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Spanish term or phrase:	alta tapicería
English translation:	high quality upholstery
Entered by:	Horticulturist

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9:42pm Dec 13, 2007

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Spanish term or phrase: alta tapicería

This client also waxes lyrical with "(alta) ebanisteria". So I ask: what's the difference (if any) between this and just plain old common or garden "tapiceria"?
"Inspirada en las formas de la naturaleza esta colección aúna la técnica de la *alta* ebanistería y sus estructuras al mismo tiempo delicadas y solidas con las formas finales que otorgan la *alta* tapicería."

neilmac

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Questions: 650 (8 open)
Answers: 1634

Spain

high quality upholstery

Explanation:
Alta = "top of the list"

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-12-13 21:52:55 GMT)
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Searching on the net it seems "Fine upholstery" is more USA and "High quality upholstery" more UK, so your choice :-)

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Note added at 15 mins (2007-12-13 21:57:14 GMT)
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Yes, you said it, "top of the range". I was thinking of Frank Sinatra's "My way", that's why "top of the list, king of the hip, a number one"... ;-D

Selected response from:

Horticulturist
Spain

Note from asker to answerer

All the answers are good and I'm now using all of them in turn, so my fellow horticulturalist gets the kudoz purely on favoritism! Thanks to everyone for the help :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +4

fine upholstery

Fabio Descalzi

4 +2

fine upholstery/tapestry

Edward Tully

5 +1

high quality upholstery

Horticulturist

3 +1

designer upholstery

Patricia Rosas

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

fine upholstery/tapestry

Explanation:
just about the quality I guess...

Edward Tully
Spain
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

fine upholstery

Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upholstery

Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

high quality upholstery

Explanation:
Alta = "top of the list"

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-12-13 21:52:55 GMT)
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Searching on the net it seems "Fine upholstery" is more USA and "High quality upholstery" more UK, so your choice :-)

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Note added at 15 mins (2007-12-13 21:57:14 GMT)
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Yes, you said it, "top of the range". I was thinking of Frank Sinatra's "My way", that's why "top of the list, king of the hip, a number one"... ;-D

Reference: http://www.design-conscious.co.uk/authors/author-7802-1.stm

Horticulturist
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

All the answers are good and I'm now using all of them in turn, so my fellow horticulturalist gets the kudoz purely on favoritism! Thanks to everyone for the help :-)

Notes to answerer

Asker: hmm... maybe also "top (of the) range..." good stuff, keep em coming ;)

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

designer upholstery

Explanation:
I read it as "haute" (as in haute couture: the art of creating high fashions for women). Today, "designer" seems to be the term of choice for this so I think it's an option.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-14 00:07:06 GMT)
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You mean "haute couture" and not upholstery, Mac? Now, out here in cow country, we ain't able to say it either, and we wouldn't recognize it if you was wearing it! Upholstery's a nother matter: sounds like holster, where us folks keeps our guns...

Patricia Rosas
United States
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: You are totally right, but since I'm from Glasgow we can't pronounce it ;)

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Spanish: alta tapicería

English translation: high quality upholstery