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un sillón orejero de piel cuarteada

English translation: cracked leather wing chair

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Spanish term or phrase: un sillón orejero de piel cuarteada
English translation:cracked leather wing chair
Entered by: sharonam

14:47 Jan 21, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Furniture / Household Appliances / description of an armchair
Spanish term or phrase: un sillón orejero de piel cuarteada
I don't know what orejero or cuarteada are.
sharonam
Spain
Local time: 02:54
cracked leather wing chair
Explanation:
sillón - Diccionario Ingles-Español WordReference.com - [ Translate this page ]... Dictionary © 2002 HarperCollins Publishers: sillón sustantivo masculino armchair; easy chair sillón de dentista dentist's chair sillón orejero wing chair, ...

Less sure of the cracked part.

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Note added at 11 mins (2005-01-21 14:59:28 GMT)
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Tou can see a picture of a \"sillon orejero\" here: http://www.portobellostreet.es/dover.htm

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Note added at 15 mins (2005-01-21 15:03:19 GMT)
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Here\'s a wing chair: http://www.willishenry.com/sum04/sum04 60 wing chair.jpg

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Note added at 21 mins (2005-01-21 15:08:48 GMT)
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Here\'s some support for something like \"cracked\": Spanish piel de cocodrilo (alligator cracking, check, cracking, crazing, crocodile cracking, crocodile leather, seamy surface), cuarteado (alligator cracking, alligator skin, check, checked, cold lap, cracking, crazing, crizzle, crocodile cracking, crocodile skin, hair cracks, orange peel, skin crack, surface folding, vent). (various references)
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Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 02:54
Grading comment
that's it!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4cracked leather wing chair
Ross Andrew Parker
5 -1natural leather armchair with headrest
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
un sillón orejero de piel cuarteada
natural leather armchair with headrest


Explanation:
to cuartear an animal is to skin it..it means made from natural leather...it's the idea of SKINS..we would say natural leather...orejero is a headrest..the Spanish says an EAR HOLDER..or somesuch...rest one's ears! Great...OREJAS-orejero..





Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daniela Hecht: In this case cuartear doesn't mean to skin, but that the skin is or looks old and crossed by superficial cuts
4 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
un sillón orejero de piel cuarteada
cracked leather wing chair


Explanation:
sillón - Diccionario Ingles-Español WordReference.com - [ Translate this page ]... Dictionary © 2002 HarperCollins Publishers: sillón sustantivo masculino armchair; easy chair sillón de dentista dentist's chair sillón orejero wing chair, ...

Less sure of the cracked part.

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Note added at 11 mins (2005-01-21 14:59:28 GMT)
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Tou can see a picture of a \"sillon orejero\" here: http://www.portobellostreet.es/dover.htm

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Note added at 15 mins (2005-01-21 15:03:19 GMT)
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Here\'s a wing chair: http://www.willishenry.com/sum04/sum04 60 wing chair.jpg

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Note added at 21 mins (2005-01-21 15:08:48 GMT)
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Here\'s some support for something like \"cracked\": Spanish piel de cocodrilo (alligator cracking, check, cracking, crazing, crocodile cracking, crocodile leather, seamy surface), cuarteado (alligator cracking, alligator skin, check, checked, cold lap, cracking, crazing, crizzle, crocodile cracking, crocodile skin, hair cracks, orange peel, skin crack, surface folding, vent). (various references)


Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
that's it!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): how funny....i was sure that orejero was headrest..ear rest...no?
2 mins
  -> Can't say I have much experience with orejeros, but the first reference is a dictionary. I think the important "unit" here is "sillon orejero". Should have been two questions.
agree  teju: sillón orejero is a wing back chair, and piel cuarteada is a specific type of leather with cracks, my husband is in the leather industry . Piel cuarteada is the type of leather, like there's "pebble grain" or stamped leather, it looks aged
35 mins
  -> Thanks, teju. I had more reservations about the "cracked" part -- doesn't sound like a good selling point ;-)
agree  Daniela Hecht
4 hrs
agree  MSuderman: Agree with wing chair. Cracked sounds okay to me, but maybe you prefer "distressed
1 day 7 hrs
agree  Ivannia Garcia: Right, see any department store catalog for "wing chair"
1 day 9 hrs
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