Dec 19, 2001 22:02
22 yrs ago
Catalan term
Jon Zuber (X)
Jon Zuber (X)
Nothing lost.
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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tenir de propietat
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What, if anything, does "de propietat" add to the meaning of "tenir"? What's it doing there?
"[El Palau Güell], construït on els Güell tenien dues cases de propietat, encara avui està comunicat amb una tercera casa de la família a les Rambles."
"[El Palau Güell], construït on els Güell tenien dues cases de propietat, encara avui està comunicat amb una tercera casa de la família a les Rambles."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | own(ed) two houses |
Hazel Whiteley
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| 4 | hold in ownership [own] |
Marian Greenfield
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own(ed) two houses
A way of saying 'to own' is to say you are the owner: ser el proprietari.
My opinion is that this is what they are trying to say. It emphasises the ownership.
My opinion is that this is what they are trying to say. It emphasises the ownership.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks also to peer graders, who cinched it."
6 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
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hold in ownership [own]
since one can hold property in many forms, I guess they want to be specific about ownership
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