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Tourism & Travel | | Spanish term or phrase: casa de colonias | From a document on rural tourism:
En el pueblo, continuar por el itinerario anterior. Los autocares llegan hasta la casa de colonias.
I'm thinking it is a country house, but it there something special about a 'casa de colonias' that differentiates it from a 'casa rural'? Is it larger?
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| | | summer camp house | Explanation:
This is how I would translate it. Going to a casa de colonies is an activity organised by schools so that kids can go and spend a few days with their classmates and accompanying teachers. depending on the house they offer different activities.
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-05-06 14:56:25 GMT)
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Here is the DRAE definition: Residencia veraniega para vacaciones infantiles, generalmente en el campo o en la playa. Ha mandado a sus hijos a una colonia de verano.
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-05-06 14:57:54 GMT)
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In response to your question as to whether they are larger, at least in Catalonia they tend to be similar but they are adapted to children's needs. |
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12 mins confidence:   Youth hostel
Explanation:
sort of a hostel come summer camp
Casa de colonias Santa EularietaAlaior-es Mercadal. Camí d'en Kane, km 17Titularidad: Consell Insular de Menorca1.2. En caso de incorporación de nuevas casas de colonias gestionadas por elInjove en la Red de Instalaciones Juveniles de Menorca, estas se adaptarán pordefecto a este reglamento.1.3. La utilización de las instalaciones dichas en el apartado anterior se regirán porel presente reglamento.1.4. Las finalidades de estas instalaciones son:a) Servir de marco a las actividades programadas por el Consell Insular.b) Ofertar espacios a los ayuntamientos de Menorca para la realización deactividades dirigidas a jóvenes.c) Facilitar a las entidades juveniles espacios adecuados para susactividades: acampadas, colonias, encuentros, reuniones, cursos, talleres,etc.d) Proporcionar a otras entidades, asociaciones, fundaciones, instituciones,grupos, familias, etc., lugares de convivencia y realización de actividadesvarias
| patinba
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 summer camp house
Explanation:
This is how I would translate it. Going to a casa de colonies is an activity organised by schools so that kids can go and spend a few days with their classmates and accompanying teachers. depending on the house they offer different activities.
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-05-06 14:56:25 GMT)
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Here is the DRAE definition: Residencia veraniega para vacaciones infantiles, generalmente en el campo o en la playa. Ha mandado a sus hijos a una colonia de verano.
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-05-06 14:57:54 GMT)
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In response to your question as to whether they are larger, at least in Catalonia they tend to be similar but they are adapted to children's needs.
| darwinista
Local time: 21:12
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Native speaker of:  English, Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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