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armoire colonne

English translation: built-in recess

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French term or phrase:armoire colonne
English translation:built-in recess
Entered by: daniel gwire

23:16 Feb 4, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
French term or phrase: armoire colonne
for a text about components for a building. the heading reads: 'cuisine equipee' and below 'armoire colonne comprenant le frigo integre total 160 L ... le four encastrable blanc 300BL, porte en partie superieure et porte frigo'.
daniel gwire
Ghana
Local time: 17:39
built-in recess
Explanation:
I am pretty sure....
Selected response from:

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Grading comment
again more elegant!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3full-height unit
Bourth (X)
4built-in recess
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4tower unit
Tony M


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
built-in recess


Explanation:
I am pretty sure....

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
again more elegant!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
18 mins
disagree  Tony M: not the appropriate technical term in the context given
1643 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
full-height unit


Explanation:
The kitchen units include a full-height unit (i.e. with no division between floor units with worktop/sink, etc. and wall units) into which are fitted the fridge and the oven. Strange combination if arranged vertically, but it looks as if the fridge and oven may be at the bottom, with ordinary cupboard doors above (the fridge also being faced with a normal door panel).

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Note added at 2004-02-05 01:06:40 (GMT)
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<<KITCHEN: 15\'3 x 12\'0 well appointed with a range of units in medium oak with contrasting contoured worktops. Units include:
Two single wall cabinets, cooker hood over four ring corner gas hob with drawers beneath. Display cabinet, further double cupboard and single cabinet. ****Full-height unit containing \'fridge/freezer, similar unit with inbuilt oven and grill - storage above and beneath****. Continuous work-tops with five undercupboards, built-in Zanussi dishwasher, inset one-and-a-half-bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer pillar taps and a double glazed window over. Further work-top with three under cupboards. Laminated oak floor, ceiling spots, tiled splash backs, moulded skirtings and architraves. TV and power points. Cooker panel.
[http://www.richardstubbs.co.uk/sale/sale14.htm]


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Note added at 2004-02-05 10:19:01 (GMT) Post-grading
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Again, elegance is not a factor in building specifications. Were you translating advertising material for the product - particularly material aimed at end-buyers, not building professionals - elegance might come into it. Analyze the French: it\'s telegraphic.

Bourth (X)
Local time: 19:39
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 539
Grading comment
i take your point but the other answer was more elegant!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RHELLER
1 hr
agree  roneill
4 hrs
agree  Tony M: Yes, I just fitted one!
7 hrs
  -> Winter or summer home? (got the Grind, thanx)
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Comment: i take your point but the other answer was more elegant!

1643 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tower unit


Explanation:
Although it doesn't sound very 'formal', this is the term very often employed by the manufacturers of fitted kitchens.

Tony M
France
Local time: 19:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 143
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