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rinvigorire il letto

English translation: plump up the mattress


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Italian term or phrase:rinvigorire il letto
English translation:plump up the mattress
Entered by: Ernestine Shargool
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16:49 Feb 26, 2011
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Furniture / Household Appliances / bedding
Italian term or phrase: rinvigorire il letto
hundreds of yeas ago, peasant mattresses were often filled with corn leaves and, since the leaves were crushed during the night, .... "era necessario rinvigorire il letto e quindi, da apposite asole nel matterasso, si sollevavano le foglie schiacciate..."
ulvaferry
Local time: 12:05
plump up the mattress
Explanation:
I had a feather mattress and feather eiderdown you used to have to plump up the mattress then when you jumped in the middle it sort of folded ...
www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/forum/archive/index.php/t-23923.h...

Cotton does tend to clump, so these futons need to be rotated at least once a month. Setting the mattress in the sun at least once a year also helps the cotton fibers "plump up."
Read more: Futon Mattress Types | eHow.co.uk http://www.ehow.co.uk/list_6546260_futon-mattress-types.html...

Turn your mattress over twice a month for the first six months, and once a month every month thereafter. This will help to equalize wear and plump up the fillings.
http://www.vokinsathome.co.uk/care/beds-bedroom-furniture-ca...
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Ernestine Shargool
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:05
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5to hand-tease and level out the mattresspotra
3 +3plump up the mattress
Ernestine Shargool
4revive the bed/mattress (or rejuvenate)
LaraBarnett
4to freshen up the bed
Oliver Lawrence
3restore the bed
Sara Maghini


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to freshen up the bed


Explanation:
I'd say. HTH :).

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 12:05
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
restore the bed


Explanation:
(its original shape and texture).

Sara Maghini
Italy
Local time: 12:05
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to hand-tease and level out the mattress


Explanation:
or
to fluff up (the wool) and level out the mattress

This was usually performed by a 'materassaia', a mattress craftmaster.

www.woodstockorganicmattress.com/...mattresses/1915Collecti...

potra
United States
Local time: 06:05
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  darwilliam
8 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  dasein_wm: I like fluff up and level out. I remember watching my wife do this with some old wool-filled pillows once and she used the verb 'cardare' to describe the action (but I don't think that's appropriate here). Fluff up for sure.
21 mins
  -> Thanks, I was not sure if 'fluff up' would be appropriate for corn leaves.
agree  manducci: fluff up and smooth out
2 hrs
agree  Beatriz Candil Garcia
15 hrs
agree  Helen Pringle: I like this one
21 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
plump up the mattress


Explanation:
I had a feather mattress and feather eiderdown you used to have to plump up the mattress then when you jumped in the middle it sort of folded ...
www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/forum/archive/index.php/t-23923.h...

Cotton does tend to clump, so these futons need to be rotated at least once a month. Setting the mattress in the sun at least once a year also helps the cotton fibers "plump up."
Read more: Futon Mattress Types | eHow.co.uk http://www.ehow.co.uk/list_6546260_futon-mattress-types.html...

Turn your mattress over twice a month for the first six months, and once a month every month thereafter. This will help to equalize wear and plump up the fillings.
http://www.vokinsathome.co.uk/care/beds-bedroom-furniture-ca...

Ernestine Shargool
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxR.C.
3 hrs
  -> Grazie Raffaela, :-)
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Shera Lyn :-)
agree  JoannaM
1 day3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Joanna :-)
neutral  Helen Pringle: The matress in question was not made of feathers or cotton, but corn leaf, so teasing was necessary - IMHO
6 days
  -> Hmm: Definition of 'to tease' (Chambers online): 5 to comb (wool, flax or hair, etc) to remove tangles and open out the fibres. As someone commented in potra's answer: 'cardare' (to tease) is NOT appropriate in this case: you don't 'comb' leaves.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
revive the bed/mattress (or rejuvenate)


Explanation:
This is one way of sticking as close as possible to the actual verb, "rinvigorire". I think this is a suitable verb as it does not add or take away any meanings or associations other than "rinvigorire".

I found several examples of this on websites for soft furnishings or mattresses:

"How To REVIVE An Old Mattress
Not everyone wants to buy a new mattress - so how do you rejuvenate an old mattress and give it life again? Take an older piece of bedding and simply drape..."
http://www.ehow.com/how_2253674_revive-old-mattress.html

"A good plump up in the covering fabric will REVIVE the cushions back to their original look and feel."
http://www.feather-fibre-foam-cushions.co.uk/feather_care.ht...




LaraBarnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Mar 3, 2011 - Changes made by Ernestine Shargool:
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