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Aldeamentos Turísticos
estalagens
Oct 2, 2005 17:09
18 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

pousadas

Portuguese to English Social Sciences Tourism & Travel pousadas
.........563 são Hotéis, 127 na categoria Hotéis- Apartamentos, 31 Aldeamentos Turísticos, 19 Motéis, 42 Pousadas, 89 Estalagens e uma larga faixa de Pensões, 874.

list of hotel types
Proposed translations (English)
3 +6 Pousadas
5 luxury inn
5 -1 hostels
5 -1 guest houses
4 -1 lodgings

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Oct 9, 2005:
definitely Portugal..........sorry to be imprecise:-) And I would be ashamed if I wasn't able to identify some basic differences between PT and BR:-(
Aoife Kennedy Oct 3, 2005:
Luiza, I think it's up to Lia to confirm the origin of her document, but I'll retract my "disagree" anyway, before this blows up into a full-scale diplomatic incident :)
Luiza Modesto Oct 2, 2005:
Aoife, I have just searched for "563 hot�is" and got one valid site: regi�o de Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Aoife Kennedy Oct 2, 2005:
Why not check out the following link, which explains some of the differences? Go to the section on written varieties and spelling reform:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language
Cheers, Aoife :)
Aoife Kennedy Oct 2, 2005:
If you don't have any direct refernces, such as place-names, look at how certain words are spelled, especially the omission of the letter "c" in certain words, where you would expect to find it if you learnt European Portuguese.
Aoife Kennedy Oct 2, 2005:
Hi Lia. As you can see, this question has raised interesting issues! It would seem that you really need to ascertain whether the text is from Portugal, Brazil, or other Portuguese-speaking countries.
Luiza Modesto Oct 2, 2005:
Lia, where is your text from?

Proposed translations

+6
23 mins
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Pousadas

I would keep it if it is for Portugal, maybe add in brackets historic house. Are as known as the Paredores in Spain.

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Note added at 25 mins (2005-10-02 17:34:49 GMT)
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http://www.pousadasofportugal.com/

The Pousadas of Portugal are a chain of over 40 exclusive hotels, located throughout Portugal. Their name is synonymous of a unique form of quality accommodation, where a warm welcome and personal service awaits every guest.
CLICK HERE to see a list of all the Pousadas



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Note added at 16 hrs 37 mins (2005-10-03 09:46:51 GMT)
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Hi Lia,

I am pretty sure this refers to Portugal - your list says 42 Pousadas, my website talks about "over 40".
Peer comment(s):
agree Aoife Kennedy : Yes, I would keep the Portuguese word but explain in brackets what a pousada is - an exclusive hotel, in the case of Portugal.
36 mins
cheers - only if the text is from Portugal - in which case Estalagem (the next question) is also not just a simple Inn :-)
agree Karen Haggerty
58 mins
thanks :-)
agree Rachel Fell : + (high class/luxury hotels in historic buildings/settings) - (in Spain it's paradores)
1 hr
Thanks, Rachel :-)
agree rhandler : Yes, that's the best solution. In Brazil, it's entirely different.
1 hr
Thanks, Rhandler :-)
agree António Ribeiro
11 hrs
Thanks, Antonio :-)
agree Henrique Magalhaes
15 hrs
thanks, Henrique :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "ta, I decided to keep it untranslated with a short gloss:-)"
-1
6 mins

hostels

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-02 17:16:11 GMT)
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Based on experience traveling around Brazil and the USA.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Norbert Hermann : not i Portugal - there they are (state owned) historic houses turned into luxury hotels
2 mins
Thanks for the info. :)
disagree Jacqueline Sarbib : The only Pousadas in Portugal which could be related to hostels are the Pousadas de Juventude the others are as per Hermann's comment
6 mins
Thanks for the info. :) Don´t know about Portugal.
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4 hrs

luxury inn

I know in Spain they have a national chain of paradores....I would call it a Luxury Inn....and I would not leave the Portuguese..that is not necessary

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Note added at 4 hrs 32 mins (2005-10-02 21:41:52 GMT)
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as in this example:
Pousadas of Portugal Stay in historic luxury Inns. Manor Houses of Portugal Stay in century old Manors. Algarve Villas Sun, beaches and fun ...
www.portugal.com/ - 60k - Oct 1, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages


alternative: in the sentence: pousadas [italicized] or country inns,


that's how to handle it in a text
Peer comment(s):
neutral Aoife Kennedy : I disagree about it not being necessary to leave the Portuguese word. Maybe that's just because I have come to identify with the word "pousada", having lived in Portugal. Also, I would say "hotel" rather than "inn", which is different in the UK.
23 mins
hotels are usually pretty urban in Europe...many of these pousadas are inn-like...
neutral Indra Sweeney : Comment to Aoife: your retraction is commendable... nothing wrong with disagreeing, but thank you for being professional about this. : )
18 hrs
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-1
4 hrs

guest houses

This is the term I would use.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Aoife Kennedy : Definitely not the case in Portugal. They are luxury hotels.
10 mins
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-1
8 hrs

lodgings

a suggestion...

Peer comment(s):
disagree Aoife Kennedy : Sorry, too vague.
5 hrs
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