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We have a warehouse. There are big metal shelves. What is the best way to say "look on the shelves for the hammer" or "It is on the shelf".
Also, would book shelf be different? Or maybe a shelf in your bathroom, is there another word for shelf here?
Thank You,
Michael
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Originally Posted by daniels012
Hi Michael. You could say "Busca el martillo en el estante" or "el martillo está en el estante"
Hope it helps :)
Thank you,
So what is a repisa or a anaquel? Are these the same?
Michael
Yes Michael. They are almost the same thing, although repisa is not used to described a store0s shelf, at least not in my country. I suppose it depends on the region.
Hebe
Hi daniel, repisa is much smaller than estante. In Spain we say estantería. Anaquel seems to be very old fashioned for estantería. I didn't know the word.
this would be a very typical example of repisa:
http://www.jadur.com/repisas_estantes_repisa_5.JPG
Estantería:
http://www.tablondeanuncios.com/imag...foto935345.jpg
And just for supplementing Exx' highly illustrating
example, here is the image of a "repisa"
Regards !!
http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:...3baldas891.jpg
My mostly Mexican students use librero for bookshelf, and estante seems to be more general to them. Repisa I think could also mean ledge, for example window ledge or whiteboard ledge, and I think it's also sometimes used to refer to the fireplace mantel.
¿Qué piensan los que de verdad hablan español sobre mis sugerencias?
Maria
shelf / Self / n (pl shelves)
1 a (in cupboard, bookcase) estante m, balda f (Esp); (on wall) estante m, anaquel m, repisa f, balda f (Esp); (in oven) parrilla f; a set of shelves unos estantes, una estantería; to be left on the shelf quedarse
para vestir santos
b off the shelf: you can buy it off the shelf se puede comprar hecho
2 (Geol) banco m, bajo m, arrecife m; continental shelf plataforma f continental
Espero que ayude.
Saludos
Utgi