avställningsbord

English translation: occasional table

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Swedish term or phrase:avställningsbord
English translation:occasional table
Entered by: Ann-Caroline

19:13 Sep 24, 2007
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances
Swedish term or phrase: avställningsbord
Context is simply a list of furniture items. I've looked at tables described as "avställningsbord" but just can't think of what they have in common and what they'd be called in English. Could anyone please help? Thanks.
Mark Andrew Thompson
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:41
occasional table
Explanation:
It's a catch-all description for a small table.
Selected response from:

Ann-Caroline
Local time: 21:41
Grading comment
Many thanks, Ann-Caroline. This seems to fit the context perfectly.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1console table
Kent Andersson
4occasional table
Ann-Caroline
3 -1butler table
Hugh Curtis


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
butler table


Explanation:
http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&client=f...

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-24 20:50:16 GMT)
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or an end table is another variant

http://images.google.com/images?q=end table&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-...

Hugh Curtis
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sven Petersson: Nä, det är inte ett lättransporterbart ihopfällbart bord (=butler table) men ett långt smalt bord som står mot väggen i matsalen.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
console table


Explanation:
is one possible name for it

Kent Andersson
Local time: 22:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  E2efour (X): New to me, but this reference seems to fit: http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/node/n/43696030?ie=UTF8&mn...
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1 day 0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
occasional table


Explanation:
It's a catch-all description for a small table.

Ann-Caroline
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks, Ann-Caroline. This seems to fit the context perfectly.
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