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estante

English translation: bookshelf/bookcase

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Portuguese term or phrase:estante
English translation:bookshelf/bookcase
Entered by: SPG (X)

18:36 Feb 19, 2004
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Furniture / Household Appliances
Portuguese term or phrase: estante
Uma peça de mobiliário
Sara
bookshelf/shelf
Explanation:
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-02-19 18:43:57 GMT)
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OR even

BOOKCASE

(bookcase/bookshelf) if you\'re talking about books, otherwise just \'shelf\'

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-02-19 18:46:29 GMT)
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If it\'s PT-BR I\'d stick to BOOKCASE or BOOKSHELF \'cause \'shelf\' tends to be \'prateleira\' in PT-BR.
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Sormane Gomes
United States
Local time: 23:28
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Summary of answers provided
5 +20bookshelf/shelf
Sormane Gomes
4 +2shelves
00000000 (X)
5shelf unit..shelving unit
airmailrpl


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
shelves


Explanation:
saludos

00000000 (X)
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ilse Ackerman
6 hrs
agree  Pedro Afonso
15 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +20
bookshelf/shelf


Explanation:
.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 mins (2004-02-19 18:43:57 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

OR even

BOOKCASE

(bookcase/bookshelf) if you\'re talking about books, otherwise just \'shelf\'

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 mins (2004-02-19 18:46:29 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

If it\'s PT-BR I\'d stick to BOOKCASE or BOOKSHELF \'cause \'shelf\' tends to be \'prateleira\' in PT-BR.

Sormane Gomes
United States
Local time: 23:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dolores Vázquez
0 min
  -> Thanks.
agree  Donna Sandin: could perhaps be "stand" if for an appliance
6 mins
  -> Right, thanks, Donna.
agree  rhandler
49 mins
  -> Thank you, rhandler.
agree  dpandino
50 mins
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agree  SilLiz (X)
54 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Fiona N�voa
1 hr
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agree  henley
1 hr
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agree  x-Translator (X)
1 hr
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agree  Amilcar: Bookcase ou stand (móveis completos) em pt (tout court)
1 hr
  -> Thanks.
agree  Trustmark (X)
1 hr
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agree  Adela Van Gils
1 hr
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agree  stellina86
2 hrs
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agree  Claudio Mazotti
2 hrs
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agree  António Ribeiro: dicionário, seria a melhor resposta!
2 hrs
  -> Thanks for agreeing.
agree  Ilse Ackerman
6 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Maria Karra
7 hrs
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agree  Pedro Afonso: ;D
15 hrs
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agree  karina koguta
17 hrs
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agree  Amy Duncan (X)
22 hrs
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agree  Terry Crispin
1 day 2 hrs
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1 day 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
shelf unit..shelving unit


Explanation:
Amateur Woodworker: Shelving Unit
Shelving Unit. Shelving has ... build. The standard shelving unit has two sides, a back and a number of actual shelves in the middle. Because ...
www.am-wood.com/apr97/shelves.html

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 00:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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