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pareado

English translation: duplex


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Spanish term or phrase:pareado
English translation:duplex
Entered by: Henry Hinds
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04:12 May 2, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: pareado
It's list of types houses:

Villas
Bungalows
Apartamentos
Vanessa Rivera Rivier
Puerto Rico
Local time: 22:49
duplex
Explanation:
Cuando menos en Chile, una "casa pareada" es "duplex" (una casa con dos unidades), pero no das el origen (CONTEXTO).
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Henry Hinds
Local time: 20:49
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2semi-detached house
Pilar Díez
3 +3duplex
Henry Hinds


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
duplex


Explanation:
Cuando menos en Chile, una "casa pareada" es "duplex" (una casa con dos unidades), pero no das el origen (CONTEXTO).

Henry Hinds
Local time: 20:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 173

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nedra: Yes, in British English, a "semi(-detached)"
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Nedra, that's a good one!

agree  kurecova
8 hrs
  -> Gracias, Karin.

agree  JEAN HUTCHINGS
1 day17 hrs
  -> Gracias, Jean.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
semi-detached house


Explanation:
In Spain a 'pareado' is a house for two families and you share the central wall. A duplex for us is just one unit divided into two different floors.

Pilar Díez
Spain
Local time: 04:49
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Erika Vizkeleti
1 hr

agree  Black & White: or simply "semi-detached" (if the title is "Types of Houses")
21 hrs
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