nounpl: dressers (already plural)
cômoda, criado-mudo, pessoas que se vestem
1. Plural of dresser: a piece of bedroom furniture with drawers for storing clothes and a mirror on top
The bedroom had two large dressers against the walls.
O quarto tinha duas cômodas grandes contra as paredes.
2. Plural of dresser: a kitchen or dining room furniture piece with shelves for storing and displaying dishes
The antique dressers in the kitchen displayed grandmother's fine china.
Os móveis antigos da cozinha exibiam a louça fina da avó.
3. Plural of dresser: people who dress or prepare something (culinary context)
The kitchen dressers prepared all the salads for the banquet.
Os preparadores de alimentos arrumaram todas as saladas para o banquete.
4. Plural of dresser: stage crew members who dress actors or manage costumes in theater
The dressers helped the actors change costumes between scenes.
Os figurinistas ajudaram os atores a trocar de roupas entre cenas.
In both American and Brazilian contexts, dressers are essential bedroom furniture. In the US, they are common in traditional and contemporary homes. In Brazil, cômodas are equally important and often feature in both modern and colonial-style homes, particularly in Rio and São Paulo.
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