лежак

English translation: (wooden) plank bed

07:15 Jul 6, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Russian term or phrase: лежак
такая (деревянная) конструкция, на которую ложатсЯ, будучи на пляже. Боюсь, что это абсолютная реалия нашего курортного быта...
Igor Deschenko
Russian Federation
Local time: 04:14
English translation:(wooden) plank bed
Explanation:
A version.
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Tsogt Gombosuren
Canada
Local time: 20:14
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6chaise-longue
Andrey Belousov (X)
4 +2beach bench / beach plank-bed
Сергей Лузан
4deck chair
Jack slep
3(wooden) plank bed
Tsogt Gombosuren


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
лежак
chaise-longue


Explanation:
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Andrey Belousov (X)
United States
Local time: 22:14
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tsogt Gombosuren: It is not a bed, but a long chair.
6 mins

agree  _TILLI: who said it should be a bed? :)
11 mins
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agree  Maya Gorgoshidze
34 mins
  -> Thank you! :)

agree  Kevin Kelly: In America this is called a "chaise lounge," which is actually a distortion of the original term. It is a long deck chair that allows one to lean back in a semi-prone position.
2 hrs
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agree  Robert Donahue (X)
4 hrs
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agree  Jack slep: chaise lounge, chaise lounge chair, chaise, lounger, lounge chair, beach chair, desk chair - all good terms, I just happen to prefer the last
6 hrs
  -> Thank you! :)

agree  gtreyger (X)
14 hrs
  -> Thank you! :)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
лежак
(wooden) plank bed


Explanation:
A version.

Tsogt Gombosuren
Canada
Local time: 20:14
Native speaker of: Native in MongolianMongolian
PRO pts in category: 7
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
beach bench / beach plank-bed


Explanation:
(made-up terms) could convey the meaning. Hope it helps. Good luck, Deschenko!

Journal-Day 6 -- Bill and Barbara Windsor go Round America
Bill on a beach bench. Barbara on a beach bench. No one on the bench. Yes, we
are "quirky." ... Artsy photo of sun shining through a beautiful tree. ...
www.roundamerica.com/trip/journal/day6.htm - 33k - Cached - Similar pages

Driftwood Villa B&B - Wotif.com
2 Jul, Sun ... Private beach bench - Spa Pool - Petanque/Boulles - Comfortable
Guest Lounge and much more... DELUXE QUEEN Rates are for 1-2 people. ...
www.wotif.com/Driftwood-Villa-B&B.html - 26k - Cached - Similar pages

Redang Island 2004 Photo Gallery by Joyce Huan at pbase.com
Nice View of Nature, Grandma on Beach Bench Grandma on Beach Bench, Dawn in Redang
... Sun.....Sea.... Sand....Sun.....Sea..... Nice Beach area ...
www.pbase.com/jv3nus/redang_island_2004 - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

Digital Photo User Online - Articles - Frames of Fame
... and Lauren, my daughter, sitting on a beach bench while on holiday in Elie in
Fife. The late evening sun shining off the sea gives a beautiful light and ...
www.digitalphotouser.co.uk/ articles/frames/200301/200301.php



    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=sun+%22stove-bench%22&hl=en&l...
    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=+sun+%22...
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 05:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vlad Pogosyan
4 hrs
  -> Спасибо за поддержку, Vlad79!

agree  Aleksandr Okunev (X): а про стулья и шезлонги товарищи имхо перестарались...
11 hrs
  -> Спасибо за поддержку, Aleksandr Okunev! Да, это не стулья и не шезлонги, ясное дело. Думаю, выбор ответа и лежал где-то в пределах моего и Tsogt Gombosuren. А нужно липодчёркивать, что это "деревянное" или "пляжное" - дело контекста и аскера :)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
deck chair


Explanation:
deck chair
n.
A folding chair that usually has arms and a leg rest.

This is what you usually see on the beach, veranda, etc.

Jack slep
Local time: 22:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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