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cocina-office

English translation: Eat-in kitchen

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Spanish term or phrase:cocina-office
English translation:Eat-in kitchen
Entered by: Cecilia Barraza-Mukherjee

15:54 Jan 24, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Real Estate
Spanish term or phrase: cocina-office
Hello, I hope you can help me. I came across this term "cocina-office" in a Spanish property description and have a feeling that what they mean is a kitchen with a dining area, but would just like to confirm this! Thank you very much in advance for your help.
Valencia-Lujo
Spain
Eat-in kitchen
Explanation:
En España les llaman cocina-office a las cocinas que tienen incorporada una mesa y sillas para desayunar. Generalmente uno cena tambien ahi si los comensales son pocos.
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Cecilia Barraza-Mukherjee
Switzerland
Local time: 15:35
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Summary of answers provided
5Eat-in kitchen
Cecilia Barraza-Mukherjee
4Breakfast room
Walter Solo
4American kitchen
Lisa McCarthy
4 -1Kitchenette
Sp-EnTranslator
3kitchen-diner
R M Jackson
3Open plan kitchen diner
Lucy Williams


Discussion entries: 1





  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Breakfast room


Explanation:
I believe it is the so-called breakfast room. Which is an area of the house where you have quick meals, kids do their homework, you do some work, etc. You basically do things you wouldn't do in the main dining room of some big houses.


    Reference: http://www.ehow.com/info_8373201_dining-room-vs-breakfast-ro...
Walter Solo
United States
Local time: 08:35
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silviaarcuzio
6 mins
disagree  Cecilia Barraza-Mukherjee: a breakfast room is not within the kitchen whereas the "office" is.
2 days 4 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Kitchenette


Explanation:
Lisa's answer above is on the right track. I believe this is the same as "cocina americana". Taking a look of the floor plan sketch or drawings would help if that's something readily available.

Hope this helps!


    Reference: http://www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/search?source=espanol&q...
    Reference: http://www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/search?source=ingles&qu...
Sp-EnTranslator
United States
Local time: 09:35
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cecilia Barraza-Mukherjee: kitchenette only refers to a small kitchen :-(
2 days 2 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
American kitchen


Explanation:
Yes, your guess is right - it's sometimes referred to as an 'American kitchen'.

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Note added at 15 minutos (2014-01-24 16:10:06 GMT)
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http://www.elmueble.com/articulo/cocinas_y_banos/6556/cocina...

http://www.houzz.com/american-kitchen-designs

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Note added at 19 horas (2014-01-25 11:31:53 GMT)
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Here is a useful page that explains the 'cocina-office' concept and has images:

http://hogar.pisos.com/decoracion/estancias/cocina/decorar-u...


I have also just come across 'KITCHEN OFFICE' which seems to be a fairly recent development:

5 Ways to Create a Kitchen Office - Timber Home Living
www.timberhomeliving.com/kitchen-offices/‎
Islands are one of the easiest and most versatile places to tuck a kitchen office—if you're smart about it. It should be located on the backside of the island (away ...

Creative Small Home Office Ideas - Budget Decorating - About.com
budgetdecorating.about.com › ... › Home Office & Workspace‎
All of these reasons make a kitchen office nook a good choice. This small home office proves that you don't need a lot of space or a lot of leg room to create a ...

http://www.wellstyledkitchens.com/create-a-kitchen-office-wi...



Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria-Ines Arratia: Guess this might be your best option, since this might mean that there is an office "corner" (a workstation or desk with a computer, for example) in the kitchen, which is quite a common feature of apartments and compact houses in North America.
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, Maria-Ines :)
neutral  philgoddard: I know Spanish estate agents use this phrase all the time, but I'm not convinced that it's meaningful in English, or that it's a translation of the Spanish phrase.
18 hrs
  -> My answer was based on the similar images for 'American Kitchen' and for 'cocina office'.
disagree  Cecilia Barraza-Mukherjee: Concuerdo con Phil. La cocina office no se refiere a un escritorio en la cocina.
2 days 5 hrs
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2 days 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Eat-in kitchen


Explanation:
En España les llaman cocina-office a las cocinas que tienen incorporada una mesa y sillas para desayunar. Generalmente uno cena tambien ahi si los comensales son pocos.


    Reference: http://www.elmueble.com/articulo/cocinas_y_banos/2577/comer_...
    Reference: http://www.houzz.com/eat-in-kitchen
Cecilia Barraza-Mukherjee
Switzerland
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 days 23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
kitchen-diner


Explanation:
another possibility?


    Reference: http://www.channel4.com/4homes/rooms/kitchen/planning-ideas/...
    Reference: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/home-ideas/kitchen-diner.html
R M Jackson
Spain
Local time: 15:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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10 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Open plan kitchen diner


Explanation:
When I've viewed properties in Spain, this is what they have meant by cocina-office.

Lucy Williams
Spain
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: English
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