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fold-away bed [2 records]

Record 1 1999-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture (Various)
  • Hotel Industry (General)
  • Tourist Lodging
  • Passenger Service (Rail Transport)
CONT

Foldaway beds ... fold vertically (or horizontally) into the wall to give the impression of a cupboard. (Hotel, Hostel and Hospital Housekeeping, 1982).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier divers
  • Hôtellerie (Généralités)
  • Hébergement (Tourisme)
  • Trafic voyageurs (Transport par rail)
OBS

Il est pour ainsi dire invisible dans la journée. Très facile à manipuler, il reste en équilibre dans n'importe quelle position. Ouvert, il a l'aspect d'un lit traditionnel. (Revue technique équip'hôtel, 04/92, p. 74).

Key term(s)
  • lit-armoire

Spanish

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Record 2 1984-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
  • Home Furniture
OBS

some of the RV manufacturers hang bunks and foldaway beds around with wild abandon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
  • Mobilier domestique
OBS

[...] le lit abattable, qui est relevé le jour et dissimulé dans une cloison ou en bout de la caravane. Le soir, il est abaissé et immédiatement utilisable car il est «toujours fait».

Spanish

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