Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Wange
English translation:
drop leaf
Added to glossary by
Robin Salmon (X)
May 18, 2005 02:01
19 yrs ago
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German term
Wange
German to English
Other
Furniture / Household Appliances
Furniture
Tisch mit 2 Wangen
I'm thinking "table with 2 overhanging sides" at the moment.
I'm thinking "table with 2 overhanging sides" at the moment.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | drop leaf |
Ker
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| 4 | pedestal |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 | a table with 2 leafs |
bozhana
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Proposed translations
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drop leaf
I think this may refer to a drop leaf table which would also support the pedestal answer
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Note added at 48 mins (2005-05-18 02:50:26 GMT)
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Wangen conveyes to me the idea that the leafs hang down either side of a central section supported by a pedestal
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Note added at 48 mins (2005-05-18 02:50:26 GMT)
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Wangen conveyes to me the idea that the leafs hang down either side of a central section supported by a pedestal
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks (it must be - but it didn't look like one in the picture)."
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Kim Metzger
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pedestal
My woodworking dictionary gives pedestal writing desk for Wangenschreibtisch.
Wangentisch
Tisch, der statt vier Tischbeinen an seinen beiden Enden jeweils einen breiten, mittigen Fuß (meist rechteckig oder geschweift) aufweist
http://de.mimi.hu/haus/wange.html
pedestal dining table
http://www.vandykes.com/subcategory/183/
Wangentisch
Tisch, der statt vier Tischbeinen an seinen beiden Enden jeweils einen breiten, mittigen Fuß (meist rechteckig oder geschweift) aufweist
http://de.mimi.hu/haus/wange.html
pedestal dining table
http://www.vandykes.com/subcategory/183/
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a table with 2 leafs
That's not an answer. I just wanted to agree with an answer "leaf" but it disappeared!
a table with 2 leafs
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Note added at 34 mins (2005-05-18 02:35:42 GMT)
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Not sure abot the plural though.
a table with 2 leafs
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Note added at 34 mins (2005-05-18 02:35:42 GMT)
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Not sure abot the plural though.
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