Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
alta tapicería
English translation:
high quality upholstery
Added to glossary by
Horticulturist
Dec 13, 2007 21:42
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
alta tapicería
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Furniture / Household Appliances
Catalogue description
This client also waxes lyrical with "(alta) ebanisteria". So I ask: what's the difference (if any) between this and just plain old common or garden "tapiceria"?
"Inspirada en las formas de la naturaleza esta colección aúna la técnica de la *alta* ebanistería y sus estructuras al mismo tiempo delicadas y solidas con las formas finales que otorgan la *alta* tapicería."
"Inspirada en las formas de la naturaleza esta colección aúna la técnica de la *alta* ebanistería y sus estructuras al mismo tiempo delicadas y solidas con las formas finales que otorgan la *alta* tapicería."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | high quality upholstery |
Horticulturist
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| 3 +4 | fine upholstery |
Fabio Descalzi
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| 4 +2 | fine upholstery/tapestry |
Edward Tully
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| 3 +1 | designer upholstery |
Patricia Rosas
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Change log
Dec 13, 2007 21:45: Fabio Descalzi changed "Field" from "Marketing" to "Art/Literary"
Dec 15, 2007 15:58: Horticulturist Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+1
3 mins
Horticulturist
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
My target language is the true meaning
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
high quality upholstery
Alta = "top of the list"
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-12-13 21:52:55 GMT)
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Searching on the net it seems "Fine upholstery" is more USA and "High quality upholstery" more UK, so your choice :-)
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-12-13 21:57:14 GMT)
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Yes, you said it, "top of the range". I was thinking of Frank Sinatra's "My way", that's why "top of the list, king of the hip, a number one"... ;-D
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-12-13 21:52:55 GMT)
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Searching on the net it seems "Fine upholstery" is more USA and "High quality upholstery" more UK, so your choice :-)
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-12-13 21:57:14 GMT)
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Yes, you said it, "top of the range". I was thinking of Frank Sinatra's "My way", that's why "top of the list, king of the hip, a number one"... ;-D
Note from asker:
| hmm... maybe also "top (of the) range..." good stuff, keep em coming ;) |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "All the answers are good and I'm now using all of them in turn, so my fellow horticulturalist gets the kudoz purely on favoritism! Thanks to everyone for the help :-)"
+2
3 mins
Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
fine upholstery/tapestry
just about the quality I guess...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Janine Libbey
: upholstery
30 mins
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thank you!
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| agree |
Bubo Coroman (X)
54 mins
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thank you Deborah!
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+4
3 mins
Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Uruguay
GER>SPA Translator in Architecture
Native in: Spanish
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
fine upholstery
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Janine Libbey
30 mins
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| agree |
Victoria Porter-Burns
:
11 hrs
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| agree |
MDI-IDM
15 hrs
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| agree |
Jessica M
15 hrs
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+1
22 mins
Patricia Rosas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
servicios para autores académicos
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
designer upholstery
I read it as "haute" (as in haute couture: the art of creating high fashions for women). Today, "designer" seems to be the term of choice for this so I think it's an option.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-14 00:07:06 GMT)
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You mean "haute couture" and not upholstery, Mac? Now, out here in cow country, we ain't able to say it either, and we wouldn't recognize it if you was wearing it! Upholstery's a nother matter: sounds like holster, where us folks keeps our guns...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-14 00:07:06 GMT)
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You mean "haute couture" and not upholstery, Mac? Now, out here in cow country, we ain't able to say it either, and we wouldn't recognize it if you was wearing it! Upholstery's a nother matter: sounds like holster, where us folks keeps our guns...
Note from asker:
| You are totally right, but since I'm from Glasgow we can't pronounce it ;) |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Donald Scott Alexander
: Yes, I was liking the other choices "fine" and "high quality" but if the client is 'waxing lyrical' then they probably want to go all the way and say "designer" which does have the sense of "alta" from the "haute" in "haute couture." An excellent choice.
1 day 3 hrs
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