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carpaneles

English translation: basket(-handle(d)) arch / three-centred arch / anse de panier

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Spanish term or phrase:arco carpanel
English translation:basket(-handle(d)) arch / three-centred arch / anse de panier
Entered by: Nikki Graham

10:07 Aug 30, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Spanish term or phrase: carpaneles
terms describing types of arches
Maria Casal
Local time: 05:51
three-centred arch
Explanation:
or basket arch or basket handled arch
According to Vox, this is the same as the French "anse de panier", which has the three translations above.

See: http://www.xrefer.com/entry/436999 or the glossary on arches at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk for more info.
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Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:51
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Lots of thanks, I think this is it.
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Summary of answers provided
na +1three-centred arch
Nikki Graham
nadepressed arch (from Larousse)
Parrot
namulti-centered arch
Jon Zuber (X)


  

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20 mins
depressed arch (from Larousse)


Explanation:
Moliner: arco rebajado formado por tres arcos de circunferencia.
"Arco rebajado" is depressed arch.

Parrot
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7 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
three-centred arch


Explanation:
or basket arch or basket handled arch
According to Vox, this is the same as the French "anse de panier", which has the three translations above.

See: http://www.xrefer.com/entry/436999 or the glossary on arches at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk for more info.

Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 553
Grading comment
Lots of thanks, I think this is it.

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agree  Sabina Bruckner
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multi-centered arch


Explanation:
carpanel: "el [arco] de varios centros y en especial el de tres"
—Dic. de términos de arte ..., Fatás y Borrás

A three-centered arch is called a basket-handle arch, as Amara notes; a four-centered arch is called a Tudor arch.

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