làmpades

English translation: lamps

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Catalan term or phrase:	làmpades
English translation:	lamps
Entered by:	Chris Ellison

15:24 Nov 27, 2008

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Catalan term or phrase: làmpades

Is this just lamps? The phrase seems a bit specific and strange in context:
"Protecció dels mobles i làmpades" from a decorator's webpage.

Chris Ellison KudoZ activity Questions: 134 (8 open) (1 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 148 Spain
Local time: 19:12

lamps

Explanation:
http://www.termcat.cat/scripts/rwisapi.dll/@Termcat_dev.env

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-11-27 15:30:01 GMT)
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làmpada > lámpara > lamp

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-11-27 15:31:01 GMT)
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làmpada

[del ll. lampas, -ădis]

f ELECTROT/LUM Element o dispositiu productor de llum. Làmpada d'incandescència. Làmpada de descàrrega.

Selected response from:

Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 19:12

Grading comment

Thanks - I'm gonna go with "light fixtures" which I think goes better with "furniture" as I was kinda under the impression that lamps are furniture? Thanks for your help. :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

lamps

Ross Andrew Parker

lamps / lights

Sheila Hardie

chandeliers (and lamps)

S Ben Price

Answers

4 mins confidence:

chandeliers (and lamps)

Explanation:
Based on an image search. Maybe they mean more permanent light fixtures. Im not sure what they are protecting, I would imagine it is existing furniture and light fixtures while they remodel, but that is just a guess.

http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&q="làmpades"

S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Ben!

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

lamps

Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Thanks - I'm gonna go with "light fixtures" which I think goes better with "furniture" as I was kinda under the impression that lamps are furniture? Thanks for your help. :)

7 mins confidence:

lamps / lights

Explanation:

làmpada

Yes, I would say so. Lamps or lights.

Sheila

http://www.enciclopedia.cat/fitxa_v2.jsp?NDCHEC=0118826

[del ll. lampas, -ădis]

f ELECTROT/LUM Element o dispositiu productor de llum. Làmpada d'incandescència. Làmpada de descàrrega

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Sheila, you are right but I went with Ross, 'cos he was quicker, sorry :)

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