Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term
spelotheek
Je kan er spelen en spellen ontlenen/huren voor een bepaalde tijd.
5 +5 | toy library | Jennifer Barnett |
3 +4 | Toy library | Mark Shimmin |
4 | toy lending centre | Charlesp |
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
toy library
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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
This is what I had in mind at first (together with "games library") but it just seemed too simple to me. |
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Oliver Pekelharing
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Ron Willems
7 mins
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Charlesp
: Maybe Toy Lending Library, but not Toy Library
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Perhaps that's more common in the US?
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Iris Shalev
: it's a toy library... that's how they're called!
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Ellemiek Drucker
: Absolutely - I don't know why your entry appears at the bottom of the list seeing that you got there first
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M S Kroon
: arcade suits better
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Toy library
For information about your nearest toy library telephone 020 7428 2288
This is what I had in mind at first (together with "games library") but it just seemed too simple to me. |
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Ron Willems
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Thanks Ron
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Monique van Brandenburg
13 mins
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Thanks Monique
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Iris Shalev
2 hrs
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Thanks Iris
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Ellemiek Drucker
: Yes, this is what it is called - we used to have one in our local children's centre every month
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Thanks Ellemiek
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toy lending centre
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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