13:55 Mar 5, 2013 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances / Terminology | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Matt Bowlby United States Local time: 00:33 | ||||||
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4 +4 | armoire |
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4 +1 | closets |
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closets Explanation: Inglês americano e britânico | VB Ensino de Línguas vbaumhardt.wordpress.com/2012/03/.../ingles-americano-e-britanico... 13/03/2012 – Lata: can (USA) – tin (UK) Doce (unidade): candy (USA) – sweets/chocolate (UK) Guarda-roupa: closet (USA) – wardrobe (UK) Sobremesa: ... |
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armoire Explanation: Closet is only used for small built-in rooms for clothing and storage. A free-standing wardrobe would be called a wardrobe or an armoire. The term "armoire" is pronounced close the French, but Americans would saw something more akin to ARM-war". It's most often associated with something more antique. A modern, new wardrobe could simply be called a wardrobe as in UK English. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2013-03-05 14:03:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here is a like from Wikipedia to explain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closet "Modern closets can be built into the walls of the house during construction so that they take up no apparent space in the bedroom, or they can be a large, free-standing piece of furniture designed for clothing storage, in which case they are often called a wardrobe or armoire. Closets are often built under stairs, thereby using awkward space that would otherwise go unused." |
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