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Plato / Terraza (Costa Rica)

English translation: plate / terrrace/balcony/porch

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Spanish term or phrase:Plato / Terraza (Costa Rica)
English translation:plate / terrrace/balcony/porch
Entered by: Nikki Graham

23:17 Dec 18, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / Legal Description
Spanish term or phrase: Plato / Terraza (Costa Rica)
The same Costa Rican legal claim as before now states:
" Ademas, los tipos que cometieron el robo se llevaron las llaves del vehiculos, las cuales yo siempre coloco en un plato que esta en la terraza"

Thanx!
Cecilia Castro de Anderson
Local time: 15:56
plate / terrrace/balcony
Explanation:
why can't it be a direct translation? I must admit that it's a not very intelligent to leave the keys on the balcony/terrace on a (decorative) plate that may be on a table, for example, but then again, some mothers do 'ave 'em
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Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:56
Grading comment
I ended up putting plate/ porch.
Thanks!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3plate / terrrace/balcony
Nikki Graham
4dish/terrace
Maria-Teresa Zenteno


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
plate / terrrace/balcony


Explanation:
why can't it be a direct translation? I must admit that it's a not very intelligent to leave the keys on the balcony/terrace on a (decorative) plate that may be on a table, for example, but then again, some mothers do 'ave 'em

Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 5596
Grading comment
I ended up putting plate/ porch.
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  E-nauta
13 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  Patricia Myers
1 hr

agree  Mónica Guzmán: agree
4 hrs
  -> Thanks everyone
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dish/terrace


Explanation:
otra idea....

Maria-Teresa Zenteno
Canada
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 25
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