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Cortinero de escayola

English translation: plaster pelmet

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Spanish term or phrase:Cortinero de escayola
English translation:plaster pelmet
Entered by: Monkey2

10:06 Nov 18, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering / Renovations and extensions to a villa
Spanish term or phrase: Cortinero de escayola
Can anyone help with this? All I have managed to find out is from a forum where it appears that some people are wanting to know how using this compares to normal curtains, but I cannot get a proper English equivalent for it.
Melanie Dvorak
Local time: 06:44
plaster pelmet
Explanation:
Having sash windows to front and large window to the side with built in ornate plaster pelmets.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-2966135.rsp?tr_t=buy&...

http://www.textilefurnishings.com/pelmet.html
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Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 07:44
Grading comment
Perfect, thanks very much. THe pictures were very helpful too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2plaster pelmet
Maria Luisa Duarte
5plaster valance
bigedsenior
3plaster made curtain (rod) hanger
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
plaster made curtain (rod) hanger


Explanation:
No estoy muy segura

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 07:44
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 715
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
plaster pelmet


Explanation:
Having sash windows to front and large window to the side with built in ornate plaster pelmets.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-2966135.rsp?tr_t=buy&...

http://www.textilefurnishings.com/pelmet.html


    Reference: http://www.guixosdelta.com/interiores.html
    Reference: http://www.textilefurnishings.com/pelmet.html
Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 07:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 109
Grading comment
Perfect, thanks very much. THe pictures were very helpful too.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carlos Segura
1 hr
  -> Thanks!MLD
agree  bigedsenior: OK for UK, but it is valance in the USA.
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Ivana! We Know!MLD
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
plaster valance


Explanation:
Valance, aka as valence, covers the top part of the window curtains hiding the rods. Usually of cloth or wood (cornise), european designs are of sculpted or molded plaster, decoratively painted, over a base material.

Good photo here:
Plaster Valance with French Reliefs. Go to Furniture & Accessories page 2. French Screen. French Door Panels Plastered in Relief ...
www.jdalestudio.com/Furnitureandaccess.html - 10k - Cached - Similar pages


The Theatres Trust - protecting our Theatres and making them betterThe proscenium has a rectangular moulded frame which encloses a riotous Rococo openwork plaster valance along The top, in The corners and spreading halfway ...
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/curtains_detail.asp?theatreName=& town=&originalDateFrom=&originalDat...




bigedsenior
Local time: 22:44
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