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English translation: table linens

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Spanish term or phrase:	lenceria
English translation:	table linens
Entered by:	virginia fusco

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17:53 Apr 13, 2007

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Tourism & Travel / Laundry service

Spanish term or phrase: lenceria

Servicios integrados de lenceria. En el contexto de una empresa que proporciona servicios de lavandería a hoteles y restaurantes.
Lo he traducido como 'table clothing'...
teneís una idea mejor?

virginia fusco KudoZ activity Questions: 7 (none open) Answers: 0
Local time: 08:59

table linens

Explanation:
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,230,000 for "table linens".

Aunque "mantel" es "table cloth", jamás se dice "table clothing"; jamás de los jamases...

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Note added at 23 minutos (2007-04-13 18:17:04 GMT)
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Sí se puede decir "bed clothes", pero es más elegante decir "bed linen(s)".

Selected response from:

Henry Hinds
Local time: 01:59

Grading comment

Thanks. Sounds good, even if you were a bit harsh... don't you think?
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +6

table linens

Henry Hinds

table linen and serviettes

David Brown

Loundry service

Claudia Robles

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 mins confidence:

Loundry service

Explanation:
Me parece que loundry suena bien, tal vez si especificas un poco al traducir.

Claudia Robles
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

Notes to answerer

Asker: Laundry service es muy general. El documento está dividido en varias partes y en cada parrafo se habla de un servicio especifico...

4 mins confidence:

table linen and serviettes

Explanation:
i think unless they have a personal service

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-04-13 17:58:53 GMT)
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and,of course, bed linen

David Brown
Local time: 09:59
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 28

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

table linens

Henry Hinds
Local time: 01:59
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 173

Grading comment

Thanks. Sounds good, even if you were a bit harsh... don't you think?

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks...that was a suggestion from another native...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Cesar Serrano: In some latin american countries (i.e. Ecuador) "lenceria" means lingerie

4 mins

-> Gracias, César, en efecto, menos mal que existe CONTEXTO...

agree

Edward Tully: "jamás de los jamases", love it!

5 mins

-> Gracias, Ed, no más para recalcar.

agree

Marsha Way: Yep, this is it. (Although my first thought was lingerie, he, he where is MY mind?!)

11 mins

-> Gracias, Marsha, mind's in the right spot, I'm glad we do have context.

agree

teju: La RAE dice "distintos géneros", considerando que es un servicio para hoteles y restaurantes, puede incluir sábanas y mantas también, ¿no?

12 mins

-> Gracias, Teju, la realidad es que el término en sí es muy genérico, por lo que el CONTEXTO (que no falta) es la clave.

agree

SONIA VIEIRA: sonia vieira

18 mins

-> Gracias, Sonia.

agree

neilmac: Lingerie in Spain (Europe) too :)

7 hrs

-> Gracias, Neil.

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