Districte Vè

English translation: Fifth District

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Catalan term or phrase:Districte Vè
English translation:Fifth District
Entered by: Casey Butterfield

08:33 Sep 15, 2004
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel / Barri Xino BCN
Catalan term or phrase: Districte Vè
This appears in a short story about the Raval in Barcelona, and refers to it as part of the Districte Vè. Client wants all streets, districts etc. translated into English, and I have no idea what to put here! Thanks for your help.

"...preguntant perquè li diuen Barri Xino: va llegir uns quants reportatges de diari on explicaven que el sobrenom de l’antic Districte Vè es deu a l’afinitat amb altres barris portuaris d’Europa"
Casey Butterfield
United States
Fifth?
Explanation:
Probably the Roman number "5"...
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Maria Rosich Andreu
Spain
Local time: 08:46
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right and first, thanks to all
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Fifth District
David Russell
3 +2Fifth?
Maria Rosich Andreu
4districte cinquè - fifth district /quarter
Sheila Hardie


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Districte Vè
Fifth?


Explanation:
Probably the Roman number "5"...

Maria Rosich Andreu
Spain
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
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right and first, thanks to all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Hardie
7 mins

agree  Veronica Lambert Hall
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Districte Vè
Fifth District


Explanation:
The V is the Roman five - it is an abbreviation for fifth.

David Russell
Spain
Local time: 08:46
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agree  Sheila Hardie
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Districte Vè
districte cinquè - fifth district /quarter


Explanation:
The two answers above are correct - I just wanted to add some more information and it wouldn't fit in the comments boxes.

HTH


Sheila

CONEGUEM EL RAVAL AMB
... La seva infantesa transcorregué bàsicament en dos ambients oposats: el barri xinès
de Barcelona (***antic districte cinquè***), barri que el va veure néixer, i ...
www.xtec.es/centres/a8001856/bioso.htm - 14k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines similars


La recuperació -quasi reinvenció- del nom de Raval és, en ella mateixa, significativa al respecte: Canviar el nom d'una cosa és tota una declaració de principis que explica clarament la voluntat de canviar la cosa, el seu significat, la seva funcionalitat. En definitiva donar nom és la manera més primigènia d'apropiar-se d'una cosa ("moure-la envers si"). I el més simptomàtic és l'èxit d'aquest canvi de denominació d'allò que fins fa poc es coneixia com el ***"Districte cinquè"*** o "el Xino"-per extensió del nom de la part baixa al conjunt-, és la rapidíssima popularització del terme que, ultra la convincent capacitat publicista del nostre Ajuntament, demostra que la voluntat de canvi era generalitzada i compartida per tothom.


    Reference: http://www.cccbxaman.org/Raval/e1a4/pane2.htm
Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 08:46
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