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una socolada

English translation: skirting /basement /

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Catalan term or phrase:una socolada
English translation:skirting /basement /
Entered by: dcaralo

07:24 Apr 20, 2007
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Catalan term or phrase: una socolada
as in: campanar consta de diferents tipus de paraments: una socalada, més tres pisos i un cos modern
Rob West
skirting /basement /
Explanation:
"SOCALADA" is a big "sócol" (which in English is skirting, basement...)

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Note added at 38 minutos (2007-04-20 08:02:56 GMT)
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dcaralo
Spain
Local time: 16:11
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5skirting /basement /
dcaralo


  

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skirting /basement /


Explanation:
"SOCALADA" is a big "sócol" (which in English is skirting, basement...)

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Note added at 38 minutos (2007-04-20 08:02:56 GMT)
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when you visit http://dcvb.iecat.net/ you will find no results, but type "socalada" and will find its definition.



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dcaralo
Spain
Local time: 16:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 4

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neutral  Berni Armstrong: here it seems to be referring to a floor rather than part of the wall.
18 mins
  -> yes, that is why I put both "skirting" and "basement"
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