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sienta sus piedras

English translation: stands on the foundations of


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Spanish term or phrase:sienta sus piedras sobre
English translation:stands on the foundations of
Entered by: Deborah Lockett
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15:40 Jan 11, 2009
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Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: sienta sus piedras
Frente al baluarte se halla la iglesia del Carmen (13), que es barroca y sienta sus piedras sobre la antigua ermita de la Bendición de Dios.
Thanks in advance
Dave Pugh
Local time: 21:09
stands on the foundations of
Explanation:
many historic buildings in Spain have been erected on the foundations of older ones, e.g. Moorish structures on top of Roman ones
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Deborah Lockett
Local time: 20:09
Grading comment
This goes well.
Thanks everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6stands on the site of the formerkostan
3 +6stands on the foundations of
Deborah Lockett
4sits on / is located / situated on
Lisa McCarthy
4 -1lays its rocks
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sits on / is located / situated on


Explanation:
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Note added at 5 minutos (2009-01-11 15:45:32 GMT)
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"sits on / is situated on the site of the old..."

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 21:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
lays its rocks


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-01-11 15:48:38 GMT)
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... across from the bastion is Carmen church (13), and it lays its rocks on the formal chapel of Bedición de Dios [God's Blessing]

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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 15:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 115

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Catherine Gilsenan: Does not make any sense in English, I'm afraid!
21 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
stands on the foundations of


Explanation:
many historic buildings in Spain have been erected on the foundations of older ones, e.g. Moorish structures on top of Roman ones

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 20:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
Grading comment
This goes well.
Thanks everyone.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sidra
1 hr
  -> many thanks Layla! :-) Deborah
agree  Rosa Paredes
1 hr
  -> thank you Rosa! :-) Deborah
agree  franglish
1 hr
  -> thanks Franglish! :-) Deborah
agree  S Ben Price
7 hrs
  -> thanks Ben, Happy New Year! :-) Deborah
agree  kironne
13 hrs
  -> many thanks Kironne, have a good start to the week! :-) Deborah
agree  Catherine Gilsenan: This would be correct if the present building does actually sit on the very foundations of the former church
21 hrs
  -> Many thanks Catherine. I think it may be so, as there are many historical buildings which have earlier ones incorporated in the lower walls, as comes to light during restoration. Enjoy your evening! :-) Deborah
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
stands on the site of the former


Explanation:
e.g.

kostan
Local time: 21:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rick Larg
15 mins
agree  Robert Forstag: Good.
36 mins
agree  franglish
1 hr
agree  RichardDeegan: Certainly not lays its rocks or gets its rocks off
4 hrs
agree  kironne
13 hrs
agree  Catherine Gilsenan: This would be correct if there is nothing much left of the former church
21 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Jan 13, 2009 - Changes made by Deborah Lockett:
Edited KOG entryDave Pugh's old entry - "sienta sus piedras" => "stands on the foundations of"


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