Sep 22, 2006 10:58
17 yrs ago
Italian term
molle greche
Italian to English
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Furniture / Household Appliances
chairs
Still working on this book about a designer, who created an armchair with "molle greche". Any ideas?
TIA,
Catherine
Il molleggio è in molle greche in acciaio e i cuscini sono imbottiti con piuma d’oca con inserto in poliuretano a densità differenziata.
TIA,
Catherine
Il molleggio è in molle greche in acciaio e i cuscini sono imbottiti con piuma d’oca con inserto in poliuretano a densità differenziata.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | zig zag springs (coils) |
Amy Taylor
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| 3 | (Greek) spiral spring |
KayW
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| 3 | greek spiral-spring wire |
laura rutigliano
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Proposed translations
3 hrs
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zig zag springs (coils)
Claire ought to get credit for this answer, really!
In any case, when looking at the link Rachel provided it's tempting to focus on the coil springs attached to the outer frame, but if you search photos of molla greca you'll see that what they're talking about is the S-curve portion that stretches from side to side. Zig zag springs appears to be the name in English - the only references I found to "Greek" were on Italian sites.
HTH,
Amy
In any case, when looking at the link Rachel provided it's tempting to focus on the coil springs attached to the outer frame, but if you search photos of molla greca you'll see that what they're talking about is the S-curve portion that stretches from side to side. Zig zag springs appears to be the name in English - the only references I found to "Greek" were on Italian sites.
HTH,
Amy
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the help, everyone!"
1 hr
(Greek) spiral spring
The site below translates it as "Greek spiral spring", but I can't find any other references to the "Greek" part.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-09-22 14:20:14 GMT)
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http:/www.ipea-international.com/mecc.phtml?name=profilo-aggancio...
Here's another with the "Greek" part
http://www.giavelli.it/div-edoardo.htm
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-09-22 14:20:14 GMT)
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http:/www.ipea-international.com/mecc.phtml?name=profilo-aggancio...
Here's another with the "Greek" part
http://www.giavelli.it/div-edoardo.htm
3 hrs
laura rutigliano
Native in Italian
Il gusto della parola
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
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greek spiral-spring wire
nel sito si parla di greek spiral-spring wire....se clicchi sul sito che ho inviato dovresti vedere la figura e la definizione....sembra proprio quello utilizzato per le reti dei letti e dei divani....
Discussion
Molla greca=Greek spiral-spring wire.....altrimenti potresti decidere solo per spiral spring
You'll find lots of good pics if you search for the singular, and I think Claire's glossary entry is spot-on.