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*tell-me-about-your-mother style chaise lounge*

Spanish translation: el sillón típico de consulta "cuénteme todo sobre su madre"/"vamos a hablar de Edipo".

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English term or phrase:*tell-me-about-your-mother style chaise lounge*
Spanish translation:el sillón típico de consulta "cuénteme todo sobre su madre"/"vamos a hablar de Edipo".
Entered by: M. Isabel Ledesma

19:18 May 8, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / Furniture
English term or phrase: *tell-me-about-your-mother style chaise lounge*
Visit any home improvement or garden center and you’ll find an assortment of lounge chairs ranging from the pool-side variety with two wheels at the back for easy manoeuvrability to the functional two-piece Adirondack-style lounge chair and the formal tell-me-about-your-mother style chaise lounge.
Malu M. Suarez
Argentina
Local time: 18:15
el sillón típico de consulta "cuénteme todo sobre su madre"/"vamos a hablar de Edipo".
Explanation:
Me parece que se debe mantener el matiz coloquial, irónico del original.

Suerte!

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Note added at 6 horas (2007-05-09 02:16:51 GMT)
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Creo que cambiaría sillón por diván, como acertadamente propusiera CariDeg.
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M. Isabel Ledesma
Argentina
Local time: 18:15
Grading comment
María he optado por tu opción que me parece super original...gracias a todos!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4el sillón típico de consulta "cuénteme todo sobre su madre"/"vamos a hablar de Edipo".
M. Isabel Ledesma
4 +1Reclinable tipo consulta sicoanalática
George Rabel
5sofá/sillón típico de consultorios para psicoanálisis
Gabriela Rodriguez
3 +2sillon estilo divan
Cari Degiusti


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Reclinable tipo consulta sicoanalática


Explanation:
O algo así, pero de eso se trata

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-05-08 19:27:50 GMT)
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O sea, se refiere a uno de esos reclinables grandes que se ven en las películas, donde en paciente se pone cómodo y le habla al doctor. En español no tenemos ese artificio de las palabras instantáneas armadas con varias.

George Rabel
Local time: 17:15
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Esther Hermida
15 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sofá/sillón típico de consultorios para psicoanálisis


Explanation:
otra opción...
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Gabriela Rodriguez
Argentina
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sillon estilo divan


Explanation:
una posibilidad


Cari Degiusti
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marianela Melleda: me gusta, pero le añadiría al final "...de psicoanalista" ¡Ah y los acentos de sillón y diván
33 mins
  -> si, tienes razon con lo de "de psicoanalista"... En cuanto a los acentos, ¡¡¡se me han desaparecido!!!!, no es un olvido.
agree  Fernanda Díaz
3 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
el sillón típico de consulta "cuénteme todo sobre su madre"/"vamos a hablar de Edipo".


Explanation:
Me parece que se debe mantener el matiz coloquial, irónico del original.

Suerte!

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Note added at 6 horas (2007-05-09 02:16:51 GMT)
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Creo que cambiaría sillón por diván, como acertadamente propusiera CariDeg.

M. Isabel Ledesma
Argentina
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
María he optado por tu opción que me parece super original...gracias a todos!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gándara
3 mins
  -> Muchas gracias desde el fin del mundo
agree  Patricia Baldwin
11 mins
  -> Australes gracias, Patricia.
agree  Heidi C: ¡me encanta tu propuesta!
1 hr
  -> Agradezco "la buena onda", Heidi.
agree  Annissa 7ar
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Annissa.
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