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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) | |||||||
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3 +1 | reed houses |
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2 | dilapidated houses |
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2 | houses are made of mats |
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2 | reed shacks |
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dilapidated houses Explanation: Maybe. Houses that are structurally compromised. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 39 mins (2020-12-03 20:25:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or "housing". |
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reed houses Explanation: Junco de esteras - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia librees.wikipedia.org › wiki › Junco_de_... Junco de esteras puede referirse a: el nombre común de la planta Juncus ... |
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houses are made of mats Explanation: Just wondering if it could in fact be "houses made of mats" as in link quoted here and at bottom of my dictionary references. I couldn't originally see how it could be linked to "estero" as matting, but this seems to make sense. I confess I've only skimmed the rest of the article superficially, hence low confidence level. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2020-12-03 23:29:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry I meant "houses made of mats" without "the". I cut and pasted from article originally. https://www.archdaily.com/890132/on-the-other-side-of-the-wall-of-shame-in-lima-peru |
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reed shacks Explanation: Shacks or shanties made or reeds. (like "chabolas"... with reeds as component material). Example sentence(s):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanty_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shack#:~:text=A%20shack%20(or%2C%20less%20often,rocks%2C%20sticks%2C%20etc.) |
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Reference: dictionary references Reference information: If you're looking for a material, matting appears in Collins Spanish-to-English dictionary 2016 as a non-watery definition so it may provide an clue. Also esterar to cover with a mat, put a mat on. María Moliner: estero: "Operación de esterar", esterar also being recubrir de esteras el suelo de una habitación. However, Moliner, for estero, together with estuary and other water-related definitions, also says terreno bajo pantanoso, intransitable, que suele llenarse de agua por la lluvia o por la filtración de un río o laguna cercana, y que abunda en plantas acuáticas. I wonder if suele llenarse de agua por la lluvia... may therefore hold a clue, which, presumably, links with Barbara's suggestion. I don't know enough about the wider context to comment further, but passing the references on in case you don't already have access to them. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2020-12-03 20:49:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I realised looking back that my attempt to put quotes in italics has failed. Apologies! I found it fiddly! And, to clarify, matting was Collins rendering for estero. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2020-12-03 20:54:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Just found this link which seems as if could be relevant? https://www.archdaily.com/890132/on-the-other-side-of-the-wa... Keep scrolling down until you find "The houses are made of mats, tiles, plywood, wood, plastic and all kinds of recycled materials. " |
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