Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
coloured gingerbread cottages
Spanish translation:
ostentosas casas coloradas
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English term
Tana (X)
gingerbread fretwork
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With its pristine white railings, gingerbread fretwork, cut-stone walls and cascading staircase, the building acts as a piece of art to compliment the surrounding landscape.
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Susana Galilea
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Refugio
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Susana Galilea
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Seguro que existe un término en arquitectura, pero no es mi especialidad. Te copio las definiciones que encontré...
http://www.town.truro.ns.ca/tthac/contentpages/glossary.htm
Fretwork - Ornamental shapes cut by the thin-bladed fret saw
Gingerbread - Decorative wooden trim
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Note added at 2003-02-08 23:39:38 (GMT)
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A SUGGESTION:
\"elaboradas molduras\"
Please see this site for ideas: http://www.perciber.com/index4.htm
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Note added at 2003-02-08 23:51:15 (GMT)
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ANOTHER SUGGESTION:
\"elaborada marquetería\"
http://www.acta.es/bddoc/glosarios/herramientas_manuales_y_e...
fret saw = sierra de marquetería
http://www.town.truro.ns.ca/tthac/contentpages/glossary.htm
Fretwork - Ornamental shapes cut by the thin-bladed fret saw
Gingerbread - Decorative wooden trim
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Note added at 2003-02-08 23:39:38 (GMT)
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A SUGGESTION:
\"elaboradas molduras\"
Please see this site for ideas: http://www.perciber.com/index4.htm
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Note added at 2003-02-08 23:51:15 (GMT)
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ANOTHER SUGGESTION:
\"elaborada marquetería\"
http://www.acta.es/bddoc/glosarios/herramientas_manuales_y_e...
fret saw = sierra de marquetería
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calado ornamental
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Note added at 2003-02-09 00:03:43 (GMT)
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Creo que deberia ser complement (complementando el paisaje circondante) en vez de compliment (felicitando el paisaje).
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Note added at 2003-02-09 03:13:41 (GMT) Post-grading
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In most cases, gingerbread trim is white, except in San Francisco.
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Note added at 2003-02-09 03:25:36 (GMT) Post-grading
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And where, oh where, did the idea of cottages come from? Most houses with Victorian gingerbread trim are of at least two stories.
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Note added at 2003-02-09 00:03:43 (GMT)
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Creo que deberia ser complement (complementando el paisaje circondante) en vez de compliment (felicitando el paisaje).
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Note added at 2003-02-09 03:13:41 (GMT) Post-grading
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In most cases, gingerbread trim is white, except in San Francisco.
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Note added at 2003-02-09 03:25:36 (GMT) Post-grading
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And where, oh where, did the idea of cottages come from? Most houses with Victorian gingerbread trim are of at least two stories.
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