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piso exterior

English translation: outward facing (flat/apartment)


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Spanish term or phrase:piso exterior
English translation:outward facing (flat/apartment)
Entered by: neilmac
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10:13 Aug 20, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / flats/appartments
Spanish term or phrase: piso exterior
Hay un piso en el centro de Madrid, todo exterior
Cheekita
Local time: 09:01
outward facing
Explanation:
Or similar, it means that the windows look out onto the street, not inwards to a stairwell or back court, back yard.

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-08-20 10:21:10 GMT)
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As our Dutch colleague says, piso = flat or apartment.
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 10:01
Grading comment
thank-you
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4outward facing
neilmac
5Flat/appartmentxxxcw010


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Flat/appartment


Explanation:
would go with flat though as more common

xxxcw010
Local time: 03:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: yes. my concern is not about the word "piso" but about "exterior" as opposite of "interior".


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  neilmac: Flat is more UK common, but I believe the query concerns "exterior"
1 min
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
outward facing


Explanation:
Or similar, it means that the windows look out onto the street, not inwards to a stairwell or back court, back yard.

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-08-20 10:21:10 GMT)
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As our Dutch colleague says, piso = flat or apartment.

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 10:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 57
Grading comment
thank-you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Smartranslators: Absolutely!
1 hr

agree  Deborah Lockett
1 hr

agree  alexfromsd
5 hrs

agree  Adriana Penco
6 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Sep 12, 2007 - Changes made by neilmac:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Aug 20, 2007 - Changes made by Henry Hinds:
LevelNon-PRO => PRO


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