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springmadras - boksmadras

English translation: box spring - mattress

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Danish term or phrase:springmadras - boksmadras
English translation:box spring - mattress
Entered by: smarinella

22:33 Apr 12, 2005
Danish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: springmadras - boksmadras
who can tell me the English form? Or at least the difference between these two kinds of 'madras'? They often occur in my text...

thanks in advance, once more
smarinella
Italy
Local time: 16:47
box spring - mattress
Explanation:
The box spring has a frame and contains springs. It is used as a base
In the US, for instance, the mattress goes on top of the box spring.
In Denmark, people sometimes use just a boksmadras with a topmadras on top (without the regular mattress).
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Dana Sackett Lössl
Denmark
Local time: 16:47
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tak!
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4box spring - mattress
Dana Sackett Lössl
3spring mattress - box mattress
Daniel Sax


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
spring mattress - box mattress


Explanation:
not entirely sure of the difference either, but these terms do exist as such

Daniel Sax
Local time: 16:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Katrina Culp Ladopoulos: The box matress is usually the bottom one with a hard frame, not something one would want to sleep on. The spring matress goes on top.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
box spring - mattress


Explanation:
The box spring has a frame and contains springs. It is used as a base
In the US, for instance, the mattress goes on top of the box spring.
In Denmark, people sometimes use just a boksmadras with a topmadras on top (without the regular mattress).

Dana Sackett Lössl
Denmark
Local time: 16:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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