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portale (see context)

English translation: door/doorway

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Italian term or phrase:portale (see context)
English translation:door/doorway
Entered by: xlationhouse

18:35 Feb 13, 2007
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture
Italian term or phrase: portale (see context)
For a tourist brochure.

Il trecentesco portale romano-gotico, invece, nel lato destro è fiancheggiato da due tronconi di colonna in porfido residuati da un edificio preesistente...

I translated this as "portal", which seems to be the most appropriate for architecture. But I still don't feel quite sure: is this the most appropriate translation for "portale" in a Romanesque-Gothic cathedral?
xlationhouse
United States
Local time: 17:40
door/doorway
Explanation:
I think portal is also OK.
Here's a link with info on the cathedral in Arezzo where they mention "doorways" for the 3 doors. : <a href="http://www.planetware.com/arezzo/cathedral-i-to-arct.htm&quo... rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.planetware.com/arezzo/cathedral-i-to-arct.htm<...

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Aïda Garcia Pons
United States
Local time: 17:40
Grading comment
Thanks all!

Aida, you're right and I'm going to use "doorway".
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door/doorway


Explanation:
I think portal is also OK.
Here's a link with info on the cathedral in Arezzo where they mention "doorways" for the 3 doors. : <a href="http://www.planetware.com/arezzo/cathedral-i-to-arct.htm&quo... rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.planetware.com/arezzo/cathedral-i-to-arct.htm<...



Aïda Garcia Pons
United States
Local time: 17:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks all!

Aida, you're right and I'm going to use "doorway".

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ginnea Sighinolfi: Doorway I would say. See this link http://www.belfastcathedral.org/visitors/virtual-tour/item/2...
15 mins
  -> Thanks Ginnea. Good link. I've also found several links on romanesque churches/cathedrals in GB and doorway seems to be the word.
agree  Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
57 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  James (Jim) Davis: If it actually has a door in it, then put door, because doorway suggests entrance to the door or doorway but no door. Therefore door, because I know of no cathedrals with no doors.
12 hrs
  -> Thanks Jim.
agree  Claire Restivo: Doorway! Jim, I disagree with you - If you start talking about the actual door, it's heavy, carved and wooden in most cases. This is the doorway - part of the building. Cheers.
13 hrs
  -> Thanks Claire.
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