hårde hvidevarer

English translation: linen goods // white goods

01:02 Apr 3, 2009
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances / Context: litterature
Danish term or phrase: hårde hvidevarer
In the book about Cuba, the author mentions products being rationed: food, clothing, shoes, household appliances "sko og harde hvidevarer..."
María T. Vargas
Spain
Local time: 12:36
English translation:linen goods // white goods
Explanation:
usually hårde hvidevarer is translated to domestic appliances, but upi already have a similar text, so the next term would be linen goods.
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Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 04:36
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.
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4 +5linen goods // white goods
Suzanne Blangsted (X)


  

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harde hvidevarer
linen goods // white goods


Explanation:
usually hårde hvidevarer is translated to domestic appliances, but upi already have a similar text, so the next term would be linen goods.

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 04:36
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 5
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanne Kennan: white goods
4 hrs

agree  Christine Andersen: White goods or household appliances, but not in fact linen goods - those are the old-fashioned 'hvidevarer'. Hårde hvidevarer are cookers, fridges, washing machines and other appliances, generally electrical.
5 hrs

agree  Lone Jørgensen-Kitahara (X): hårde hvidevarer is household appliances
21 hrs

agree  farmor: Like L.J.K, I would use household appliances
1 day 14 hrs

agree  Anna Herbst: white goods (major household appliances) nothing to do with linen
7 days
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