Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
frontón curvo partido
English translation:
open(-topped) segmental pediment / broken segmental pediment
Added to glossary by
Nikki Graham
Nov 22, 2008 16:09
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
The Right Word Used in the Right Context
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Fronton curvo partido
Spanish to English
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Architecture
This is the context: ====================================
Dos torres la flanquean al este, lugar en el que se abre la portada, con dobles columnas de orden compuesto y frontón curvo partido.
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Thanks :-0))
Dos torres la flanquean al este, lugar en el que se abre la portada, con dobles columnas de orden compuesto y frontón curvo partido.
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Thanks :-0))
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | open(-topped) segmental pediment / broken segmental pediment |
Nikki Graham
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Change log
Nov 24, 2008 08:07: Nikki Graham changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/55640">Eileen Brophy's</a> old entry - "Fronton curvo partido"" to ""open(-topped) segmental pediment / broken segmental pediment""
Proposed translations
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open(-topped) segmental pediment / broken segmental pediment
The above is what I have in my notes.
A pediment is a triangular structure crowning front of Greek building, less steeply sloped than gable, now similar structure, triangular, rounded, etc. over portico, door, window or niche.
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Note added at 41 mins (2008-11-22 16:50:50 GMT)
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Here are a couple of examples, taken from a search of the Spanish
http://www.jdiezarnal.com/valenciaiglesiasantotomasportada02...
http://www.mcu.es/patrimonio/jornadas/eupa_2003/imagen/Arizk...
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=frontón curvo part...
and some examples from the English search
http://flickr.com/photos/49369724@N00/2358684199
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1350/673557773_f2d4112871_o.j...
http://images.google.co.uk/images?&um=1&hl=en&q="broken segm...
General link about pediemnts
http://www.answers.com/topic/pediment
A pediment is a triangular structure crowning front of Greek building, less steeply sloped than gable, now similar structure, triangular, rounded, etc. over portico, door, window or niche.
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Note added at 41 mins (2008-11-22 16:50:50 GMT)
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Here are a couple of examples, taken from a search of the Spanish
http://www.jdiezarnal.com/valenciaiglesiasantotomasportada02...
http://www.mcu.es/patrimonio/jornadas/eupa_2003/imagen/Arizk...
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=frontón curvo part...
and some examples from the English search
http://flickr.com/photos/49369724@N00/2358684199
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1350/673557773_f2d4112871_o.j...
http://images.google.co.uk/images?&um=1&hl=en&q="broken segm...
General link about pediemnts
http://www.answers.com/topic/pediment
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Comment: "Thanks again Nikki :-0))"
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