What would you call it?
October 15, 2009 9:00 AM   Subscribe

emergency translation alert: What phrase would a Latin American Spanish speaker use to describe the following piece of closet hardware:

Extending hang rod.

Picture a rod assembly which is attached to a closet or cabinet and slides out to hold clothes hangers, but slides back in an out of sight when not in use. I've been tasked with finding out what a Spanish speaker might plausibly call such a thing, and am leery of the online translation sites, which have burned me by returning inappropriate or overly-literal phrases before...
posted by Chrischris to Writing & Language (2 answers total)
 
Best answer: I'd call it "Barra extensible para colgar". Not that I have ever bought something like that, so it might have an special name.
posted by clearlydemon at 9:13 AM on October 15, 2009


Actually, I'm not sure that what I posted is correct, extensible sounds like something that would adapt to any closet size. "Barra de colgar colapsable para el clóset" sounds more correct.

Normally I use clóset, although some other countries might use armario instead.
posted by clearlydemon at 9:21 AM on October 15, 2009


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