Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
aspirapolvere bidone
English translation:
drum vacuum cleaner
Added to glossary by
Sarah Gregg
Feb 19, 2009 06:19
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
aspirapolvere bidone
Italian to English
Other
Furniture / Household Appliances
In a list of products without further details, I have: "aspirapolveri bidone" e "aspirapolveri a traino". In reference material supplied by the same client (a less than perfect translation), both terms have been translated as "cylinder vacuum cleaners", but obviously here I need to make a distinction. Can anyone help me out? Thanks and buona giornata to you all, Sarah.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | drum vacuum cleaner |
James (Jim) Davis
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| 4 +3 | drum vacuum cleaners |
Alison Kennedy
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| 4 +1 | canister vacuum cleaner |
Vittorio Ferretti
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| 4 -1 | upright |
Cedric Randolph
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Proposed translations
7 mins
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Seychelles
Native in English
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
40
Selected
drum vacuum cleaner
Based on:
http://images.google.com/images?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="va...
http://images.google.com/images?oe=UTF-8&sourceid=deskbar&q=...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_cleaner#Configurations
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Note added at 40 mins (2009-02-19 06:59:25 GMT)
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Yes the cylinder or canister is dragged along the ground (the drum is probably on wheels). The other type is the "upright"
http://images.google.com/images?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q="va...
http://images.google.com/images?oe=UTF-8&sourceid=deskbar&q=...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_cleaner#Configurations
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Note added at 40 mins (2009-02-19 06:59:25 GMT)
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Yes the cylinder or canister is dragged along the ground (the drum is probably on wheels). The other type is the "upright"
Note from asker:
| So that would make "a traino" equivalent to "cylinder" and "bidone" to "drum"? |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Sorry for the delay in replying... thanks to you all for your invaluable help, Sarah. "
+3
10 mins
Alison Kennedy
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
Responsive. Resourceful. Results.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Italian to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
drum vacuum cleaners
The other type is also called canister. The above is more industrial while the canister is the classic domestic vacuum cleaner.
Go to wikipedia and you can read up.
Alison
Go to wikipedia and you can read up.
Alison
+1
22 mins
Vittorio Ferretti
Native in Italian
Author of renowned dictionary
Native in: German , Italian 
Works in: English to German, Italian to German, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
canister vacuum cleaner
cosí lo chiama Hoover
italiano:http://www.eplaza.it/Shop/Product.asp?idsos=HOBAS006
inglese: http://www.hoover.com/productcategory.aspx?use=45&ds=false
italiano:http://www.eplaza.it/Shop/Product.asp?idsos=HOBAS006
inglese: http://www.hoover.com/productcategory.aspx?use=45&ds=false
-1
1 hr
Cedric Randolph
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
&
English
Works in field
Italy
Reliable, punctual and accurate
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) , Italian
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
40
upright
canister = bidone
a traino = upright vacuum
a traino = upright vacuum
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Juliet Halewood (X)
: a traino is not an upright, it is still dragged along the ground
18 mins
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