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Dressing mirror

Croatian translation: garderobno ogledalo

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English term or phrase:Dressing mirror
Croatian translation:garderobno ogledalo
Entered by: Translator.sg

03:49 Mar 25, 2014
English to Croatian translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances
English term or phrase: Dressing mirror
How to say "Dressing mirror" in Croatian?
Translator.sg
Local time: 12:33
garderobno ogledalo
Explanation:
This is term widely used in clothes stores.

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Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2014-03-27 16:41:00 GMT)
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I would like to make a correction of my explanation.
I wanted to say this term is widely used, NOT IN ALL CLOTHES STORES.
In some exclusive clothes stores (boutiques), you have at disposal "garderobno ogledalo"
I definitely stick with this term garderobno ogledalo - 100% sure.
Selected response from:

Vladimir Trkovnik
Croatia
Local time: 06:33
Grading comment
thank you for your kind help and explanation.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2samostojeće ogledalo
Tiadellus
5garderobno ogledalo
Vladimir Trkovnik
4psiha
Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović
Summary of reference entries provided
ogledalo uz komodu, veće ogledalo
Maja Čaprić

  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dressing mirror
psiha


Explanation:
that was the name used for that piece of furniture in my Grandma's bedroom, have not seen any recently...

Kolumbina Benčević Tomljanović
Croatia
Local time: 06:33
Native speaker of: Croatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ivana Kahle: Mislim da je psiha dressing table.
2 days 5 hrs
  -> hvala, Ivana!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dressing mirror
samostojeće ogledalo


Explanation:
In croatian the proper terms would be "samostojeće ogledalo"
or "podno ogledalo".


    https://www.google.hr/search?q=samostoje%C4%87e+ogledalo&client=opera&hs=ozk&channel=suggest&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=EFsxU-_QMaTg
    https://www.google.hr/search?client=opera&hs=Df5&channel=suggest&biw=1169&bih=926&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=podno+ogledalo&oq=podno+ogledalo&gs_l=img.
Tiadellus
Croatia
Local time: 06:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in HungarianHungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ivana Kahle: http://www.xxxlesnina.hr/proizvodi/pretraga/kategorie-c3c7
2 days 10 mins
  -> Hvala:)
agree  bonafide1313
2 days 10 hrs
  -> I Vama hvala =)
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2 days 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dressing mirror
garderobno ogledalo


Explanation:
This is term widely used in clothes stores.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2014-03-27 16:41:00 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

I would like to make a correction of my explanation.
I wanted to say this term is widely used, NOT IN ALL CLOTHES STORES.
In some exclusive clothes stores (boutiques), you have at disposal "garderobno ogledalo"
I definitely stick with this term garderobno ogledalo - 100% sure.

Example sentence(s):
  • The cabins with dressing mirrors are near the elevator
Vladimir Trkovnik
Croatia
Local time: 06:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
thank you for your kind help and explanation.
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Reference comments


5 hrs
Reference: ogledalo uz komodu, veće ogledalo

Reference information:
http://www.houzz.com/dressing-table-mirror . ima ih i danas, pogledajte slike: https://www.google.hr/search?q=dressing mirror image&ie=utf-...

Maja Čaprić
Croatia
Native speaker of: Croatian
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