Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Plaza (unidad de medida)

English translation:

6,400 square metres

Added to glossary by María Alejandra Ronderos Zota
Aug 2, 2013 18:20
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Plaza (unidad de medida)

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Metrology
Hello everyone.

Even though I am not translating a technical document, the term is indeed very specific.
The original sentence in Spanish is:
"...hizo realidad la construcción de XXX en dos plazas de terreno - hoy parte de otro edificio."

My try:
"...made the construction of XXX a reality in two ___ land lots - now part of another bulding."

I can´t find an exact translation for this metric unit, which is very old, by the way.

Urgent help and input is much appreciated.

Thanks everyone!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 6,400 square metres

Discussion

philgoddard Aug 2, 2013:
Alejandra How do you know it's a unit of measurement and it doesn't just mean "lot"?

Proposed translations

+2
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6,400 square metres

I can only find a handful of references to this - hence the 3.

"Una plaza... es una unidad de área muy utilizada en las zonas campesinas, sobre todo en el Cauca, y equivale a un cuadrado de 80m * 80 m es decir 6400 m cuadrados."




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Note added at 33 mins (2013-08-02 18:54:01 GMT)
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We wouldn't say "made the construction of XXX a reality". It's just "built XXX".
Note from asker:
Thank you philgoddard! So this actually means there is no name for a 'plaza' in English, right? Just the equivalent square meters.
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Davis : The evidence is good enough and it is clearly related to Colombia
1 hr
I never thought to look up where Cauca was!
agree patinba
2 hrs
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