Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
divano
English translation:
bed, couch (rolling stock)
Added to glossary by
Colin Ryan (X)
Oct 31, 2005 08:46
18 yrs ago
Italian term
Colin Ryan (X)
divano
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Ferrovia, rotabile
This one has me flummoxed.
In a railway carriage, what would a "divano" be? From context, I know it's not a seat (or even a double seat). I am pretty sure the trains in Italy don't have sofas. Not even in first class.
Only context is "fissaggi per divani, ecc." (referring to screws and so on).
In a railway carriage, what would a "divano" be? From context, I know it's not a seat (or even a double seat). I am pretty sure the trains in Italy don't have sofas. Not even in first class.
Only context is "fissaggi per divani, ecc." (referring to screws and so on).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | bed |
transparx
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| 4 | couchette |
Joanne Nebbia
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Proposed translations
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bed
In this link they use "divani." The idea seems to be that these "divani" are turned into beds in the evening.
You can easily find other such refs.
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-31 08:54:16 GMT)
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sorry, i forgot to insert the link:
http://www.tecnologos.it/Articoli/articoli/numero_013/08oren...
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-10-31 08:57:48 GMT)
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but you can use "couch" or "sofa", too, apparently...
http://www.irtsociety.com/aoenwrockies2006.html
You can easily find other such refs.
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-31 08:54:16 GMT)
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sorry, i forgot to insert the link:
http://www.tecnologos.it/Articoli/articoli/numero_013/08oren...
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-10-31 08:57:48 GMT)
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but you can use "couch" or "sofa", too, apparently...
http://www.irtsociety.com/aoenwrockies2006.html
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5 hrs
couchette
This is the standard term for a railway berth in english and refers to a convertible bench seat.
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