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Spanish: burra

English translation: (portable) clothes rack







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Spanish term or phrase:burra
English translation:(portable) clothes rack
Entered by:Anna Moorby DipTrans
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6:21pm Nov 16, 2006Login or register (free) for more options.
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Furniture / Household Appliances / merchandising, displays, shops
Spanish term or phrase: burra
I've got a floor plan of how to set up a shop for Xmas, with the various displays, racks, tables, mannequins etc. And there are a couple of boxes that are labelled "burra pequeña", "burra mediana" "burra expositora"

can anyone tell me what this is please?!?
xx
Anna Moorby DipTrans
Spain
Clarification request(s) and response
xxxmuitoprazer: 6:31pm Nov 16, 2006: here it refers to display stands and centrepieces small,medium and exhibition size.It is also a female donkey and a scottish isle.!
Ana Brassara: 6:33pm Nov 16, 2006: Could it be "barras"?
neilmac: 11:39pm Nov 16, 2006: Note to muitoprazer: The Scottish isle is actually called Barra

(portable) clothes rack
Explanation:
(You might want to reclassify the question as "retail" instead of "furniture"...)

Looks like a clothes rack, according to these refs:

Perchero o ***burra*** representante... (photo included)
http://canaltextil.solostocks.com/lotes/comprar/percheros_re...

Por el momento, cuenta con una máquina de coser, plancha de vapor, remalladora, maniquí, ***una burra (perchero movible)***... «un par de manos y muchas ganas de trabajar», afirma.
http://www.abc.es/20061031/prensa-cordoba-cordoba/maquina-co...
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Cindy Chadd
Spain
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks everyone
xx
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(portable) clothes rack

Explanation:
(You might want to reclassify the question as "retail" instead of "furniture"...)

Looks like a clothes rack, according to these refs:

Perchero o ***burra*** representante... (photo included)
http://canaltextil.solostocks.com/lotes/comprar/percheros_re...

Por el momento, cuenta con una máquina de coser, plancha de vapor, remalladora, maniquí, ***una burra (perchero movible)***... «un par de manos y muchas ganas de trabajar», afirma.
http://www.abc.es/20061031/prensa-cordoba-cordoba/maquina-co...

Cindy Chadd
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks everyone
xx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree neilmac: Tip top :-)
4 hrs
  -> thanks, neilmac :-)

agree Miguel Fuentes: Looks like she's got it
8 hrs
  -> thanks, Mike

agree claudia estanislau
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agree Ginnett Zabala
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