Apr 7, 2011 13:46
13 yrs ago
Spanish term
cama completa
Spanish to English
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Furniture / Household Appliances
Hello. Does anyone know what kind of bed this is? This is from an advertorial for an interior design company, describing a pilot home they have decorated (Spain). Going into UK English.
"Una vez arriba, un gran biombo de eslabones en lacado negro se alza como centro del dormitorio principal haciendo las veces de cabecero de una magnífica cama completa de ébano decorada con una colcha y unos cojines de ensueño..."
Thanks for your help
Simon
"Una vez arriba, un gran biombo de eslabones en lacado negro se alza como centro del dormitorio principal haciendo las veces de cabecero de una magnífica cama completa de ébano decorada con una colcha y unos cojines de ensueño..."
Thanks for your help
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +6 | made-up bed | Carol Gullidge |
4 | full bed | Constantinos Faridis (X) |
4 | bed with mattress and headboard | FVS (X) |
4 | master bed | neilmac |
3 +1 | fully appointed bed | Muriel Vasconcellos |
3 | magnificent bed, complete with decorated/adorned ebony... | Anthony Mazzorana (X) |
Proposed translations
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made-up bed
as it happens, I was hunting for beds last night, and found this
http://www.ventadecolchones.com/Producto.aspx?node=60
implying that, as far as furniture shops are concerned, a 'cama completa' is the base + the mattress + a pillow, with perhaps a mattress cover thrown in.
However, for promotional real-estate purposes, the bed will almost certainly be made up, with an attractive bedcover or throw, cushions, etc. I'm pretty sure that is what they'd be getting at in this context, rather than that the bed has a mattress and pillows!
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By the way, I think that in EN you could omit this, as the text goes on to describe HOW the bed is made up.
OR, you can simply say something like "... magnificent ebony bed adorned with ...
http://www.ventadecolchones.com/Producto.aspx?node=60
implying that, as far as furniture shops are concerned, a 'cama completa' is the base + the mattress + a pillow, with perhaps a mattress cover thrown in.
However, for promotional real-estate purposes, the bed will almost certainly be made up, with an attractive bedcover or throw, cushions, etc. I'm pretty sure that is what they'd be getting at in this context, rather than that the bed has a mattress and pillows!
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By the way, I think that in EN you could omit this, as the text goes on to describe HOW the bed is made up.
OR, you can simply say something like "... magnificent ebony bed adorned with ...
Peer comment(s):
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Evans (X)
: and I agree with your last point too
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many thanks Gilla!
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Thayenga
: :)
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many thanks Thayenga :)
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agree |
Teressa Weaver
: I like "...magnificent ebony bed adorned with..."
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many thanks Teressa :)
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neilmac
: "magnificent ebony bed" sounds inviting ... right now!
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many thanks neilmac!
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James A. Walsh
: Yes, I'd go for your second suggestion too.
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many thanks James!
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Trudy Peters
: w/Teressa et al.
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many thanks Trudy!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone, this seemed the most appropriate option in the context."
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full bed
Full Bed vs Queen Bed - Difference and Comparison | Diffen
19 Feb 2011 ... Difference between and comparison of Full Bed vs Queen Bed.
www.diffen.com/.../Full_Bed_vs_Queen_Bed
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Full_Bed_vs_Queen_Bed
19 Feb 2011 ... Difference between and comparison of Full Bed vs Queen Bed.
www.diffen.com/.../Full_Bed_vs_Queen_Bed
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Full_Bed_vs_Queen_Bed
12 mins
bed with mattress and headboard
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59 mins
master bed
Some nice pics on google.
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I'd mainly use this because it SOUNDS good in a ad. It has the semantic nuances of master, masterly..
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Advertising = the art of lying professionally
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-07 14:46:46 GMT)
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I'd mainly use this because it SOUNDS good in a ad. It has the semantic nuances of master, masterly..
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-07 14:48:56 GMT)
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Advertising = the art of lying professionally
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magnificent bed, complete with decorated/adorned ebony...
tiene más sentido para mí
Peer comment(s):
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Carol Gullidge
: as ébano is masculine, "decorada" must be referring to the bed (cama, f) and not to the ebony!
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Of course, but that's assuming the source text contains no errors. It's just another idea since I'm not sold on any of the answers.
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fully appointed bed
Since this is advertising copy, I don't think you want to get too technical.
Exampes:
A fully appointed bed had as its base a wooden bedstead, which might be hung about with curtains to keep out the chilly night air. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0313359512...
A fully appointed bed would have at least two of these mattresses (the softest naturally on top); in ascending order of comfort and expense, the stuffing ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0313324506...
Exampes:
A fully appointed bed had as its base a wooden bedstead, which might be hung about with curtains to keep out the chilly night air. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0313359512...
A fully appointed bed would have at least two of these mattresses (the softest naturally on top); in ascending order of comfort and expense, the stuffing ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0313324506...
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