Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Zerlegmöbel

English translation:

flat-pack furniture (UK) / RTA (ready to assemble) furniture (US)

Added to glossary by Colin Rowe
Mar 10, 2011 13:39
13 yrs ago
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German term

Zerlegmöbel

German to English Tech/Engineering Furniture / Household Appliances
Is there a term which can be used for this apart from "furniture which can be disassembled" or the like?

In the following:
xxx entwickelt, produziert und vertreibt weltweit Maschinen und Systeme für die Bearbeitung von Holzwerkstoffen, v.a. Kantenanleimmaschinen und Transport- und Handling-Systeme. ... Dabei werden Lösungen sowohl in der Stationärtechnik als auch der Durchlauftechnik angeboten. Die wichtigsten Hersteller von Küchen-, Büro- und Zerlegmöbeln sowie von Türen- und Bauelementen sind treue Kunden der xxx.

Thanks for any tips!
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Mar 30, 2011 10:18: Colin Rowe Created KOG entry

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flat-pack furniture

is what I assume is meant here, e.g. IKEA
Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger : or ready-to-assemble (knock-down in the US) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready-to-assemble_furniture
2 mins
Thanks, Kim!
agree Frosty : Yup, and according to some accounts, a genuine intellectual challenge for many people! // So they say! Strange, I usually have some screws etc. left over - and the thing is standing as it should, with every required fixing in place.
26 mins
I thought that applied to the people who are supposed to put the right number of screws (etc.) in the little plastic bags! // True, things have certainly improved in recent years.
agree Coqueiro : wohnst du schon oder schraubst du noch ... // ;-)))
27 mins
Try translating THAT literally!
agree phillee
3 hrs
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RTA furniture (ready to assemble)

would be the term in the US.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Colin Rowe : Sounds perfect, but my *British* ears have never heard it!
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Zerlegmöbel für junges Wohnen

Das Unternehmen ArteM GmbH & Co. KG findet seine Wurzeln in den Moser Möbelwerken, die bereits 1897 gegründet wurden und bekannt für Schlafzimmereinrichtungen waren. Im Jahr 1990 entstand die Firma ArteM .... Die Möbel sollten zur Mitnahme und zum Selbstaufbau geeignet sein.

http://www.moebel-profi.de/arte-m
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