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English translation: (under-desk) drawer unit

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Spanish term or phrase:buc / buck
English translation:(under-desk) drawer unit
Entered by: tazdog (X)

05:01 Jul 11, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / office furniture
Spanish term or phrase: buc
de una escritorio de despacho, a veces con ruedas, que suele consistir en 2 o 3 cajones, uno de ellos destinado a archivos.
Joan Chastain
(under-desk) drawer unit
Explanation:
It's also written "buck". The ones that I've seen usually fit under the desk.

Here are some photos of "bucks":
http://www.lagangaprofesional.com/default.php?cPath=73

Now compare:

Desk -- Wood rectangular desk, measures 29 ½’’ x 63’’ x 29’’ (height). Comes with small matching wooden ***drawer unit*** that fits underneath: 19’’ x 15’’ x 22’’
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/fur/179733785.html

http://www.bizchair.com/125-233-gau.html

The Blues 2 Drawer Unit on Castors by Gautier comes in a warm Cherry Decor and has 1 drawer for Filing.
http://www.thefurniture.com/store/products.asp?id=130

Lista drawer units provide additional storage space and enable optimum space utilisation in every office. Two versions are available, namely ***under-desk drawer units and desk-side drawer units. ***
http://www.lista.com/Components.2637.0.html?&L=1
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tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 07:47
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(under-desk) drawer unit


Explanation:
It's also written "buck". The ones that I've seen usually fit under the desk.

Here are some photos of "bucks":
http://www.lagangaprofesional.com/default.php?cPath=73

Now compare:

Desk -- Wood rectangular desk, measures 29 ½’’ x 63’’ x 29’’ (height). Comes with small matching wooden ***drawer unit*** that fits underneath: 19’’ x 15’’ x 22’’
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/fur/179733785.html

http://www.bizchair.com/125-233-gau.html

The Blues 2 Drawer Unit on Castors by Gautier comes in a warm Cherry Decor and has 1 drawer for Filing.
http://www.thefurniture.com/store/products.asp?id=130

Lista drawer units provide additional storage space and enable optimum space utilisation in every office. Two versions are available, namely ***under-desk drawer units and desk-side drawer units. ***
http://www.lista.com/Components.2637.0.html?&L=1

tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52
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agree  Michele Fauble
35 mins
agree  Nikki Graham: excellent!
57 days
  -> thanks! this one was easy because I knew exactly what it was (I remember being astonished the first time someone at my office told me to look for something in my "book", as I understood it) :-)
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