lisapinnat

English translation: additional/extra slats

11:44 Oct 5, 2005
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances
Finnish term or phrase: lisapinnat
In a list of stuff to put on a bed - mattreses, bedspreads, etc. Anyone have a clue?
Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:02
English translation:additional/extra slats
Explanation:
In a wooden bed, the slats are either the wooden 'bars' in a baby's cot, or the slats that form the base of the bed. The side rails or side members are the long, thick rails that form the sides of the bed. Safety rails are extra side rails, often used on bunk beds and children's beds. I speak with some authority here, as (for my sins) I ran a pine bed factory for 20 years...
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Annira Silver (X)
Local time: 15:02
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Thanks, but I shall have to ask the customer I guess
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Summary of answers provided
4extra railing / siding
JonathanBrown
4extra rails
Desmond O'Rourke
4bed side rails
urbom
4additional/extra slats
Annira Silver (X)


  

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extra railing / siding


Explanation:
The term (spelled correctly) seems to be "lisäpinnat". In the context of a bed, a "pinna" is a vertical bar forming a siding or a wall to prevent the occupant from falling out of the bed. A baby's crib is called a "pinnasänky" in Finnish, but if this term refers to adults' beds, it would be a railing, perhaps with "pinna", (vertical bars) on it.

Summa summarum:
if this is a children's bed, it could be called a side/siding

if it's an adult bed, the siding is probably lower, making it a railing of sorts.

JonathanBrown
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extra rails


Explanation:
Presuming this is an add-on to a child's cot (or crib) until it is safe to do without. "Pinna" in this case is a vertical rail.

Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 09:02
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bed side rails


Explanation:
or extra side rails, or just side rails (whichever works better in your context)
see e.g.
http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/niaic/safety_notices/1999/san99-5...
http://www.ec-online.net/Knowledge/Articles/siderails.html

urbom
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additional/extra slats


Explanation:
In a wooden bed, the slats are either the wooden 'bars' in a baby's cot, or the slats that form the base of the bed. The side rails or side members are the long, thick rails that form the sides of the bed. Safety rails are extra side rails, often used on bunk beds and children's beds. I speak with some authority here, as (for my sins) I ran a pine bed factory for 20 years...

Annira Silver (X)
Local time: 15:02
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
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Thanks, but I shall have to ask the customer I guess
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