Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
muebles rectos
English translation:
cabinets
Added to glossary by
Lydianette Soza
Nov 30, 2016 22:44
7 yrs ago
Spanish term
Belize
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
muebles rectos
Spanish to English
Other
Engineering (general)
Carpentry
Link to the source text:
http://www.mific.gob.ni/Portals/0/Documentos Industria/Manua...
Construcción de muebles rectos (escritorios y libreros en madera, mesas de noche en material prefabricado)
http://www.mific.gob.ni/Portals/0/Documentos Industria/Manua...
Construcción de muebles rectos (escritorios y libreros en madera, mesas de noche en material prefabricado)
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
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Chile
Human-scale Globalization
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cabinets
The question has been posted under the heading "Carpentry", but strictly speaking, a carpenter does not make furniture (he makes houses and other things using 'raw' timber).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinetry
A cabinet is a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors or drawers for storing miscellaneous ... piece of furniture. In the last half of the 18th century, cabinet makers, such as Thomas Sheraton, Thomas Chippendale, Shaver and Wormley Bros.
By extension (based on the quality of construction), furniture like desks, book-cases etc. also counts as 'cabinets'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinetry
A cabinet is a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors or drawers for storing miscellaneous ... piece of furniture. In the last half of the 18th century, cabinet makers, such as Thomas Sheraton, Thomas Chippendale, Shaver and Wormley Bros.
By extension (based on the quality of construction), furniture like desks, book-cases etc. also counts as 'cabinets'.
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Julio Bereciartu
Venezuela
Venezuela
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Venezuela
extracting the real meaning
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David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
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uprights/upright constructions/structures
I would suggest
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upright furniture
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upright furniture
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https://www.facebook.com/FocalUprightFurniture/
Focal Upright Furniture. 4227 likes · 22 talking about this. Welcome to the next generation of ergonomic design. #UprightRevolution.
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Christian [email protected]
United States
United States
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United States
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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casework
Term commonly used by architects in the US (I am one)
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