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coin montagne

English translation: alcove with bunk beds

21:37 May 17, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / Accomodation
French term or phrase: coin montagne
un coin montagne est, dans un hébergement, un espace réduit (souvent un renfoncement, à l'entrée d'un studio par exemple), où des couchages supplémentaires sont installés. Il s'agit en général de lits superposés, mais cela peut être aussi un clic-clac, etc., bref, un lit d'appoint. Quel terme en anglais serait assez général pour définir un "coin montagne" (bunk beds n'incluant pas les coins montagne avec clic-clac).

Merci d'avance !
Muriel MASSON
France
Local time: 03:54
English translation:alcove with bunk beds
Explanation:
As far as I know we don't have a nice set expression like this in English. You would have to say something like an alcove with bunk-beds/a sofa-bed unless it's actually a tiny room with a proper door in which case you could say a box room with bunk beds .
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ANNIE BATTEN
Germany
Local time: 03:54
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4alcove with bunk beds
ANNIE BATTEN
3 +1sleeping nook, sleeping alcove
Jessica Noyes
3 +1(recessed) sleeping area (often in the entrance hall)
Graham macLachlan


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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
alcove with bunk beds


Explanation:
As far as I know we don't have a nice set expression like this in English. You would have to say something like an alcove with bunk-beds/a sofa-bed unless it's actually a tiny room with a proper door in which case you could say a box room with bunk beds .

ANNIE BATTEN
Germany
Local time: 03:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Salih YILDIRIM
1 hr
agree  Marian Vieyra
9 hrs
agree  Anne Greaves
10 hrs
agree  Verginia Ophof
19 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sleeping nook, sleeping alcove


Explanation:
This is how I would say it, with "nook" being less formal. There are nooks and alcoves for other purposes as well -- perhaps sewing, for example.

Jessica Noyes
United States
Local time: 21:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philippa Smith: Sleeping nook is nice!
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Philippa.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(recessed) sleeping area (often in the entrance hall)


Explanation:
that's what I found in my personal glossary, doesn't sound very exciting I know, but every little helps ;-)

Graham macLachlan
Local time: 03:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 178

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  S Kelly
9 hrs
  -> thanks
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