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German: (Bett)umbau

English translation: (bed) surround



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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:(Bett)umbau
English translation:(bed) surround
Entered by:Christine Lam
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German term or phrase: (Bett)umbau
still working on the furniture catalog. I am assuming this is a Bettumbau, but not really sure. Any ideas?

Umbau rechts oder links preisgleich!|Bitte angeben!
Christine Lam
Canada
Clarification request(s) and response
Nicole Schnell: 8:49pm Jan 10, 2007: Hi Christine, does this "Bettumbau" look like this? (shelves around the bed)? http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:CsD8IYFYX6kJ:www.dominor...
Christine Lam: 8:56pm Jan 10, 2007: Hi Andrew and Nicole, happy new year!
Nicole, in my imagination it does, but unfortunately, I do not have any pictures for this project.

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Umbau rechts oder links preisgleich!|Bitte angeben!
Opens up left or right (same price). Please state preference.

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Note added at 39 mins (2007-01-10 17:51:57 GMT)
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You have presumably considered options with 'convertible' and 'conversion'...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-01-11 00:33:50 GMT)
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If the pictures in the web ref supplied by NS apply, an appropriate term could be 'bed surround'.
http://www.thecomfortshop.com.au/beds_bases_mattresses.html
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Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
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Summary of answers provided
4Design/Option
Max Masutin
3 +1Opens up...
Andrew Swift
3add-on fixture(s)
Chetan Sampat
3bordering
Johannes Gleim


  

Answers

5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bordering

Explanation:
"Umbau" findet bei LEO kein geeignetes Equivalent. Nur Umbau im Sinne von conversion/reconstruction.

Als Alternative habe ich mir Umrahmung einfallen lassen. Aber auch da finde ich nur framing.

Einrahmung führt zu bordering.
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...

Johannes Gleim
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Umbau Opens up...

Explanation:
Umbau rechts oder links preisgleich!|Bitte angeben!
Opens up left or right (same price). Please state preference.

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Note added at 39 mins (2007-01-10 17:51:57 GMT)
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You have presumably considered options with 'convertible' and 'conversion'...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-01-11 00:33:50 GMT)
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If the pictures in the web ref supplied by NS apply, an appropriate term could be 'bed surround'.
http://www.thecomfortshop.com.au/beds_bases_mattresses.html

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 82
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thank you all for your contributions!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Nicole Schnell: "Surround" would cover it IMO, both, storage room for bedding during daytime and/or (book) shelves//Thanks for providing the proper term :-)
7 hrs
  -> Thanks for the web ref with images.
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Design/Option

Explanation:
right or left-side. Same price. I still think it's the obvious Conversion of their standard item, otherwise there would be details

Max Masutin
Ukraine
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Umbau add-on fixture(s)

Explanation:
A suggestion based on the weblink to the pictures provided by Nicole Schnell

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Note added at 15 hrs (2007-01-11 08:25:16 GMT)
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On second thoughts: bed accessories

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Note added at 15 hrs (2007-01-11 08:42:41 GMT)
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Or even: bedside accessories

Chetan Sampat
India
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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