Jan 19, 2001 03:42
23 yrs ago
English term
marble-topped Victorian washstand
English to Russian
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
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Done? So according to Apresyan's Dictionary 'washstand' is 'umyval'nik'. But I have a suspicion that it is not exactly what he says. I am open to your versions what it's called. Good luck!
Done? So according to Apresyan's Dictionary 'washstand' is 'umyval'nik'. But I have a suspicion that it is not exactly what he says. I am open to your versions what it's called. Good luck!
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May 6, 2005 20:08: Natalie changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Poetry & Literature"
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мраморный умывальный столик в викторианском стиле
В добрые старые времена такой предмет мебели называли "умывальным столиком". На него ставили таз и кувшин с водой для мытья. Это выражение часто встречается в произведениях классиков литературы (не могу привести цитат, поскольку у меня нет под рукой этих книг). Все вместе переводится как "мраморный умывальный столик в викторианском стиле"
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Мраморный туалетный столик в викторианском стиле
Just in case you do not like the умывальный столик phrase.
Мраморный туалетный столик в викторианском стиле sounds a bit more Russian.
Regards, LP
Мраморный туалетный столик в викторианском стиле sounds a bit more Russian.
Regards, LP
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столик для умывания с мраморной крышкой времен королевы Виктории
столик для умывания с мраморной крышкой времен королевы Виктории
stolik dlya umyvaniya s mramornoy kryshkoy vremen korolevy Viktorii
Let me cite Webster’s:
washstand
1. a piece of furniture holding a basin, pitcher, etc., for use in washing one's hands and face.
2. a stationary fixture having faucets with running water, for the same purpose.
Judging by the first definition (imagination and experience), it is the lid of the table, which was marble-topped. One could actually move a washstand in the older days, because the water supply system, and the sewage system, were different. Today, the marble can be either real, or immitation.
A web-search will abound in examples of «marble-topped washstand». These are just some of the results:
A George III mahogany washstand, the square top with three circular apertures above a shelf and dummy drawer, on square legs united by an undertier.
http://www.rupert-toovey.sagehost.co.uk/furniture1181-1220.h...
The private bath flaunts a whirlpool tub and marble-topped washstand with modern sink insert.
http://www.innsnorthamerica.com/ut/Rogers.htm
Regards.
stolik dlya umyvaniya s mramornoy kryshkoy vremen korolevy Viktorii
Let me cite Webster’s:
washstand
1. a piece of furniture holding a basin, pitcher, etc., for use in washing one's hands and face.
2. a stationary fixture having faucets with running water, for the same purpose.
Judging by the first definition (imagination and experience), it is the lid of the table, which was marble-topped. One could actually move a washstand in the older days, because the water supply system, and the sewage system, were different. Today, the marble can be either real, or immitation.
A web-search will abound in examples of «marble-topped washstand». These are just some of the results:
A George III mahogany washstand, the square top with three circular apertures above a shelf and dummy drawer, on square legs united by an undertier.
http://www.rupert-toovey.sagehost.co.uk/furniture1181-1220.h...
The private bath flaunts a whirlpool tub and marble-topped washstand with modern sink insert.
http://www.innsnorthamerica.com/ut/Rogers.htm
Regards.
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Столик с мраморной столешницей для умывания
Столик деревянный, и только *столешница* – мраморная.
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