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punteada con

English translation: dotted with


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Spanish term or phrase:punteada con
English translation:dotted with
Entered by: Adam Burman
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11:22 Sep 14, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: punteada con
Describing the hotel:

Una cubierta grande de madera conduce a una piscina encantadora, punteada con mesas y sombrillas.

A large wooden deck stretches out to a delightful swimming pool, XXXX with tables and parasols.
Adam Burman
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:51
a few options
Explanation:
surrounded by/bordered by

Or you could change the order and say "A large wooden deck, dotted with tables and parasols, leads to a delightful swimming pool" or something similar
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Becky Heaviside
Local time: 03:51
Grading comment
Lovely! Thanks Becky.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5a few optionsBecky Heaviside
4punctuated with
jlrsnyder
3surrounded by, skirted by...
Angelo Berbotto


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
a few options


Explanation:
surrounded by/bordered by

Or you could change the order and say "A large wooden deck, dotted with tables and parasols, leads to a delightful swimming pool" or something similar

Becky Heaviside
Local time: 03:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Lovely! Thanks Becky.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Graham: I like dotted
1 min

agree  Vanesa Camarasa
3 mins

agree  Reed D James: Definitely.
26 mins

agree  Viviana Peralta: Lovely! ;-)
51 mins
  -> you're all too kind! Thank you!

agree  Heather Oland: "Dotted" is perfect.
2 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
surrounded by, skirted by...


Explanation:
a suggestion
cheers

Angelo Berbotto
Local time: 03:51
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
punctuated with


Explanation:
I can see it now--tables and chairs placed in the middle of the pool, like punctuation marks interrupting the flow of words.

jlrsnyder
Local time: 23:51
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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