cabinet intérieur

English translation: resting room

20:37 May 25, 2000
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
French term or phrase: cabinet intérieur
furniture for the "Cabinet intérieur de Louis XV à Versailles"
What is this ? Certainly a room or office.
Raeleen
English translation:resting room
Explanation:
I think it is a smaller room adjacent to the main, more public, rooms, where the master(s) of the house could retire to have some privacy.
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Louise Atfield
Grading comment
The explanation was good, and the references were too, but I actually decided to use "private apartments". As for the other response, "study" is really more for "cabinet de travail".
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Summary of answers provided
nastudy
Nina Gettler
naresting room
Louise Atfield
naSitting room
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
na"Private apartments"?
Louise Atfield


  

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1 hr
study


Explanation:
I think "study" would come closest.

hope this helps
Nina

Nina Gettler
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8 hrs
resting room


Explanation:
I think it is a smaller room adjacent to the main, more public, rooms, where the master(s) of the house could retire to have some privacy.


    Reference: http://www.banning.org/dispatches/events.htm
    Reference: http://www.smartweb.fr/fr/versailles/a/rc/5r_texte.htm
Louise Atfield
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Grading comment
The explanation was good, and the references were too, but I actually decided to use "private apartments". As for the other response, "study" is really more for "cabinet de travail".
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10 hrs
Sitting room


Explanation:
In other words, it was not a place where all members of the court etc. could go. It was private. Probably in one of the intimate rooms of the "apartements royaux". Private residential apartments within the palace. :)

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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11 hrs
"Private apartments"?


Explanation:
Thank you for choosing my explanation. I see that you intend to use "private apartments" as your translation. You may wish to have a look at the website below. "Cabinet interieur" sounds to me like it is only part of a private apartment. Best wishes.


    Reference: http://www.pariserve.tm.fr/globe/versailles/bureau.htm
Louise Atfield
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