Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
hocker
English translation:
footstool or ottoman
Dutch term
Netherlands
From Dutch to clear and perfect English
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English
hocker
| 5 +5 | footstool or ottoman |
Helen Lusted
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Michael Beijer
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Non-PRO (2): Edith Kelly, David Walker (X)
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An easy question is one that any bilingual person would be able to answer correctly. (Or in the case of monolingual questions, an easy question is one that any native speaker of the language would be able to answer correctly.)
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Native in: English 
, Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, German to English
footstool or ottoman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_(furniture)
| agree |
writeaway
: everyday Dutch. no bilingual person would need a dictionary, so fits the definition of an easy/non-pro question
6 mins
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Edith Kelly
19 mins
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David Walker (X)
: Simple non-pro translation
25 mins
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Chris Hopley
: @writeaway: It's not in any dictionary that I've got. Possibly corrupted from German by some marketing folk...??
33 mins
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Saskia Steur (X)
5 hrs
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Reference comments
United Kingdom
Experienced technical/patent translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) 
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, English to Dutch, and 2 more.
refs
hoc·ker
de (m.); -s
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Note added at 4301 days (2021-11-29 11:13:50 GMT) Post-grading
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hocker
hoc·ker
de (m.); -s
<Du. Hocher
1. voetenbankje, horend bij en uitgevoerd in dezelfde stijl als een fauteuil
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Note added at 4301 days (2021-11-29 11:15:23 GMT) Post-grading
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sorry, an opening bracket messed up my entries. source =
Van Dale Groot Woordenboek van de Nederlandse taal (14e ed., 2005)
Discussion
Besides the online Van Dale dictionary comes up with the following search result:
hocker De betekenis van dit woord is te vinden in Van Dale Online professioneel.
KudoZ - deciding whether a question is PRO or non-PRO
Sometimes people who are not translators use the KudoZ service to ask how to translate simple expressions, such as "I love you". While some ProZ.com members don't mind answering questions like these, others find them a source of annoyance. In order to meet the needs of both types of member, the category of "non-PRO" questions was created.
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PRO questions are those that are suitable for professional translators.
Non-PRO questions are those that can be answered by any bilingual person without the aid of a dictionary.
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If there is any doubt as to whether a question should be classified as PRO or non-PRO, it is generally suggested that the question be classified as PRO.
http://www.proz.com/translation-articles/articles/95/1/KudoZ...
(Apparently the word is not even in the dictionaries.)
"No bilingual person would need a dictionary"? Come on...