Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 14, 2011 10:10
13 yrs ago
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English term
Indonesia
Legal, Marketing, Biz, Software, Games
Native in: Indonesian (Variant: Standard-Indonesia) 
Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English
Foot Quarters
English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Not a width, but probably (a) type of business or (b) area for walking. Probbaly non-Pro question.
Context:
These mals have metamorphosed from retail to foot quarters, to banks and offices, and to children playgrounds.
Context:
These mals have metamorphosed from retail to foot quarters, to banks and offices, and to children playgrounds.
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Native in: Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
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food quarters
My wild guess.
Maybe "food quarters", probably meaning "food court", an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area). Quarter has the meaning as "A specific district or section, as of a city: French quarter."
Rewritten in plain English: These malls have changed from retail to food quarters, to banks and offices, and to children's playgrounds.
I'm suggesting food quarters, but food courts will also do, I think.
Just my 2 cents.
Maybe "food quarters", probably meaning "food court", an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area). Quarter has the meaning as "A specific district or section, as of a city: French quarter."
Rewritten in plain English: These malls have changed from retail to food quarters, to banks and offices, and to children's playgrounds.
I'm suggesting food quarters, but food courts will also do, I think.
Just my 2 cents.
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Tony M
: Yes, I think that's a much more likely theory!
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Thanks, Tony!
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BrigitteHilgner
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Thank you very much.
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Veronika McLaren
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Thank you Veronika.
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Arabic & More
: This is a definite possibility. I would go with "food courts," though.
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Thank you Amel. Yes, food courts would be another option.
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Aleksander Pruszyński
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Thank you Aleksander.
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AllegroTrans
: definitely possible but asker ought to consider "foot quarters" as a mistranslation (perhaps "walkways" etc.)
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Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Hello Yasutomo, your guessing that this is a typo makes sense in the context of how malls in Asian cities evolve from retail shops into more functions. Thanks a lot!"
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