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wedding-cake building

Spanish translation: edificio vistoso/recargado

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English term or phrase:wedding-cake building
Spanish translation:edificio vistoso/recargado
Entered by: César Cornejo Fuster

10:07 Jul 25, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: wedding-cake building
For cheap, if not sophisticated fare, check out this wedding-cake building near the People's Square. It was once the famous and salacious Great World in pre-1949 Shanghai. There's a potpourri of performances available on different stages: opera, acrobatics, comedy sketch shows and magic, but nothing too risque yet.
César Cornejo Fuster
Local time: 03:41
edificio vistoso/recargado
Explanation:
un par de opciones para expresar la idea.

wed·ding-cake (wdng-kk)
adj.
Of or being a highly ornate architectural style.

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[From the detailed decoration typical of wedding cakes.]
Selected response from:

Anabel Martínez
Spain
Local time: 03:41
Grading comment
Muchas gracias Anabel.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6edificio vistoso/recargado
Anabel Martínez
4 +1edificio en forma de pastel/ torta de bodas
Cecilia Della Croce
4edifício em forma de bolo de noiva (ou bolo de casamento)
Jorge Rodrigues
4edificio de pretenciosa ornamentación/de arquitectura (o diseño) pretencioso
Margarita Gonzalez
1piso, escalón
Felicite Robertson


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
edificio vistoso/recargado


Explanation:
un par de opciones para expresar la idea.

wed·ding-cake (wdng-kk)
adj.
Of or being a highly ornate architectural style.

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[From the detailed decoration typical of wedding cakes.]


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wedding-cake
Anabel Martínez
Spain
Local time: 03:41
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Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Muchas gracias Anabel.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Soldati
1 hr
  -> gracias, Marina :)
agree  MPGS: :) ... :)
2 hrs
  -> gracias :)
agree  Pilar Esteban
2 hrs
  -> gracias :)
agree  Rene Ron
3 hrs
  -> gracias, Rene :)
agree  Martin Harvey: good source
7 hrs
  -> thanks so much, Martin!
agree  Philippe Maillard
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
edificio en forma de pastel/ torta de bodas


Explanation:
hth

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 22:41
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 35

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agree  MPGS: :) ... :)
1 hr
  -> gracias y saludos
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edifício em forma de bolo de noiva (ou bolo de casamento)


Explanation:
Minha sugestão.

Jorge Rodrigues
Brazil
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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piso, escalón


Explanation:
see the link for the picture.
Maybe you can play on the idea of various tiers instead of the cake.


    Reference: http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/China/Shanghai_Shi...
Felicite Robertson
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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edificio de pretenciosa ornamentación/de arquitectura (o diseño) pretencioso


Explanation:
Otra opción.

Margarita Gonzalez
Local time: 20:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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