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adancitura spre inapoi

English translation: recessed (portal)

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Romanian term or phrase:adancitura spre inapoi
English translation:recessed (portal)
Entered by: Olivia Orha

12:11 Jun 4, 2012
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / tunnels
Romanian term or phrase: adancitura spre inapoi
Portalurile au o formă "adâncitură spre înapoi".
Olivia Orha
Germany
Local time: 21:49
recessed (portal)
Explanation:
„...the western entrance façade here in Paris, which is divided into three vertical parts, each with a deeply recessed portal,...”

„The deeply recessed central portal (indicative of the thickness of the facade wall) has the figure of Christ on the dividing pier.”

http://architectureppf.com/PPF/chapter_8/notre.aspx



„Recessed” înseamnă „spre înapoi”, „retras”, nu mai este nevoie de „back” sau „backwards”.



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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-06-05 05:41:52 GMT)
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O imagine care arată exact acest tip de portal:

http://architectureppf.com/PPF/chapter_8/Notre_html_24f3c323...

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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-06-05 05:45:12 GMT)
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„The outer recessed portal faces north, as required by the placement of the Maidan,...”
http://beautifulmosques.com/?tag=masjid-e-shah


„This magnificent portal is situated at the side of the Cathedral facing Cathedral Square. It consists of ten recessed arches...”
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/1f21eb/


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Florin Ular
Romania
Local time: 22:49
Grading comment
multumesc
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3recessed (portal)
Florin Ular
5 +1concave
George-Cristian Samoilă
2 +2backward/rear recess
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman


  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
concave


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

The shape of the portals is concave.

The portals are concave.

George-Cristian Samoilă
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diana Alsobrook
9 hrs
neutral  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: This is a workaround, not a translation.
15 hrs
  -> concave is sometimes explained as "curving in" or "hollowed inward" but this is a technical field, I thought it innapropriate to use either of them, although they appear more close to the source
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
backward/rear recess


Explanation:
Nu-mi pot imagina cum arata portalul asta si de ce are "o adancitura spre inapoi".
Inapoiul cui?

Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Israel
Local time: 22:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 77

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cosmin Băduleţeanu
36 mins
  -> Multumesc!
agree  RODICA CIOBANU
10 hrs
  -> Multumesc!
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
recessed (portal)


Explanation:
„...the western entrance façade here in Paris, which is divided into three vertical parts, each with a deeply recessed portal,...”

„The deeply recessed central portal (indicative of the thickness of the facade wall) has the figure of Christ on the dividing pier.”

http://architectureppf.com/PPF/chapter_8/notre.aspx



„Recessed” înseamnă „spre înapoi”, „retras”, nu mai este nevoie de „back” sau „backwards”.



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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-06-05 05:41:52 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

O imagine care arată exact acest tip de portal:

http://architectureppf.com/PPF/chapter_8/Notre_html_24f3c323...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 17 hrs (2012-06-05 05:45:12 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

„The outer recessed portal faces north, as required by the placement of the Maidan,...”
http://beautifulmosques.com/?tag=masjid-e-shah


„This magnificent portal is situated at the side of the Cathedral facing Cathedral Square. It consists of ten recessed arches...”
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/1f21eb/




Florin Ular
Romania
Local time: 22:49
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
multumesc

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  adami
6 hrs
  -> Mulțumesc
agree  RODICA CIOBANU: backward recessed portal
9 hrs
  -> Mulțumesc, dar „recessed” nu se poate decât „backward”, nu există „forward recess”. Este o redundanță, ca și cum ai spune „recesiune înapoi” sau „retragere înapoi”.
agree  ION CAPATINA: Poate e vorba de un "Salt înapoi" sau "groapă înaltă"...glumeam referitor la modul de exprimare derutant.
1 day 22 hrs
  -> Mulțumesc :)
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