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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

BANDÔ

English translation:

valance (US); pelmet (BR)

Added to glossary by edupa
Sep 30, 2006 22:47
17 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

BANDÔ

Portuguese to English Other Furniture / Household Appliances drapery, curtains, window treatments
decoration piece, made of wood and painted on or covered with embroidered cloth, to finish the top of curtains or hide the curtain rod and rings.

Thank you!
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 valance
5 +2 pelmet (board)
3 +1 pelmet

Proposed translations

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15 hrs
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valance

My daughter works in this business, and has always referred to this as a valance. I have never heard the term "pelmet," although perpaps it's used in the UK.

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Note added at 18 hrs (2006-10-01 17:42:09 GMT)
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I checked Google, and it seems that the references to "pelmet" are all from the UK. So maybe that's the distinction. If your document is British English, go for pelmet, if not, then it's valance.

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Note added at 1 day15 hrs (2006-10-02 14:47:16 GMT)
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Denise, when you mark an answer "neutral," this indicates that you think it is probably not correct.
Peer comment(s):
agree Fernando Domeniconi : At least here it's know as valance too.../ This is interesting: http://www.peak.org/~jeremy/dictionary/dictionary/dictionary...
3 hrs
Thanks, Fernando!
agree Edgar Potter : Always heard it called valance (US)
7 hrs
Thanks, Edgar!
neutral Denise Miranda : perhaps, like in Brazil, you have different names in different regions. Check this US site with tons of pelmets http://www.interiormall.com/cat/corporate.html. I did not say your translation was incorrect (see: NEUTRAL). I'm sorry if you understood that.
1 day 30 mins
But this doesn't mean that "valance" isn't correct! Your neutral is not called for.
neutral rhandler : Have you noticed that the option "valance" was also suggested by Paula, 15 hours before?
1 day 1 hr
Yes, but I felt it was important to stress that this is the most common term used for it. I have been sewing for over fifty years (and as I mentioned, my daughter is in the curtain/slipcover business) and neither of us has ever heard the word "pelmet."
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you so much, everyone, for taking the time. Amy, I did translte it as valance as my doc was in AmE. Thank you ever so much!"
+1
13 mins

pelmet

Será isto?

Pelmet - A panel that covers the top of a curtain. Also called a cornice.
www.denverfabrics.com/pages/static/curtains/curtain-window-...

veja imagens em:
http://images.google.pt/images?hl=pt-PT&rls=GGLM,GGLM:2006-0...

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-09-30 23:05:42 GMT)
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Ou então *Valance*
Valance - Short drapery that hangs along the top part of a window, with or without a curtain underneath. It can also be made of wood or metal that is painted or covered with fabric.
www.homestore.com/HomeGarden/HomeImprovement/Tools/Glossary...
Peer comment(s):
agree Norbert Hermann : pelmet
9 hrs
Thanks, Hermann!
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+2
23 mins

pelmet (board)

pelmet = sanefa.
Veja as imagens no Google, para "pelmet".
Pela sua descrição da peça de madeira, trata-se de um "pelmet board". Veja estes exemplos, com definições:

Pelmet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A pelmet is a decorative framework placed above a window & is used to conceal curtain fixtures. ... Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelmet" ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelmet


pelmet definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
Search for "pelmet" in all of MSN Encarta. E-mail this entry · Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces · Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary ...
encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561506272/pelmet.html





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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-10-01 02:58:18 GMT)
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O link para o segundo exemplo:

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561506272/pelmet.html
Peer comment(s):
agree Neil Stewart
9 hrs
Thank you, Neil.
agree Denise Miranda
1 day 15 hrs
Obrigado, Denise.
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