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toillet

15:05 Feb 11, 2007
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Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / móvel de banheiro
Portuguese term or phrase: toillet
é um tipo de armario usado em banheiros elegantes, mas não aquele que fica na parede. Não tem pia sobre ele, é só um armario acessorio para guardar toallhas, sabonetes etc.
simonete


Summary of answers provided
4 +3armoire
Enza Longo
5bathroom
Thais Maria Lips
4cabinet
Erika McGovern


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
armoire


Explanation:
Solve Storage Challenges With an Armoire
Store towels and bedding, neatly folded, on the shelves of an armoire in the bathroom. Keep scented papers near so that everything comes out ...
interiordec.about.com/od/furnituregeneral/a/armoires.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 20:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Duncan (X)
2 hrs
  -> thanks, Amy!
agree  lexical: Nice one, Enza! And so poncy! "I'm just going to tidy the armoire, my dear".
5 hrs
  -> it does sound quite posh doesn't it? thanks, lexical!
agree  Zynarra Pereira (X)
2 days 21 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bathroom


Explanation:
Nunca ouvi falar que toillete fosse um armário em português. No Brasil se usa a plavra toillete -que vem do francês-, para banheiros em restaurantes e lugares públicos, porque se acha mais gentil dizer "vou ao toillet" ao invés de dizer "vou ao banheiro". Porque está subentendido -fazer a toilette- colocar perfume, maquiagem, ao invés de dizer que vai fazer necessidades fisiológicas.

Thais Maria Lips
United States
Local time: 20:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Oi, Thais. Eu também achava que "toillet" também só se referisse ao banheiro, como em "fazer a toillet". Mas, recentemente, alguns fabricantes de móveis chics, para classe A, estão chamando estes armários de banheiros daquele nome. É só por causa do nome chic, elegante.

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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cabinet


Explanation:
floor cabinet
linen cabinet
bathroom cabinet
bath cabinet
towel cabinet

http://www.target.com/gp/browse.html/ref=in_br_browse-box/60...



    Reference: http://www.homedecorators.com/Bath/Bathroom_Cabinets/Linen_C...
    Reference: http://www.potterybarn.com/shop/bth/bthflr/bthflrcab/index.c...
Erika McGovern
United States
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Portuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Olá, Erika. Acho que " bath" e "bathroom cabinet" são mais aplicáveis. Eu já queria usar um destes termos. Obrigada!

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