Function: noun
Date: 1749
1 : a portable serving table or stand
2 : a small elevator used for conveying food and dishes from one story of a building to another

Function: noun Date: 1749 1 : a portable serving table or stand 2 : a small elevator used for conveying food and dishes from one story of a building to another

The above meaning applies to a restaurant or a large home where the kitchen is downstairs or in the basement. Another meaning is "trinchero" or "trinchante", which is a piece of furniture for the dining-room. These meanings are given by the "Diccionario Politécnico de las Lenguas Española e Inglesa" "Tomo I , Inglés-Español", unfortunately now out of stock. Good luck

Juliana, you have to give us context so we can help you. You may need help with only one word or phrase, but you have to give us the entire sentence in which the word or phrase is used and also the subject of the translation you are working on.

A dumbwaiter is (1) a portable serving table or stand or (2) a small elevator used for conveying food and dishes from one story of a building to another. HarperCollins proposes (Brit.) "estante giratorio" (for the stand); (US) "montaplatos" (for the elevator). Oxford proposes "montaplatos" (for the elevator) and "mesita rodante" ( for the table). Larousse proposes "carrito" (trolley) and "montaplatos" (lift). ("Lift" is British for "elevator"). In the U.S. "estante giratorio" is called "lazy Susan." I hope this information is helpful.

You are wellcome, Juliana.

You are wellcome, Juliana.

I have recently made a translation about elevators and similar devices, and the word "montacargas" was used as a translation for dumbwaiter.
Hope this helps!!