Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
adancitura spre inapoi
English translation:
recessed (portal)
Added to glossary by
Olivia Orha
Jun 4, 2012 12:11
11 yrs ago
Romanian term
Germany
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, Spanish to Romanian, and 3 more.
adancitura spre inapoi
Romanian to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
tunnels
Portalurile au o formă "adâncitură spre înapoi".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | recessed (portal) |
Florin Ular
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| 5 +1 | concave |
George-Cristian Samoilă
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| 2 +2 | backward/rear recess |
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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Proposed translations
+3
17 hrs
Florin Ular
Romania
Romania
Native in Romanian
Romania
Degrees in both EN and RO, 20+ years
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
Selected
recessed (portal)
„...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/
„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/
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "multumesc"
+1
38 mins
George-Cristian Samoilă
Native in Romanian
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, French to Romanian
concave
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/concave
The shape of the portals is concave.
The portals are concave.
The shape of the portals is concave.
The portals are concave.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Diana Alsobrook
9 hrs
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| neutral |
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
: This is a workaround, not a translation.
15 hrs
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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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+2
16 hrs
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Israel
Israel
Native in Romanian
&
English
Specializes in field
Israel
Quality, Reliability, Experience.
Native in: English , Romanian
Works in: French to English, Hebrew to English, Romanian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
77
backward/rear recess
Nu-mi pot imagina cum arata portalul asta si de ce are "o adancitura spre inapoi".
Inapoiul cui?
Inapoiul cui?
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