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English translation: posthouse


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Spanish term or phrase:posta
English translation:posthouse
Entered by: Gabriela Mejías
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23:59 Mar 2, 2006
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Social Sciences - Tourism & Travel / Brochure - Estancias
Spanish term or phrase: posta
Hola, colegas! Tengo dudas con este término. Se trata de una descripción, para el turismo, de una estancia argentina. Cuando habla de la historia del lugar, dice:
"Su origen se remonta a 1830, cuando el casco, de estilo colonial, era una antigua *posta* sobre el Camino Real, el cual unía Buenos Aires con el norte del país."

Encontré "posthouse", pero me parece muy literal y no estoy segura de que sea el término correcto. Any ideas???
Gracias, como siempre.....
Gabriela Mejías
Argentina
Local time: 23:47
posthouse
Explanation:
La traducción que encontraste es correcta, ya que se trata de un lugar donde se detenían los carruajes, carretas, etc., para cambiar caballos, darles de comer y beber, etc.

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-03-03 00:08:50 GMT)
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(tanto posta como posthouse)
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Mariana Harriague
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:47
Grading comment
Muchas gracias por tu ayuda!!!
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5staging postxxxmediamatrix


  

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posthouse


Explanation:
La traducción que encontraste es correcta, ya que se trata de un lugar donde se detenían los carruajes, carretas, etc., para cambiar caballos, darles de comer y beber, etc.

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-03-03 00:08:50 GMT)
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(tanto posta como posthouse)

Mariana Harriague
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:47
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Muchas gracias por tu ayuda!!!

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staging post


Explanation:
synonym of posthouse

xxxmediamatrix
Local time: 22:47
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