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almacenes de grano

English translation: granaries/grain silos


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Spanish term or phrase:almacenes de grano
English translation:granaries/grain silos
Entered by: Cinnamon Nolan
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14:17 Nov 8, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Spanish term or phrase: almacenes de grano
Spanish term or phrase: aperos
Within a tourist brochure, describing where an inn is located. Segment from sentence:

instalada en lo fueran las dependencias agrícolas (aperos y almacenes de grano)

Sorry, I'm working against a deadline and just can't seem to remember. Is it "grainery"? Grain sheds? Grain storehouses?

A big, tall cylindrical structure seems to float up from childhood trips to the countryside ....
Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 03:44
granaries/grain silos
Explanation:
http://www.wellmarkinternational.com/diacon.htm
definitely not grain elevators
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xxxmuitoprazer
Local time: 02:44
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Thanks to all of you for your comments, which helped a lot!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3granaries/grain silosxxxmuitoprazer
5 +2silos or grain elevatorsSarah Johnson


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
silos or grain elevators


Explanation:
silos are smaller, for individual farms. grain elevators are bigger, where all of the farmers take their grain.

Sarah Johnson
Brazil
Local time: 22:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Hardie: yes, I'd probably have said silos - but it depends on the context of course :-)
4 mins

agree  yolanda Speece
12 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
granaries/grain silos


Explanation:
http://www.wellmarkinternational.com/diacon.htm
definitely not grain elevators

xxxmuitoprazer
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you for your comments, which helped a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ormiston: not in the UK at least
38 mins
  -> thanks

agree  John Speese: I would go with granaries. If this is an inn, it is probably located near or converted from a historic old farm. Grain silos are modern facilities.
1 hr
  -> thanks-spot on-or even grain barn here.absolute bullseye-nail firmly hammered on the head

agree  Paulo César Mendes MD, CT: For my 2 centavos, I vote for granary.
2 hrs
  -> thanx,you don'y get a lot for 2 centavos nowadays,do you ?
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