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English translation: the bell tower juts out above the white village/hamlet (other options below)

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Spanish term or phrase:	su blanco caserío despunta
English translation:	the bell tower juts out above the white village/hamlet (other options below)
Entered by:	Dave Pugh

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17:26 Feb 20, 2009

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Tourism & Travel

Spanish term or phrase: su blanco caserío despunta

Algodonales se halla a la sombra de la sierra de Líjar y de su blanco caserío despunta el campanario de la iglesia barroca de Santa Ana.
In the province of Cádiz
Thanks in advance

Dave Pugh KudoZ activity Questions: 263 (2 open) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 80
Local time: 21:11

the bell tower juts out above the white village/hamlet (other options below)

Explanation:
the bell tower rises above the white village
can be seen above
etc.

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Note added at 4 mins (2009-02-20 17:31:51 GMT)
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So the bell tower of the baroque Santa Ana church can be seen rising above the skyline of the village or stands out above the village rooves, the white houses. That´s the general meaning anyway. HTH

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Note added at 6 mins (2009-02-20 17:33:36 GMT)
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Hahaha Did I just write rooves? HAha... ROOFS. Caught myself writing "brung" the other day, another Pembrokeshireism... And to think I left my hometown some 13 years ago.... Haha.

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Note added at 25 mins (2009-02-20 17:52:50 GMT)
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It´s deffo a village or hamlet, by the way. Went past it once. Here´s a photo:
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.placerde...

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Note added at 28 mins (2009-02-20 17:55:27 GMT)
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http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fotopais...

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Note added at 34 mins (2009-02-20 18:01:22 GMT)
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Ref. from a book about France for "juts out above" (1,400+ hits total):
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FLWFnXgM8w8C&pg=PA867&lpg...

I´d still use "rises up above2 though, probably. HTH

Selected response from:

Kate Major
Spain
Local time: 21:11

Grading comment

I'm going for "... can be seen rising above the white village"
Thanks for the help everyone
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

the bell tower juts out above the white village/hamlet (other options below)

Kate Major

4 +2

(from) its collection of white houses (the bell tower....) rises up

Noni Gilbert

4 +1

a cluster of white houses among which the (XXX) stands out

cgowar

stands out above the town

bigedsenior

and poking up from the little white/whitewashed village....

Lisa McCarthy

3 +1

the skyline above the white hamlet is broken by the belltower of...

Deborah Lockett

among the white buildings in town, the bell tower scrapes the sky

rafaelB

(the bell tower of the Baroque church of Santa Ana) sprouts out its white country house

Michael Powers (PhD)

his white mansion stands out

A Sanchez Lopez

Answers

3 mins confidence:

his white mansion stands out

Explanation:
mansion is a bit too exagerated but in the contex it might suit

A Sanchez Lopez
Native speaker of:

Spanish

5 mins confidence:

among the white buildings in town, the bell tower scrapes the sky

Explanation:
Very much poetic.

rafaelB
Uruguay
Local time: 16:11
Native speaker of:

Spanish

6 mins confidence:

(the bell tower of the Baroque church of Santa Ana) sprouts out its white country house

Explanation:
Collins Unabridged

very picturesque indeed

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 115

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

a cluster of white houses among which the (XXX) stands out

Explanation:
The ideal verb would be "tower", but since we are talking about a bell tower.....
I would eliminate the "y" (and) in the English version....

cgowar
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the skyline above the white hamlet is broken by the belltower of...

Explanation:
keeping the word order almost the same

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 20:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 155

25 mins confidence:

and poking up from the little white/whitewashed village....

Explanation:
variations:

...and poking (up) through the little white/whitewashed village is the bell tower of the Baroque Santa Anna church

..with the the bell tower of the Baroque Santa Anna church poking up from the little white/whitewashed village

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 21:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 108

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

the bell tower juts out above the white village/hamlet (other options below)

Kate Major
Spain
Local time: 21:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 44

Grading comment

I'm going for "... can be seen rising above the white village"
Thanks for the help everyone

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

teju: I like your second option "the bell tower rises over the white village". Caserío here refers to the group of buildings "encalados".

6 mins

-> Thanks teju! Have a good weekend. :)

agree

patricia scott: Caserío: conjunto formado por un número reducido de casas.

7 mins

-> Yep. Thanks Patricia. Have a good weekend. :)

neutral

Lisa McCarthy: Hi Kate - I'm not too sure about 'juts out' in this context - I think it may only refer to something that goes 'outwards' as opposed to 'upwards'.//Options are good, only saying this particular construction 'jut out' is not technically correct here.

24 mins

-> Well, "juts out above" then, or "rises" as in my original comment at 3 mins. I think my answer works rather well, and that "jut" is also an option in the context, though I´d probably use "rises above"...

agree

Michael Powers (PhD): This works well, too - Mike :)

29 mins

-> Most kind and gracious as always Mike. Have a great weekend. :)

agree

Noni Gilbert: Eloquent as ever - even if I dispute the size! I'll check a ref on population anyway!

53 mins

-> Thanks so much! Have a good weekend. :)

agree

Christine Walsh: My vote also goes to 'rises'. Cheers, Christine

1 hr

-> Thank you Christine! Have a nice weekend. :)

agree

Laura Rodriguez: "towers", lovely

1 hr

-> Thanks very much! Have a good weekend. :)

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

(from) its collection of white houses (the bell tower....) rises up

Explanation:
Despuntar cd be "stick out" but it doesn't sound v graceful to me! But if you do go for it then there would also be "pokes out"

Caserío is normally a collection of dwellings associated with a large farm (latifundio), but here I presume we are talking about a village or a small town. Ah, yes, five thousand odd inhabitants I note.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-20 18:29:47 GMT)
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http://www.sierradecadiz.com/noticias/modules.php?name=Secti... - here we find population stated at 5680 in 2000. That's not a hamlet or a village in my book (but then I was brought up in a village with five houses....)

Noni Gilbert
Local time: 21:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 124

10 hrs confidence:

stands out above the town

Explanation:
It is probably the only distinguishable feature.

bigedsenior
Local time: 12:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 124

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