Coffer in spanish

Cofre

pronunciation: koʊfɹ̩e part of speech: noun
In gestures

coffer1 = cofre, arca. [Generalmente usado en el plural]

Example: The organizers announced that the high conference attendance in Glasgow will bring 160,000 Euros into the IFLA coffers -- news to warm the cockles of a parsimonious treasurer's heart.

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» city coffers, the = arcas de la ciudad, las.

Example: The fire department was established in 1823 and when there were sufficient funds in the city coffers, the first fire engine was purchased.

» national coffers, the = erario público, el; arcas nacionales, las.

Example: Everyone knows that successive governments have plundered the pockets of motorists to swell the national coffers.

» nation's coffers, the = erario público, el; arcas de la nación, las; arcas nacionales, las.

Example: The creative industries were growing at twice the rate of the general national economy, contributing £60 billion each year to the nation's coffers.

» state coffers, the = arcas del estado, las; arcas estatales, las.

Example: 2017 will probably be a very successful year for the state coffers, with more revenues than expected.

» town coffers, the = arcas del pueblo, las.

Example: People have been talking about that for a long time, long before the investigation started, so the news that officials misappropriated more than $250,000 from the town coffers came as little surprise to residents.

coffer2 = artesón. 

Example: Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper shows us figures in a rectangular room with coffers on the ceiling and tapestries on either side of the room.

coffer3 = artesonar. 

Example: You could also accentuate the space by coffering your ceiling or using large wooden beams that are stained to match the wood in your home.

Coffer synonyms

lacuna in spanish: laguna, pronunciation: lɑkunə part of speech: noun caisson in spanish: cajón hidráulico, pronunciation: keɪsən part of speech: noun
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