Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

clothes hanging on a line

Romanian translation:

rufe întinse pe frânghie

Added to glossary by proteus
Aug 8, 2006 10:34
17 yrs ago
English term

clothes hanging on a line

English to Romanian Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters narrative description in a novel
context:

"In the back, a door opened onto a garret, where I found clothes* hanging on a line."

*in the sense of laundry
I'm wondering if "rufe" would work, whether it includes other things besides linens and underclothing...

the story takes place in Romania, early 1900s

Vă mulţumesc!
Proposed translations (Romanian)
5 +3 rufe puse pe frânghie (la uscat)
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Non-PRO (1): Elena Iercoşan

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Proposed translations

+3
14 mins
Selected

rufe puse pe frânghie (la uscat)

.. sau "întinse" ...

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Note added at 35 mins (2006-08-08 11:09:54 GMT)
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http://www.evenimentul.ro/articol/doua-pustoaice-au-furat.ht...
http://www.corpse.org/issue_4/secret_agents/avadani.htm
Sorry for the rush! A long holiday is required.
Peer comment(s):

agree Elena Iercoşan
1 hr
Mulţumesc, Elena!
agree Cristina Popescu (X)
1 hr
Mulţumesc, Cristina!
agree Bogdan Burghelea
9 hrs
Multumesc, Bogdan!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Mulţumesc foarte mult Mihaela! :)"
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