arbeidersverdieping
English translation: working-class flat; working-class tenement
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see suggestion below Explanation: While having grown up in the Pijp, a working class/low-income neighbourhood where he lived on a floor of one of its characteristic cheaply built narrow houses, he.. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 54 mins (2015-02-01 21:31:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Die huisjes in de Pijp dat waren echt pijpenla's met nauwe trappetjes. Je hebt geen portiekwoningen in de Pijp. Gewoon een deur die op de straat uitkomt met daarachter een smalle trap naar de 'pijpenla's.' De benedenwoningen hadden een eigen deur. |
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upstairs apartment in a low-income neighbourhood Explanation: I would move the word 'arbeiders' to a different place in the sentence: Having grown up in a narrow/cramped upstairs apartment in the low-income neighbourhood 'De Pijp', I don't think you can, or need to, explain where the name 'De Pijp' comes from, all in this one sentence. It's not essential to the story and readers will get the picture. |
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working-class flat (UK English) Explanation: See: "Areas > Amsterdam neighbourhoods > Amsterdam south > De Pijp Formerly a working-class neighbourhood, today De Pijp is home to a multicultural community and one of the city's most famous markets. The colourful sights and many fragrances of the Albert Cuypmarkt are sure to delight and the area teems with a variety of charming restaurants, cosy brown cafés and trendy bars that will dazzles your senses and flood your taste buds … Innovative architecture Architecture enthusiasts can see some of the finest examples of Amsterdam School structures on and around P.L. Takstraat, with its complex of working-class flats known as arbeiderspaleizen (‘workers’ palaces’). These flats were designed in the early 20th century to provide housing for the labourers who worked in the nearby diamond industry and brewery." (http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/visiting/areas/amsterdam-neighb... ) Google image search for: P.L. Takstraat + De Pijp reveal: http://www.artzuid.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Amsterdamse... http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/2707910.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/P.L._Taks... http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/2707868.jpg etc. Example sentence(s):
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Grew up in a small working class tenement... Explanation: Of "in a small apartment in a working class tenement". Lijkt me het duidelijkst. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2015-02-02 17:25:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Zoe look: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/tenemen... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2015-02-02 17:25:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Zie! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2015-02-02 17:26:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ook! Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenement |
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