Absent words - V

last refreshed 10/04/2011 10:31:30 AM
The word I can't translate Description of a possible translation
vest news (singular)
vitrina window case - unusable, actually goes to the ambiguity page (what does it really mean?). Vitrina is a cabinet with (some of the) front side in glass.
china closet - nope, doesn't imply glass front at all
showcase - that's for show, like at an exhibition; vitrina is a piece of furniture
glass case - ambiguous and probably wrong; vitrina is not a case made of glass, it has only the front (sometimes partly curved to the sides) in glass, the rest is wood and veneer.