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en un largo desarrollo en planta

English translation: (laid out) over an extensive single floor area

07:53 Jan 30, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / building description
Spanish term or phrase: en un largo desarrollo en planta
This is from the description of an architectural project for an emblematic building, I know they mean that it is all on the one floor, but I would like to come up with something more snazzy in keeping with the building and the text which reads " La edificación se dispone en un largo desarrollo en planta que permite percibir las dimensiones importantes de la construcción, tanto desde las calles como desde la vecina Cancillería". Any ideas would be much appreciated.
gerarda mc kenna
Spain
Local time: 10:57
English translation:(laid out) over an extensive single floor area
Explanation:
A bit wordy, but this is how I would put it.

Buildings are often described as being laid out over a single floor or two floors, etc. and I think extensive is better than long in such a description.
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Evans (X)
Local time: 09:57
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Thanks for taking time out to answer, I went for this one in the end
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3(laid out) over an extensive single floor area
Evans (X)
4in an elongated floor plan
eski
3long floor plan
Lucano Alvares


  

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largo desarrollo en planta
long floor plan


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Lucano Alvares
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(laid out) over an extensive single floor area


Explanation:
A bit wordy, but this is how I would put it.

Buildings are often described as being laid out over a single floor or two floors, etc. and I think extensive is better than long in such a description.

Evans (X)
Local time: 09:57
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 144
Grading comment
Thanks for taking time out to answer, I went for this one in the end

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kevin G: maybe you could replace "single" with "open". I assume it's open in order to "percibir las dimensiones importantes de la construcción"
14 mins
  -> thanks Kevin, yes that might work too
agree  Mónica Algazi
1 hr
  -> thanks Mónica
agree  Emma Ratcliffe
4 hrs
  -> thanks Emma
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in an elongated floor plan


Explanation:
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Happy 2010!
eski

eski
Mexico
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