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retranquejat

English translation: recessed

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Catalan term or phrase:retranquejat
English translation:recessed
Entered by: Berni Armstrong

15:10 May 30, 2008
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / Describing a building
Catalan term or phrase: retranquejat
Here is the context:

"El vidre està ***retranquejat*** respecte de la façana i proporciona una junta d’ombra entre el volum d’oficines i el sòcol creat per a la planta baixa"

Could it be another way of saying "offset"?
Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 23:16
recessed
Explanation:
Have a great day.
Selected response from:

Milena Bosco (X)
Italy
Local time: 23:16
Grading comment
Thanks. This is what I went with!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4recessed
Milena Bosco (X)
3set back
Ross Andrew Parker


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
set back


Explanation:
Looks like it could be "set back" to me:

[PDF] NO AL’ALTATENSIÓFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Segons tenim entés,. les altures permeses en la. zona urbana de Manuel. són dues i si se’n fa un. àtic, aquest haurà d’estar. retirat (retranquejat) del ...
www.mitjagalta.org/bellota23primavera2006.pdf - Similar pages - Note this

[DOC] ORDENANCESFile Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML
Si l’edificació auxiliar s’adossa a alguna mitgera i la seva coberta és transitable, aquesta haurà de retranquejar-se un metre respecte als llindars veïns. ...
www.canoves.diba.es/central/recurs/POUM/grafic/planols_norm...


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Note added at 26 mins (2008-05-30 15:36:02 GMT)
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Looks like the guardians of the Catalan language should get to work and put these words in the dictionary!

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Note added at 26 mins (2008-05-30 15:36:38 GMT)
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In your context, maybe "recessed" would be another option.

Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 23:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
recessed


Explanation:
Have a great day.

Milena Bosco (X)
Italy
Local time: 23:16
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks. This is what I went with!
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