step street

Spanish translation: calle escalonada

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English term or phrase:step street
Spanish translation:calle escalonada
Entered by: ValeriaR_Arg

19:33 Jan 2, 2019
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Architecture
English term or phrase: step street
Hi, how do you translate this term into Spanish?

Context: The longest step street in the Bronx is West 230th, which connects Riverdale and Netherland Avenues in the Spuyten Duyvil section.

Thank you for your help!
ValeriaR_Arg
Argentina
Local time: 19:16
calle escalonada
Explanation:
In this context, it shoud be translated as "calle escalonada".
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Boris S.
Spain
Local time: 23:16
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Muchísimas gracias por la ayuda.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1calle escalonada
Boris S.
3 +1Calle con escaleras
Carolina Finley
3Escaleras
Manuel Bas y Mansilla


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Calle con escaleras


Explanation:
Below is a link to photos of West 230th and other step streets. You might think of other possible translations after seeing the photos, or someone else may suggest something, but calle con escaleras I think would describe it.


    Reference: http://forgotten-ny.com/1999/06/step-streets-rare-streets-de...
Carolina Finley
Local time: 23:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Lydianette Soza
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
calle escalonada


Explanation:
In this context, it shoud be translated as "calle escalonada".

Example sentence(s):
  • Ciertamente uno no se topa todos los días con una calle escalonada, pero ésta ni siquiera es la única de Santiago de Cuba.
  • Empieza en la Plaza de la Pastora y termina con una fuerte pendiente hacia arriba en el cruce formado por ésta y las calles San Agustín y Puerta de Jerez. Es una calle escalonada, sembrada de naranjos.

    https://onlinetours.es/blog/post/622/padre-pico-escaleras-al-cielo-santiaguero
    https://cadizpedia.wikanda.es/wiki/Calle_Resbala_(Medina-Sidonia)
Boris S.
Spain
Local time: 23:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchísimas gracias por la ayuda.

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agree  Charles Davis: En España, desde luego que sí.
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Escaleras


Explanation:
These type of 'stairway streets' are simply referred as 'stairways', 'escaleras'. While there's no single term, this seems to be the most common. In the link you can see some, in Chile.

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And another example from Rio, Brazil: es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalera_de_Selarón

Example sentence(s):
  • Las escaleras de Valparaiso

    https://pasaportesindestino.net/las-mas-lindas-escaleras-de-valparaiso/
Manuel Bas y Mansilla
Netherlands
Native speaker of: Spanish
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