Translation for "folding rule" to german
Folding rule
noun
Translation examples
Stretched cords of some kind, fiddled around with a folding rule.
Spannte irgendwelche Stricke, fummelte mit dem Zollstock herum.
With a folding-rule, one could measure a pentagon or the near side of the moon.
Mit einem Zollstock konnte man ein Fünfeck oder das diesseitige Gesicht des Mondes bilden.
“Right.” Resting his ladder against the shelves, the serviceman began measuring the wall with a folding rule.
«Ja.» Der Mann lehnte die Leiter gegen das Regal und maß die Wand mit einem Zollstock aus.
He had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach as he took out his folding rule and measured the distance between the posts.
Als er den Zollstock herauszog und den Abstand zwischen den Wandbalken maß, hatte er ein flaues Gefühl im Magen.
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