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noyer bureau meuble bas

English translation: low-set walnut (offfice) table


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02:45 Mar 15, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / office furniture
French term or phrase: noyer bureau meuble bas
This is under the heading

'MOBILIER DE BUREAU'
shweta kheria
Local time: 17:00
English translation:low-set walnut (offfice) table
Explanation:
maybe ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-15 04:00:33 GMT)
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"office"
Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 08:30
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3low-set walnut (offfice) table
David Hollywood
4 +1low office cupboard walnut
Sheila Wilson


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
low-set walnut (offfice) table


Explanation:
maybe ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-15 04:00:33 GMT)
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"office"

David Hollywood
Local time: 08:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liliane Hatem
10 mins
agree  LaraBarnett
3 hrs
agree  silvester55: hey , on dirait que c'est ton jour ,
5 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
low office cupboard walnut


Explanation:
The walnut needs to go wherever you've been putting colours in the other descriptions. Here's a company that sells both:

http://www.twenga.fr/search.php?q=bureau&u=q&c=817
http://www.twenga.co.uk/search.php?q=low Office cupboard&u=q

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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-03-15 09:55:22 GMT)
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Meuble bas in a fitted kitchen refers to a base unit below the worktop. In an office situation, they are cupboards that come up to desk height. In English, we often refer to them simply as cupboards - the taller ones are tall cupboards!

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 12:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Petitavoine: I can't really imagine a lower table under "meuble bas", but it would be helpful to see a picture
2 hrs
  -> Thanks - did you check my refs? This is a cupboard rather than a table.
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Changes made by editors
Mar 15, 2011 - Changes made by writeaway:
Field (write-in)office desk => office furniture
Mar 15, 2011 - Changes made by writeaway:
FieldTech/Engineering => Other
Field (write-in)(none) => office desk
Mar 15, 2011 - Changes made by Travelin Ann:
Term askedNOYER BUREAU MEUBLE BAS => noyer bureau meuble bas


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