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blocks

Arabic translation: مربع، تقاطع, شارع

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English term or phrase:Block
Arabic translation:مربع، تقاطع, شارع
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

17:40 Dec 4, 2003
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: blocks
The hotel is centrally located just 2 blocks from State Capitol, 8 blocks from the University of Texas, 5 blocks from 6th Street Entertainment District, also convenient to shopping and restaurants.
Amman
Jordan
Local time: 04:18
شوارع أو تقاطعات
Explanation:
In Saudi Arabia, we use بلوكات or مربعات when we refer to the actual square- or rectangular-shaped piece of real estate bounded by streets. But when we describe distance, we say

مسافة شارعين

على بُعد شارعين

بَعد تقاطعين

وهكذا
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Fuad Yahya
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3شوارع أو تقاطعات
Fuad Yahya
5شارعين
Gharbeia (X)
5على بُعد مربعين
globalvil
4مسافة
sarsam
4صف أبنية
Sam Shalalo


  

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شوارع أو تقاطعات


Explanation:
In Saudi Arabia, we use بلوكات or مربعات when we refer to the actual square- or rectangular-shaped piece of real estate bounded by streets. But when we describe distance, we say

مسافة شارعين

على بُعد شارعين

بَعد تقاطعين

وهكذا

Fuad Yahya
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdellatif Bouhid: as in 'intersection' التقاطع
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agree  jenan
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agree  Alaa AHMED
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شارعين


Explanation:
Noun: block
5. Housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

يبعد الفندق بعد شارعين عن مبني ستيت كابيتول

Or you could use:
يقع الفندق على بعد قطعتين من مبنى ستيت كابيتول


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Gharbeia (X)
Local time: 02:18
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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على بُعد مربعين


Explanation:
مربعات

globalvil
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مسافة


Explanation:
In America, blocks means a certain distance that is measured differently from State to State. For example each 7 blocks in Utah = 1 mile. For Texas the block could be slightly less or greater than 1/7 of a mile.
I suggest you use these terms
for 2 blocks = مسافة قصيرة
For 8 blocks = مسافة تقارب الميل الواحد
and so on

sarsam
United States
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صف أبنية


Explanation:
2 blocks from would mean على بعد صفين من أبنية

Sam Shalalo
Australia
Local time: 11:18
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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