place aux Arcades

English translation: C'est le nom propre de la place, ne pas traduire

02:13 Mar 27, 2003

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel / travel

French term or phrase: place aux Arcades

la ville vous offre ses richesses patrimoniales : églises, place aux Arcades, hôtels particuliers, ...

I apologize to everyone but I simply have not a clue on this one.

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English translation:C'est le nom propre de la place, ne pas traduire

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lien
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Local time: 23:14

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I suspected as much, thanks a lot for the reassurance!
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C'est le nom propre de la place, ne pas traduire

lien

The town offers a considerable architectural heritage: churches, an arcaded square, elegant town

Christopher Crockett

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C'est le nom propre de la place, ne pas traduire

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lien
Netherlands
Local time: 23:14
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French

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I suspected as much, thanks a lot for the reassurance!

11 hrs confidence:

The town offers a considerable architectural heritage: churches, an arcaded square, elegant town

Explanation:
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Though it *could* be the proper name of a "place" in the town, I see no evidence of that in the brief passage we are given.

On the contrary, all of the "richesses patrimoniales" are generic, not specific : "églises, place aux Arcades, hôtels particuliers," ...and, in this context, it is much more likely that it is a question here of a town "square" which is bounded by arcaded buildings, as in this small section of a "place" from Etampes : http://www.ariadne.org/centrechartraine/etampes/town/st-gill...

Confirming this "generic" identification rather than a specific place-name is the fact that "place aux Arcades" is not fully capitalised.

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Note added at 2003-03-27 14:16:49 (GMT) Post-grading
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A \"place bordée/entourée d\'arcades\" : http://www.auvergnat.com/archivillages/sauveterrederouergue....

\"Buis-les-Baronnies, marché le mercredi, village ancien pittoresque, place aux arcades, capitale du tilleul, et foire au tilleul\" : http://www.rosans.com/Tourisme/patri_visites.html

\"Place \"aux arcades\" du XVII em\" : http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dun-sur-meuse/ste_mon.htm

http://www.conques.com/liens_villes.html

http://www.senechal.net/Sauveterre-fr.htm

http://www.eymet-en-perigord.com/Eymet/sitesvisiter.htm

etc.

*Some*times these \"places aux arcades\" are actually *named* \"Place aux Arcades,\" but by no means always.

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Note added at 2003-03-27 17:04:32 (GMT) Post-grading
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A \"place bordée/entourée d\'arcades\" : http://www.auvergnat.com/archivillages/sauveterrederouergue....

\"Buis-les-Baronnies, marché le mercredi, village ancien pittoresque, place aux arcades, capitale du tilleul, et foire au tilleul\" : http://www.rosans.com/Tourisme/patri_visites.html

\"Place \"aux arcades\" du XVII em\" : http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dun-sur-meuse/ste_mon.htm

http://www.conques.com/liens_villes.html

http://www.senechal.net/Sauveterre-fr.htm

http://www.eymet-en-perigord.com/Eymet/sitesvisiter.htm

etc.

*Some*times these \"places aux arcades\" are actually *named* \"Place aux Arcades,\" but by no means always.

Reference: http://www.ariadne.org/centrechartraine/etampes/town/st-gill...

Christopher Crockett
Local time: 17:14
Native speaker of:

English

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