Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 11, 2010 14:12
14 yrs ago
Dutch term
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spelotheek
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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.
Je kan er spelen en spellen ontlenen/huren voor een bepaalde tijd.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | toy library |
Jennifer Barnett
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| 3 +4 | Toy library |
Mark Shimmin
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| 4 | toy lending centre |
Charlesp
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Change log
Feb 13, 2010 13:57: André Linsen changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1064077">André Linsen's</a> old entry - "spelotheek"" to ""toy library""
Proposed translations
+5
2 mins
Jennifer Barnett
France
France
Native in English
France
Cultural heritage, visual arts, food
Native in: English 
Works in: Dutch to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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toy library
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
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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
Note from asker:
| This is what I had in mind at first (together with "games library") but it just seemed too simple to me. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Oliver Pekelharing
6 mins
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| agree |
Ron Willems
7 mins
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| neutral |
Charlesp
: Maybe Toy Lending Library, but not Toy Library
2 hrs
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Perhaps that's more common in the US?
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| agree |
Iris Shalev
: it's a toy library... that's how they're called!
2 hrs
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| 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
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| agree |
M S Kroon
: arcade suits better
372 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Both suggestions being identical, I picked the first to answer to award the points to!
Thanks to all for your contributions."
+4
6 mins
Toy library
I think this might work, loads of hits.
Example sentence:
For information about your nearest toy library telephone 020 7428 2288
Reference:
Note from asker:
| This is what I had in mind at first (together with "games library") but it just seemed too simple to me. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ron Willems
3 mins
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Thanks Ron
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| agree |
Monique van Brandenburg
13 mins
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Thanks Monique
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| agree |
Iris Shalev
2 hrs
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Thanks Iris
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| 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
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Thanks Ellemiek
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1 hr
toy lending centre
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."
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."
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