Sep 11, 2006 10:35
18 yrs ago
Spanish term
capuchilla
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Architecture
house description
Am translating a somewhat literary text for a Catalan architect. Having difficulty with the word "capuchilla".
LUGAR EXTRAÑO que APROVECHAR UNA SITUACIÓN ADVERSA con UN GESTO para ESCALAR y VIVIR DENTRO DE UN MURO, finalmente, ESTAR BAJO "CAPUCHILLAS".
Desde aquí oteamos la segunda "capuchilla" cubriendo la crujía del estudio y de la habitación principal. Las dos "capuchillas" se doblan a diferentes niveles dejando ese resquicio longitudinal por el que la casa mirará.
LUGAR EXTRAÑO que APROVECHAR UNA SITUACIÓN ADVERSA con UN GESTO para ESCALAR y VIVIR DENTRO DE UN MURO, finalmente, ESTAR BAJO "CAPUCHILLAS".
Desde aquí oteamos la segunda "capuchilla" cubriendo la crujía del estudio y de la habitación principal. Las dos "capuchillas" se doblan a diferentes niveles dejando ese resquicio longitudinal por el que la casa mirará.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | hood |
Nikki Graham
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| 4 | eave(s) or cornice |
patyjs
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| 4 | cupola |
bigedsenior
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| 3 | gable / roof |
Y. Peraza
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Proposed translations
45 mins
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hood
Hi Ian,
I imagine you've already thought of this, but why not use hood? (especially if the inverted commas are theirs and not yours). It is obviously not a roof as we are used to, perhaps it needs various "hoods" due to the location making normal roof structure difficult?
I imagine you've already thought of this, but why not use hood? (especially if the inverted commas are theirs and not yours). It is obviously not a roof as we are used to, perhaps it needs various "hoods" due to the location making normal roof structure difficult?
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Very difficult this. Even Mr Valentin found the text very complicated. I used hooded canopy in the end as hood didn't sound quite right. Un beso desde BCN"
9 mins
gable / roof
Capuchilla is not a common word in Spanish when related to architecture, so I assume that the author is talking about some kind of roof or gable. Capucha means hood, so...
Note from asker:
| Gracias |
42 mins
eave(s) or cornice
This might help....
eave - the beam ends of the roof that create the cornice and allow water to drip off away from the building's walls.
cornice - the overhanging part of the roof (the part that sticks out past the walls).
eave - the beam ends of the roof that create the cornice and allow water to drip off away from the building's walls.
cornice - the overhanging part of the roof (the part that sticks out past the walls).
Note from asker:
| gracias |
7 hrs
cupola
...this includes bell roofs, padddock roofs, modified mansards, etc...
see the 2nd ref.
BELL ROOF
A roof whose cross section is shaped like a bell. Found in Queen Anne style. Examples from Buffalo architecture. Illustration above: 361 Porter Ave ...
freenet.buffalo.edu/bah/a/DCTNRY/b/bellroof.html
The following ref has 70 images to download, so unless you have high speed access it could take a while:
12 ft tall custom vinyl four sided bell roof w/ 36" Galahad finial Image 31. Custom Mt Vernon 60" base 8'8" Tall, ... Custom bell roof cupolas Image 41 ...
www.weathervaneandcupola.com/cat/cupolas.html
see the 2nd ref.
BELL ROOF
A roof whose cross section is shaped like a bell. Found in Queen Anne style. Examples from Buffalo architecture. Illustration above: 361 Porter Ave ...
freenet.buffalo.edu/bah/a/DCTNRY/b/bellroof.html
The following ref has 70 images to download, so unless you have high speed access it could take a while:
12 ft tall custom vinyl four sided bell roof w/ 36" Galahad finial Image 31. Custom Mt Vernon 60" base 8'8" Tall, ... Custom bell roof cupolas Image 41 ...
www.weathervaneandcupola.com/cat/cupolas.html
Note from asker:
| Gracias |
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