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a manera de murete

English translation: acting as parapets

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Spanish term or phrase:a manera de murete
English translation:acting as parapets
Entered by: Cristina Gonzalez

00:16 Nov 7, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / Historic bridges. South American Spanish (Peru)
Spanish term or phrase: a manera de murete
The bridges had "muros de piedras a ambos lados a manera de murete." The bridges had stone walls to both sides like ........

The context is a description of the construction of type of strong stone bridge found in Peru.

'Murete' according to past threads here is a 'foundation wall' or 'dwarf wall', although the word is not in the RAE or anywhere else official that I can see.

Would "like foundation walls" be appropriate?
Thanks in advance...
Josephine Gardiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:11
acting as parapets
Explanation:
a parapet is a low protective wall.
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Cristina Gonzalez
United States
Local time: 23:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2acting as parapets
Cristina Gonzalez
4 +1by way of guard wall
Yaotl Altan
Summary of reference entries provided
murete
Wendy Streitparth

Discussion entries: 4





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
by way of guard wall


Explanation:


Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
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agree  bigedsenior
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
acting as parapets


Explanation:
a parapet is a low protective wall.


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/parapet
Cristina Gonzalez
United States
Local time: 23:11
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 32
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agree  Charles Davis: I thought of "parapet" as well; I think it's a good term to use here. An alternative might be "serving as"; I believe "a manera de" refers here to function.
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  -> Thanks, Charles
agree  Wendy Streitparth
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Wendy
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8 hrs
Reference: murete

Reference information:
En el glosario de arquitectura un murete es simplemente "un muro pequeno, una paradilla muy baja".


    Reference: http://arte-y-arquitectura.glosario.net/construccion-y-arqui...
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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