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refugio de parada de ómnibus

English translation: bus shelter

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Spanish term or phrase:refugio de parada de ómnibus
English translation:bus shelter
Entered by: Mónica Algazi

22:59 Jan 16, 2013
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / Urban "furniture"
Spanish term or phrase: refugio de parada de ómnibus
It's this place where you sit and wait for the bus. Sometimes there are adverts on both sides. It's like a hut.
Help, please! TIA!
Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 04:58
bus shelter
Explanation:
This is the term used in UK English.
Selected response from:

Lindsay Spratt
France
Local time: 09:58
Grading comment
Thank you all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +12bus shelter
Lindsay Spratt
4 +2bus stop shelter
Anne Smith Campbell


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
bus shelter


Explanation:
This is the term used in UK English.

Lindsay Spratt
France
Local time: 09:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank yu, Lindsay.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mariedarragh: Was just going to put that!
0 min
  -> Thanks Marie!
agree  Lisa McCarthy
7 mins
  -> Thanks Lisa!
agree  Anne Smith Campbell: I was writing while you posted :).
8 mins
  -> Thanks Anne!
agree  Richard Hill
11 mins
  -> Thanks rich!
agree  philgoddard
38 mins
  -> Thanks phil!
agree  Marcela Dutra
1 hr
  -> Thanks Marcela!
agree  Charles Davis
1 hr
  -> Thanks Charles!
agree  Rosina Peixoto
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Rosina!
agree  David Hollywood
4 hrs
  -> Thanks David!
agree  Jenni Lukac (X): This would also work in the US.
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Jenni!
agree  Dr. Andrew Frankland
10 hrs
  -> Thanks Andrew!
agree  Evans (X)
11 hrs
  -> Thanks Gilla
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bus stop shelter


Explanation:
I know it more as "bus stop shelter" though I've also seen it mentioned as "bus stop shield".

Examples of "bus stop shelter" pictures here:
https://www.google.es/search?q=bus stop shelters&hl=es&tbo=u...

HIH, Anne.

Anne Smith Campbell
Spain
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: That's exactly it. Thank you, Anne.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Blanca Collazo
1 hr
agree  Rosa Paredes
3 hrs
neutral  David Hollywood: wouldn't add the "stop" (sounds unusual to my UK-English ears ....)
4 hrs
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