flagged porch

Portuguese translation: Uma varanda pavimentada

15:50 Oct 1, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture
English term or phrase: flagged porch
A flagged porch led directly into a large L-shaped room.
Em português do Brasil, obrigada!
Daniela de Oliveira
Portugal
Local time: 02:19
Portuguese translation:Uma varanda pavimentada
Explanation:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flagged

g)
n.
A flagstone.
tr.v. flagged, flag•ging, flags
To pave with slabs of flagstone.

http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...

flagstone
flag.stone
n laje: pedra de pavimentação.



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Note added at 34 mins (2010-10-01 16:25:03 GMT)
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ou azulejada, ladrilhada
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Walter Moura
Brazil
Local time: 23:19
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Uma varanda pavimentada
Walter Moura
5 +1varanda/terraço adornado com bandeira
Amanda Mendasoli
4 +1Varanda embandeirada
Marlene Curtis
3Alpendre embandeirado
Ivan Rocha, CT


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Alpendre embandeirado


Explanation:
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Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Varanda embandeirada


Explanation:


PT-BR

Porch = varanda.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 22:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 99

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cristinamarinho
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
varanda/terraço adornado com bandeira


Explanation:
Principalmente se o texto estiver falando sobre construções nos EUA, onde é muito normal as famílias astearem bandeiras na frente de suas casas, por puro patriotismo.


    Reference: http://toddcaverly.com/entries/RMA-19.jpg
    Reference: http://americanpublichousereview.com/2008.01/cashtown/cashto...
Amanda Mendasoli
Brazil
Local time: 23:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti: com bandeiras
1 hr

disagree  Nick Taylor: Flagged is rarely used as an adjective in this sense, but who knows?
2 hrs

agree  Airton J Souza: http://www.google.com/images?hl=pt-PT&q=flagged porch pictur...
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Uma varanda pavimentada


Explanation:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flagged

g)
n.
A flagstone.
tr.v. flagged, flag•ging, flags
To pave with slabs of flagstone.

http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...

flagstone
flag.stone
n laje: pedra de pavimentação.



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Note added at 34 mins (2010-10-01 16:25:03 GMT)
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ou azulejada, ladrilhada

Walter Moura
Brazil
Local time: 23:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muito obrigada!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor: I think in this you are right
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Nick

agree  Javi Tazinafo: Também cheguei nessa mesma conclusão. No caso, flagged não tem nada a ver com bandeira e sim flagstone, uma pedra achatada usada para lajear. Eu tentaria também "varanda lajeada".
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Matheus

agree  Douglas Bissell: flagged must refer to "flag-stones" well done on this call
1 day 2 hrs
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