laundry stoves

Spanish translation: cocinas antiguas de carbón o leña

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English term or phrase:laundry stoves
Spanish translation:cocinas antiguas de carbón o leña
Entered by: Raquel Fernández García

12:31 May 16, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances
English term or phrase: laundry stoves
Aparece en el índice de un manual sobre mecánica y plomería y por lo que pude investigar son como una especie de "estufas" para lavar ropa, pero alguien sabe la traducción?? Gracias!!!
Ines Insua
Argentina
Local time: 05:15
cocinas antiguas
Explanation:
Creo que el término más general que podrías utilizar es "cocinas antiguas". Antiguamente las cocinas de carbón o leña se utilizaban, además de para cocinar, para calentar la plancha o grandes recipientes de agua que servían para lavar la ropa.
Espero que te sirva de ayuda.
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Raquel Fernández García
Spain
Local time: 09:15
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thanks!!!
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4 +1brasero
Ricardo Posada Ortiz
4cocinas antiguas
Raquel Fernández García


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
brasero


Explanation:
brasero de lavandería, me parece una buena opción.

Ricardo Posada Ortiz
United States
Local time: 04:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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cocinas antiguas


Explanation:
Creo que el término más general que podrías utilizar es "cocinas antiguas". Antiguamente las cocinas de carbón o leña se utilizaban, además de para cocinar, para calentar la plancha o grandes recipientes de agua que servían para lavar la ropa.
Espero que te sirva de ayuda.

Raquel Fernández García
Spain
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks!!!
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