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Italian: Armadio cabina con ante a libro

English translation: walk-in closet with folding doors







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Italian term or phrase:Armadio cabina con ante a libro
English translation:walk-in closet with folding doors
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Furniture / Household Appliances / Storage cabinets
Italian term or phrase: Armadio cabina con ante a libro
Is it a closet or a cabinet, or is there a specific term? I guess that "bifold doors" could be an equivalent of "ante a libro"
undertow
Italy
Clarification request(s) and response
Russell Jones: 4:27pm Dec 4, 2006: Bear in mind that closet usually means toilet in UK English, though I understand it is a store cupboard in US. Could it be a "walk in wardrobe"?

walk-in closet with folding doors
Explanation:
Io direi così

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Walk-in closet: A closet large enough to walk inside to store clothes on two or three sides. They may have lighting, mirrors, and flooring distinct from adjacent rooms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closet
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Cecilia Di Vita
Italy
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2walk-in closet with folding doors
Cecilia Di Vita
3 +1folding doors closetsilvia b
2cabinet with folding doorsGAR


  

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cabinet with folding doors

Explanation:
cheers

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GAR
Italy
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folding doors closet

Explanation:
"armadio cabina" secondo me e' un walk in closet

ante a libro - folding doors (vedi anche http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1191155)

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Note added at 13 mins (2006-12-04 16:23:24 GMT)
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o meglio "closet with folding doors"

silvia b
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Cecilia Di Vita: do il mio agree per ricambiare
10 mins
  -> grazie, Cecilia ;) capita di proporre contemporaneamente le stesse soluzioni!
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
walk-in closet with folding doors

Explanation:
Io direi così

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-12-04 16:27:26 GMT)
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Walk-in closet: A closet large enough to walk inside to store clothes on two or three sides. They may have lighting, mirrors, and flooring distinct from adjacent rooms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closet

Cecilia Di Vita
Italy
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agree silvia b: non posso che essere d'accordo visto che e' quello che ho proposto anch'io (in maniera piu' disordinata)
1 min
  -> grazie silvia, non avevo visto la tua risposta

agree silviantonia
12 hrs
  -> grazie silvia
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