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free-standing

Spanish translation: independiente


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English term or phrase:free-standing
Spanish translation:independiente
Entered by: Rafael Molina Pulgar
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00:58 Jul 19, 2009
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Business/Commerce (general) / For USA, please
English term or phrase: free-standing
By 1987, BBB moved into its own manufacturing facility and progressed into the residential market. One-piece bath and shower walls, shower enclosures, **free-standing** tubs and showers—as well as a full-line of color-matched accessories—were subsequently developed and introduced.

TIA for your help!
Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 10:43
modulares / independientes / para empotradar
Explanation:
suerte.

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Note added at 36 mins (2009-07-19 01:34:32 GMT)
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PARA EMPOTRAR quiero decir al final
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 09:43
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Montones de gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4modulares / independientes / para empotradar
Rafael Molina Pulgar
5aislada
Berelis (Eng.)
5separada
Eng2Span
4sin apoyo// libre de apoyo
Rocio Barrientos
3instaladas independientemente/ por separado
Javier Moreno-Pollarolo


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sin apoyo// libre de apoyo


Explanation:
freestanding - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com - [ Traducir esta página ]freestanding ['frɪ:stændɪɳ] adjetivo sin apoyo, independiente. free-standing, adj, adj, independiente. free-standing, adj, autónomo ...
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banner display - WordReference Forums - [ Traducir esta página ]"Free-standing" (debe tener el guión): En mi opinión no tiene que ver con "gratis" sino "libre, sin apoyo" es decir, "autónomo", "independiente". ...
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Rocio Barrientos
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
instaladas independientemente/ por separado


Explanation:
These are my suggestions...

Javier Moreno-Pollarolo
United States
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
modulares / independientes / para empotradar


Explanation:
suerte.

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Note added at 36 mins (2009-07-19 01:34:32 GMT)
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PARA EMPOTRAR quiero decir al final

Rafael Molina Pulgar
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Montones de gracias!

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agree  eski: tienen baños de mármol con tina y regadera, una amplia área de trabajo y la ... y un hermoso baño de mármol y granito con tina y regadera independiente. ...Saludos :))
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  -> Gracias por tu valiosa explicación, eski.

agree  Alicia Orfalian: independiente, también para mí
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  -> Gracias, Alicia.

agree  Auqui
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  -> Gracias, Nicolas.

agree  Smartranslators
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  -> Gracias, Margot.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
separada


Explanation:
A true "free-standing tub" is technically any tub that can be placed anywhere (usually with a water feed, though not mandatory) and it will look good and stand on its own, be it with legs or not. Think of those antique tubs with "claw feet" that stand on their own. In other words, without the support offered by adjacent walls, nor a surrounding enclosure to drop the tub into.

Like these:
http://tinyurl.com/nw3nnh

Oddly enough, these can actually be configured with shower fixtures even if they are free-standing.


Nowadays, I find that builders/designers/etc will call any tub that does not have a shower a "free-standing tub", simply because it is separate from the walk-in shower, but this is not really accurate, since most of the time these are just regular "drop-in" tubs set in an enclosure. Hence, not really free-standing, just separate from the shower.

Based on the context though, this seems to be a manufacturer of fiberglass (or other synthetic material) enclosures for bath and shower combos, walk-in showers on their own, or... tadaaa... tubs that you put in an enclosure, on their own, separate from the shower... which they took the liberty to call "free-standing". Though, I doubt their product would stand on its own without a support structure of some sort to drop the tub into, since these are rarely made of the same material as the shower enclosures this manufacturer seems to also sell. But I am assuming...

Sooo, I would call these "tinas separadas de la regadera/ducha" ... to convey what is really being meant here.

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Las habitaciones poseen baños de mármol, incluyendo tinas separadas, duchas separadas, y armarios privados. También tiene un casino de 9000 m², ...
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Las habitaciones cuentan con baños de mármol con ducha y tinas separadas y están equipados con pantalla plasma, ...
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Estas suites ofrecen un muy espacioso baño, tina separada de la regadera y una .... Esta suite ofrece un baño muy elegante con mármol, tina separada de la ...
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aislada


Explanation:
En este contexto, me parece que aislada se ajusta mejor al sentido de la frase.

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Changes made by editors
Jul 20, 2009 - Changes made by Rafael Molina Pulgar:
Edited KOG entryLydia De Jorge's old entry - "free-standing " => "modulares / independientes / para empotradar"


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