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German term or phrase:
Axt und Beil
English translation:
axe and hatchet
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German term
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Axt und Beil
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Forestry / Wood / Timber
Could anyone explain the difference between these two words which are both translated as ax - they appear in a marketing text for a saw.
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Simon
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Simon
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Liselotte K. de Hennig
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Liselotte K. de Hennig
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in German
Uruguay
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Native in: German 
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Works in: Spanish to German, German to Spanish
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axe and hatchet
"Beil" is a smaller one and normally used only with one hand.
"Axt" is bigger and meant to be used with both hands.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beil
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axt
"Axt" is bigger and meant to be used with both hands.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beil
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axt
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