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English translation: panoramic window


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Spanish term or phrase:cristalera(ventana)
English translation:panoramic window
Entered by: maryel
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20:38 Aug 28, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: cristalera
From a Spanish hotel brochure, describing a meeting room:
"Salón exterior con CRISTALERAS y puertas exterior (sic) que dan a terraza y con vistas a toda la ciudad."
The dictionary definition is of a glass door, but is it also used for large windows of the picture window type? Otherwise, why does it here refer both to doors and "cristaleras"?
Daniel Burns
Local time: 11:27
panoramic windows *
Explanation:
* no need to use "glass" here, it´s overunderstood.
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maryel
Grading comment
I actually revised and resubmitted my translation to adopt this option. It seems to be the safest.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4display window // French window
Michael Powers (PhD)
5 +2panoramic windows *
maryel
4 +1glass wall
Mapi


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
display window // French window


Explanation:
Oxford

cristalera f
a (mueble) display cabinet, dresser
b (escaparate — de una tienda) shop window; (— de un bar, una cafetería) display window
c (puertas) French windows (pl), French doors (pl) (AmE); (ventanas) windows (pl)

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 12:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 115

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lillian van den Broeck: just that.
3 mins
  -> Thank you, lazuluna - Mike :)

agree  Andrés Martínez: Yes. A panoramic window with french doors which gives access to the terrace. (...y puertas AL exterior...,)
9 mins
  -> Thank you, Urico - yes, "panoramic" is nice also - Mike :)

agree  CarinaK: Yes, French doors that open to a terrace with views over the whole city
25 mins

agree  Nora Bellettieri
1 hr

agree  Jennifer Vela Valido
1 hr

disagree  maryel: display window = escaparate / French windows/doors are generally small. See a picture at http://www.milgard.com/getting-started/window-and-door-style...
3 hrs
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
glass wall


Explanation:
or glass wall panels, but you could leave that out

Mapi
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicente de Juan Morales: me gusta glass wall, lo otro parece medio rebuscado
1 hr
  -> gracias Vicente
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
panoramic windows *


Explanation:
* no need to use "glass" here, it´s overunderstood.

maryel
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
I actually revised and resubmitted my translation to adopt this option. It seems to be the safest.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nanny Wintjens
10 hrs
  -> Hi Nani, thanks

agree  Tehani
16 hrs
  -> thanks
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