Jul 9, 2001 19:42
22 yrs ago
Catalan term
George Wheelock
Ampliacio de porxo de vivenda
Non-PRO
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A service performed on a house?
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Extension of the house veranda
Yes it is.
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Comment: "All answers recieved were equally acceptable - my thanks to each paticipant."
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Davorka Grgic
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Native in: Croatian 
, Spanish
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house porch extention
....front entrance porch
That´s what it´s called in the States.
HTH
That´s what it´s called in the States.
HTH
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extension (work) on the (house) verandah
I don't think a native Catalan speaker would recognise "porxo" as the typical small rabbit hutch which disguises the door in English (and evidently US) houses.
Here it is understood to be something more like a good Australian verandah, covering at least a good part of one wall, including the door.
That said, "estate-agent-speak" and "spec-builder-talk" are notoriously optimistic.
It is a service performed on the house.
Own feeling tested against one native speaker.
Here it is understood to be something more like a good Australian verandah, covering at least a good part of one wall, including the door.
That said, "estate-agent-speak" and "spec-builder-talk" are notoriously optimistic.
It is a service performed on the house.
Own feeling tested against one native speaker.
15 hrs
I am sticking to my guns, but here is some more information
What in the "anglo-saxon" world we call a "porch" is in Catalan a "volada" if it is not supported from below by columns or walls, and a "pòrtic" if it's got those fancy little columns so beloved of architects looking for inspiration.
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