Coracha
English translation: Coracha
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peer agreement (net): +5Coracha Explanation: María Luisa, It's clear that this kind of construction is quite specific to Spain. So as I see it, I'd leave the term as is and add an explanation of the exact characteristic of the monument you're translating for. These are other definitions I found, and even in Spanish they are long to explain: Coracha: ♦ Paso protegido por una doble muralla, entre un cerco urbano y un castillo, torre o atalaya. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coracha ♦ muro. Prolongación hacia el exterior de la muralla de una fortificación que puede ir unida a una torre albarrana independiente del recinto fortificado. http://mf0.op.upm.es/avec/glosario-arq.htm ----------------- So, my suggestion would be something like: ♦ Coracha (double wall descending to a river for water supply) ♦ Coracha (a small section of wall that ends in a tower) ♦ Coracha (a walled passage which links the castle with the Alcazaba as a form of protection ) And in brackets the specifics of your particular coracha. -------------------- Some examples: MWNF - Museum With No Frontiers The Gibralfaro Castle, linked to the citadel by a coracha or double wall, was built under the Nasrids to reinforce the defensive system. Related Dynasties ... http://www.discoverislamicart.org/pc_item.php?id=monument;IS... Know, Sleep and eat in malaga- Monuments in Málaga ... that has been built on top op the Gibralfaro hill, near the Castillo de Gibralfaro, with which it is united by means of a double wall called coracha. ... http://www.doitinspain.com/infociudad/English/malaga-monumen... Spain - Trip Planner - Yahoo! Travel ... but it was Sultan Yusuf I of Granada who had the Coracha (a walled passageway that ... Pere Bonfill as an entrance through the medieval defensive wall. ... http://travel.yahoo.com/trip?nr_cat=Things To Do&pid=598581&... CSIC: Escuela de Estudios Árabes - The Albayzin The boundary then descended once again along the river to connect with the coracha (wall descending to a river for water supply) of the primitive enclosure, ... http://www.eea.csic.es/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie... Islamic Madrid The absence in the wall of a loophole, or barbican, is made known to us by tradition, and by the existence of a "coracha," a small section of wall that ... http://www.nova.es/~jlb/mad_in09.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 31 mins (2007-04-02 00:51:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (these, of course, are mostly Spanish websites, but that's the point: something so specific should be left as is and explained) |
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