sheeres

Swedish translation: nätgardiner

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English term or phrase:sheeres
Swedish translation:nätgardiner
Entered by: Britt-Marie Seex

01:32 Jul 20, 2012
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / Hotel
English term or phrase: sheeres
It reminded me of my parents bedroom, e.g., pulled back, heavy drapes with sheeres, dark wood furniture,large headboard, an older style tv, and even a brass and glass table with fake flowers.
tunga gardiner med sheeres.....
aventura22
Sweden
Local time: 07:03
nätgardiner
Explanation:
Som sagts, det ska säkert stavas sheers- nätgardiner används, nästan som standard, i engelska hus mellan de reguljära gardinerna och fönstret. De är alltid fördragna för att hindra insyn. Men mitt svar beror lite på var detta etablisemang finns.
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Britt-Marie Seex
Kenya
Local time: 09:03
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3flor
Petter Björck
3nätgardiner
Britt-Marie Seex


  

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flor


Explanation:

Först tror jag det bör stavas/också kan stavas "sheer|-s". Och då kommer jag till:

"gardiner med flor (gardinflor/florgardiner)"

SAOL: "flor ... tunt, genomskinligt tyg m.m."

Norstedts professionella engelsk-svenska ger bl.a. följande för "sheer": "mycket tunn, [nästan] genomskinlig, skir" och Random House Webster's American Dictionary skriver: "sheer ... 1. transparent and thin"

Se också: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sheer


Example sentence(s):
  • "Bilden med rosa blommor i fönstret, gardinflor, röda småländska hus med vita knutar ..." (Webbref. 1)
  • "Tunna äckliga florgardiner som alla ser ut som om ..." (Webbref. 2)

    Reference: http://bikerfilosofen.blogspot.fi/2012/06/midsommar-ljus-och...
    Reference: http://www.byggahus.se/forum/stenhus/26393-tyska-stenhus.htm...
Petter Björck
Finland
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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nätgardiner


Explanation:
Som sagts, det ska säkert stavas sheers- nätgardiner används, nästan som standard, i engelska hus mellan de reguljära gardinerna och fönstret. De är alltid fördragna för att hindra insyn. Men mitt svar beror lite på var detta etablisemang finns.

Britt-Marie Seex
Kenya
Local time: 09:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 43
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