (Hur man snoerar skoor) = How to Lace Shoes
Hur man knyter skor (Hur man knieter skoor) = How to Tie Shoes
Hur man knyter sina skor (Hur man knieter sina skoor) = How to Tie Your Shoes
Hur man knyter skosnören (Hur man knieter skoosnoren) = How to Tie Shoelaces
Knyter skor (Knieter skoor) = Tying Shoes
Skoknytning (Skooknietning) = Shoe Tying
Knyter skosnören (Knieter skoosnoeren) = Tying Shoelaces
Skosnörsknytning (Skoosnoersknietning) = Shoelace Tying
Skosnörsknutar (Skoosnoersknuutar) = Shoelace Knots
Kärringknut (Kaerringknut) = Granny Knot
Snörningsstilar (Snoerningsstiilar) = Shoelace Styles
(Translations by Tobias Ljungström)
• Slovensko • Slovenian
Vezalke = Shoe Laces
Vezalka = Shoe Lace
Zavezovati čevlje = Lacing Shoes
Zavezovanje čevlja = Shoe Lacing
Zavezati čevlje = To Lace Shoes
Kako zavezati čevlje = How to Lace Shoes
Stili vezalk = Shoelace Styles
Načini zavezovanja čevljev = Ways to Lace Shoes
Vozli iz vezalk = Shoelace Knots
Babičin vozel = Granny Knot
Vezava letve = Ladder Lacing
(Translations by Patrick Sebanc, Slovenia)
Non-Latin Characters
I've omitted any languages with Asian, Arabic, Cyrillic or other non-Latin characters until such time as I work out how to implement the Unicode character sets needed to display them.
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