Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
alcorque
English translation:
tree pit/well, (by extension) tree grille/grid
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Noni Gilbert Riley
Jul 19, 2007 17:33
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
alcorque
Spanish to English
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An "alcorque" is a small, unpaved portion of the pavement in which a tree is planted. Sometimes they have a metal grille to prevent accidents by tripping.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | tree grille |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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| 4 +2 | tree grating/tree well |
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Jul 20, 2007 16:15: Noni Gilbert Riley Created KOG entry
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tree grille
Delighted to discover this word in Spanish (and the older meaning of the watering pit around a tree) - the "Moors" in Spain had it just about sewn up as far as wonderful pieces of vocabulary were concerned.
http://www.cis-streetfurniture.co.uk/masterpages/treeprotect...
http://www.heritagestreetfurniture.co.uk/products/tree_grill...
Lots of pictures on both sites.
I´m not putting a higer confidence level, because of course I am not actually answering the question directly - this describe the grille rather than the space. But I fear we may not get any closer.
http://www.cis-streetfurniture.co.uk/masterpages/treeprotect...
http://www.heritagestreetfurniture.co.uk/products/tree_grill...
Lots of pictures on both sites.
I´m not putting a higer confidence level, because of course I am not actually answering the question directly - this describe the grille rather than the space. But I fear we may not get any closer.
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psicutrinius
: Yes. Originally it meant (and does so still), the PLACE. But nowadays the other meaning (the "guard") is by far the more used
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Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I've chosen this as one of the links gave me the right clue: tree pit. The context referred to watering the alcorques, and it's hardly likely they'd mean the actual metal. Besides, the one I tripped over didn't have any grille!"
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tree grating/tree well
Alcorque - WordReference ForumsAlcorque puede traducirse como "tree grating". Se trataría de la reja (normalmente circular) de hierro fundido que se coloca alrededor de la base de los ...
http://www.forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=134270 - 62k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares
http://www.forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=134270 - 62k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares
Peer comment(s):
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psicutrinius
: That's it. Tree grating it is (See who signs the WR post you quote... "el mundo es un pañuelo...)
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thanks! it was you!! :)
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Well for the space, yes. (See my comments below)
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thank you!
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