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Spanish to English Architecture Translation Glossary

Spanish term English translation
alfarje ceiling (see explanation)
alfiz panel of a Moorish arch
alfombra de alto tránsito high-traffic carpeting
Entered by: Marian Greenfield
alfombra de alto tránsito heavy-duty carpet
alistonada muntin (bars)
almena almena [trapezium-shaped upright part of a battlement]
almendra central area
alminar minaret
almohadillado dressed
almohadillado de espigas herringbone pattern rustication
Entered by: Simon Bruni
altura en coronación crown height
Entered by: EirTranslations
Alzado Estructural Structural elevation(s)
alzados sides / walls / elevations
alzados de la fachada facade elevations
amatacanado (balcón) machicolated balcony
ambientación espacial spatial design
amplia solana con cierre de arquería large sun porch/gallery fronted by an arcade
ancho colaborante joint width
andadores (here) walkway
andadura en solitario a solitary journey; a solitary career
Androna passage(way), alley
angrelaco scalloped arch
antebaño washbasin/sink area
antecedentes colegiales previous architectural reports
anticipo para acopio downpayment to purchase materials
Entered by: Miguel Fuentes
antisimétrica antisymmetric
aparejo de sillarejo ashlar (or dressed stone) bond
Aparejo regular regular bond
apertura de la caja negra opening of the black box
apertura proyectante projected opening
apoyo de suelo refrescante helped/assisted by a cooling floor
apoyos supports
apsidiolas apsidiole / secondary apse / apsidal chapel
Arca eucarística tabernacle
arcadas jónicas Ionic arcades
arcótera acroterion
arco abocinado splayed arch
arco angrelado engrailed arch, cusped arch
arco apuntalado ogive
arco carpanel basket(-handle(d)) arch / three-centred arch / anse de panier
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