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Noun

drop-leaf table - a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface

drop-leaf - a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket

gateleg table - a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged legs

table - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"

Translations

drop-leaf table

[drɒpliːfˈteɪbl] N → mesa f de ala(s) abatible(s)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

drop-leaf table

[ˈdrɒpˌliːfˈteɪbl] n → tavolo con piano ribaltabile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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