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English translation: pommier daybed


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French term or phrase:pommier
English translation:pommier daybed
Entered by: Gilla Evans
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15:03 Jan 8, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances
French term or phrase: pommier
In a description of the furniture inside the Château de Versailles at Napoleon's time. Any idea of English equivalent?

Un *pommier*, c’est tout simplement une petite chauffeuse, un petit canapé à dossier dissymétrique comme vous pouvez le voir, on place le *pommier* de cette façon devant la cheminée, on pose son dos sur le grand côté en passant ses jambes par-dessus le petit côté, de façon à pouvoir se chauffer les pieds devant la cheminée.
Lorna Coing
France
Local time: 13:30
pommier daybed
Explanation:
This is what this piece of furniture is called in furniture catalogues. The French name is needed because it is a very specific item.

See:

http://www.kohlerinteriors.com/baker/1_1_5_0_coll_prod.jsp?b...

http://www.archiexpo.com/prod/interna-collection/traditional...
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Gilla Evans
Local time: 12:30
Grading comment
This is exactly the term I needed - merci beaucoup!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5pommier daybed
Gilla Evans
3daybed
Lisa Miles
3 -1Personal sofa
mohanv


  

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Personal sofa


Explanation:
http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/kikaku/page/2006/0408/napo...

Exhibition Napoleon and Versailles List of Exhibits Edo-Tokyo Museum
sl no 115

mohanv
India
Local time: 17:00
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Rosa Paredes: Too general, that could be any type of sofa ...
3 hrs
  -> Thanks for your comment. In the above reference (in sl no 115), it is given as < Personal sofa "pommier">; probably I should have added "pommier" to the answer.
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
pommier daybed


Explanation:
This is what this piece of furniture is called in furniture catalogues. The French name is needed because it is a very specific item.

See:

http://www.kohlerinteriors.com/baker/1_1_5_0_coll_prod.jsp?b...

http://www.archiexpo.com/prod/interna-collection/traditional...


Gilla Evans
Local time: 12:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
This is exactly the term I needed - merci beaucoup!!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Gilla; your precision and the links you sent are much appreciated!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kashew
29 mins
  -> thanks, John

agree  Rosa Paredes
3 hrs
  -> thanks, Rosa

agree  Rachel Fell: http://www.designerpages.com/search/products/t/daybeds
3 hrs
  -> thanks, Rachel, another useful ref.

agree  Verginia Ophof
3 hrs
  -> thanks, Verginia

agree  cc in nyc: http://search.bakerfurniture.com/?q=pommier&x=12&y=14&sp_a=s...
5 hrs
  -> thanks cc
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
daybed


Explanation:
Sounds like this is what it could be, and the picture below looks like something you could cozy up to infront of a fire

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Note added at 8 hrs (2011-01-08 23:42:20 GMT)
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oh.........oops..........yes when you check the reference, it refers to Pommier day bed, silly ol me


    Reference: http://eng.6a3a.ru/cat/item/41634/
Lisa Miles
Local time: 06:30
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Lisa, you and Gilla both got me on the right track!

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Jan 10, 2011 - Changes made by Gilla Evans:
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