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Spanish: CAMA CANAPÉ

English translation: platform bed



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Spanish term or phrase:cama canapé
English translation:platform bed
Entered by:Susana Galilea
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Furniture / Household Appliances
Spanish term or phrase: CAMA CANAPÉ
CAMA QUE TIENE UNA BASE ( COMO SI FUERA UN CAJON RECTANGULAR Y SOBRE ELLA SE PONE EL COLCHON
H.Endres
Spain
platform bed
Explanation:
U.S. English

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see picture

http://www.eco-furniture.com/docs/bedroom_orn_platformbed.sh...

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platform bed

NOUN: A bed consisting of a mattress on a solid platform raised off the floor by legs or framing, with the floor space beneath the platform used for living space or storage.


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Susana Galilea
United States
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4platform bed
Susana Galilea
5couch, sofaSery
5sleeping set/matress and box springRantes
4sofa bedDavid Brown


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
CAMA CANAPÉ platform bed

Explanation:
U.S. English

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Note added at 14 mins (2004-03-29 18:05:32 GMT)
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see picture

http://www.eco-furniture.com/docs/bedroom_orn_platformbed.sh...

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Note added at 16 mins (2004-03-29 18:06:57 GMT)
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platform bed

NOUN: A bed consisting of a mattress on a solid platform raised off the floor by legs or framing, with the floor space beneath the platform used for living space or storage.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.


Susana Galilea
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree xxxx-Translator
6 mins

agree Pia Pavese
7 mins

agree mbc
11 mins

agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz: yes
1 hr
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sofa bed

Explanation:
canape is a sofa or couch

David Brown
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
CAMA CANAPÉ couch, sofa

Explanation:
Según Simon & Schuster y el siguiente glosario

canapé: 1. couch, sofa

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Saludos, Sery



Sery
Panama
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sleeping set/matress and box spring

Explanation:
Son las camas en la que los colchones no se ponen sobre un elasico de madera.
En castellano usualmente se las llama colchon y sommier.

Rantes
Canada
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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