soltrappa

English translation: sun steps

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Swedish term or phrase:soltrappa
English translation:sun steps
Entered by: SafeTex

12:20 Jun 20, 2019
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Swedish term or phrase: soltrappa
Hello
What is this word in English please. You can see a picture of one at:
https://www.facebook.com/stockholmdirekt/posts/1594906777441...

I have a feeling that when someone gives me the answer, I'm going to say "of course so" :)
Thanks
SafeTex
France
Local time: 11:07
sun steps
Explanation:
Just a guess, as l’ve never heard this in English, but I have heard ‘sitting wall’ and ‘sitting steps’.


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Or ‘sunning steps’

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Our private "dipping" pool has sunning steps ...
https://www.homeexchange.com/holiday-home/1467221



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Private pool with sunning steps ...
https://www.homeaway.co.uk/p820845vb
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 03:07
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Summary of answers provided
3staircase for (sitting and/or) sunbathing
Leif Ohman
3sunbathing steps
Agneta Pallinder
2lounging steps
Alison MacG
2sun steps
Michele Fauble


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Answers


7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
staircase for (sitting and/or) sunbathing


Explanation:
"Architects are increasingly designing staircases that double as seating"
https://www.dezeen.com/2013/10/20/special-feature-stairs-you...

Since "soltrappa" and "sittrappa" seem to be used to refer to the same thing.

Does not seem to be the same thing as "suntrap" (or "sun trap").

"A location that faces the sun and is sheltered from the wind"
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sun_trap

"A warm place that captures the heat of the sun."
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/suntrap

I suppose you could argue in favor of "sun trap/suntrap" based on this, though:

"The term 'trap' has been used in geology... It is derived from the Swedish word for stairs ('trappa') and refers to the step-like hills forming the landscape of the region."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_Traps


Leif Ohman
United States
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sunbathing steps


Explanation:
Just another suggestion.

Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:07
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
lounging steps


Explanation:
Low confidence level as I'm not sure how common the term actually is, but it does offer an alternative to seating steps and hints at the idea of sun.

A feature of the plaza will be terrazzo lounging steps inset with reclaimed wood.

Some of the interior designer’s favorite applications of wood in the atrium and outdoor plaza are the monumental stairs. Not designed for ascending and descending the building’s five levels, these sections of steps will be oversized seating areas created for lounging.
https://newsstand.clemson.edu/trees-legacy-engrained-in-new-...

Alison MacG
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:07
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
sun steps


Explanation:
Just a guess, as l’ve never heard this in English, but I have heard ‘sitting wall’ and ‘sitting steps’.


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Note added at 14 hrs (2019-06-21 03:17:29 GMT)
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https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g277793-...



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Note added at 1 day 4 hrs (2019-06-21 17:08:59 GMT)
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Or ‘sunning steps’

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Note added at 1 day 4 hrs (2019-06-21 17:09:56 GMT)
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Our private "dipping" pool has sunning steps ...
https://www.homeexchange.com/holiday-home/1467221



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Note added at 1 day 4 hrs (2019-06-21 17:11:21 GMT)
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Private pool with sunning steps ...
https://www.homeaway.co.uk/p820845vb


Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
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