porta strofinaccio

English translation: tea towel holder

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Italian term or phrase:porta strofinaccio
English translation:tea towel holder
Entered by: Lisa Jane

19:33 Aug 23, 2017
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances
Italian term or phrase: porta strofinaccio
idee per riciclare un vecchio tagliere. "porta strofinacci"

https://youmedia.fanpage.it/gallery/ah/58078df9e4b033e04afe9...

grazie
leabau (X)
Local time: 16:52
tea towel holder
Explanation:
holder (not hook)

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Note added at 8 mins (2017-08-23 19:41:53 GMT)
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or dish towel (US)
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 16:52
Grading comment
grazie!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5tea towel holder
Lisa Jane
5 +2Tea towel hanger
James (Jim) Davis


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
tea towel holder


Explanation:
holder (not hook)

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Note added at 8 mins (2017-08-23 19:41:53 GMT)
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or dish towel (US)

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 16:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
grazie!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
1 hr
  -> Thanks

agree  Michele Fauble
4 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  Peter Cox
8 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  Helen Pringle
17 hrs
  -> Thanks Helen!

agree  James (Jim) Davis: Looks like a hanger to me // You win, I lose. I live to fight another day ;-(
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Thanks-I chose it over rack, rail, hanger as it doesn't look like any of these
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Tea towel hanger


Explanation:
An alternative because the photo shows a towel hanging up. It isn't a grip type where you push the corner of the towel into a holder to hold it up.
https://www.google.com/search?q="Tea towel hanger"&num=30&sa...

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Note added at 12 hrs (2017-08-24 08:18:21 GMT)
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Tea towel holder
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Tea towel holder&tbm=i...

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Note added at 12 hrs (2017-08-24 08:24:45 GMT)
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Oh dear my wife says holder! :-(

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 18:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fiona Grace Peterson: Lots of hits for "hanger" in this context if you look. And since the towel effectively "hangs", I think it's a better option in this case. :-)
36 mins
  -> This just so much more fun than the stand-alone group income statement net of non-recurring items in the first half I'm translating right now

agree  Peter Cox
20 hrs
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