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Italian: barre portasalviette

English translation: towel bars



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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Italian term or phrase:barre portasalviette
English translation:towel bars
Entered by:Federica Masante
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Marketing - Furniture / Household Appliances
Italian term or phrase: barre portasalviette
is tissue holders ok?

Elementi “risolvi-spazio”: cassetti interni nelle basi portalavabo, ripiani che sfruttano tutto lo spazio a disposizione, specchiere “contenitore” e maxi pensili con barre portasalviette.
Federica Masante
Italy
towel bar
Explanation:
I doubt it means tissues and probably refers to guest towels.
The site listed below has a photograph.
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cbolton
Italy
Note from asker to answerer
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2towel bar
cbolton
4 +2towel rackxxxCMJ_Trans
4batten towelDomenico
3tissue-dispenserforli


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
towel bar

Explanation:
I doubt it means tissues and probably refers to guest towels.
The site listed below has a photograph.


    Reference: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/601-0589517-8661722?asi...
cbolton
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Andreina Baiano: completely agree; salviette is referred to smaller towels (guest)
10 mins
agree GAR
2 hrs
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
towel rack

Explanation:
is the term I know

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Note added at 2004-03-31 14:33:43 (GMT)
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or even \"rail\"

xxxCMJ_Trans
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Jennifer Baker: towel rack
31 mins
agree Angela Arnone: rail
2 days18 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
batten towel

Explanation:
Il Ceramic Tile Dictionary traduce barre con "batten"
comuque si potrebbe tradurre anche con "dispenser" se l'oggetto è simile ad un distributore.
Ciao Ciao

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Note added at 4 hrs 50 mins (2004-03-31 18:52:19 GMT)
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scusatemi ma ho invertito i termini è
TOWEL BATTEN

Domenico
Estonia
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tissue-dispenser

Explanation:
these are often built into bathroom furniture to create space and also to allow discreet access to pipework and cisterns etc.See picture on link.Incidentally, I have also seen them called "bath-robe holders".


    Reference: http://www.dolcebonbon.it/itstories/story$num=19&sec=3&data=...
    Reference: http://www.ricamiepizzi.com/texr/html/tabella_acquista.asp?p...
forli
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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