mesa de centro

English translation: coffee table

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Spanish term or phrase:mesa de centro
English translation:coffee table
Entered by: Aïda Garcia Pons

17:10 Feb 8, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / decoration
Spanish term or phrase: mesa de centro
a small table for living rooms
simonete
coffee table
Explanation:
That's one option I'd use without seeing a photo.
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Aïda Garcia Pons
United States
Local time: 23:41
Grading comment
Thank you! that's the best answer. I've seen Google images.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8coffee table
Aïda Garcia Pons
4cocktail
starlight
3focal or coffee table
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
coffee table


Explanation:
That's one option I'd use without seeing a photo.


Aïda Garcia Pons
United States
Local time: 23:41
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you! that's the best answer. I've seen Google images.

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
focal or coffee table


Explanation:
Suerte

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 07:41
Native speaker of: Spanish
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cocktail


Explanation:
I am an Interior Designer and "cocktail table" is more popular than "coffee table", when they are talking about the table that is the center piece in a living room. Good Luck !!

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-02-08 20:54:26 GMT)
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Excuse me, I didn´t write the word "table", I mean "cocktail table".

starlight
Local time: 01:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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