Chair

Spanish translation: sillón de dentista

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English term or phrase:Chair
Spanish translation:sillón de dentista
Entered by: L.G.F. (X)

16:53 Jul 13, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry
English term or phrase: Chair
Dear colleagues:

I am translating one website about dentistry and I have some problems with the translation of the word "chair" in the following context:
"constructed our surgeries, each with three chairs, we tried to do our best to make them confortable and make our patients feel like home"

My attemp: sillones dentales

Thank you!
L.G.F. (X)
sillón de dentista
Explanation:
Es la única expresión que me resulta familiar.
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José Mª SANZ (X)
Spain
Local time: 10:02
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1sillón de dentista
José Mª SANZ (X)
4sillón dental
Maria Cossani
3sillón odontológico
Marina Soldati


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
chair
sillón odontológico


Explanation:
Es lo que he encontrado, mira las imágenes del enlace.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=es&lr=lang_es&tbs=lr:lang_1e...

Marina Soldati
Argentina
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chair
sillón dental


Explanation:
I asked 2 dentists they agreed.
In google there are thouzands of pages and images when you write down this phrase

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-07-13 17:07:28 GMT)
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thousands!! (sorry!)

Maria Cossani
Argentina
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of: Spanish
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chair
sillón de dentista


Explanation:
Es la única expresión que me resulta familiar.

Example sentence(s):
  • ¿Quién inventó el sillón de dentista?

    Reference: http://www.google.es/search?hl=&q=%22sill%C3%B3n+de+dentista...
José Mª SANZ (X)
Spain
Local time: 10:02
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carl Bahnson
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much, Carl!
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