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adoquín rosa

English translation: cobblestone

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Spanish term or phrase:adoquín
English translation:cobblestone
Entered by: Pantoglot

16:03 Sep 13, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Geography / Urban / Mexico City
Spanish term or phrase: adoquín rosa
I'm currently using ROSE COLORED PAVING STONE, but I would like some feedback. Is this an acceptable trans. or are there other options that I should consider?

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En el tramo de Arquímedes a Lieja las banquetas son de ***adoquín rosa** de Querétaro y sus guarniciones de recinto natural. Tienen un estado de conservación adecuado, salvo en algunas zonas. El proyecto sólo incluye el alineamiento y renivelación de las guarniciones; reconformar los cajetes de los árboles; sustituir las zonas de adoquín dañadas; limpieza y reparación de jardineras; alineamiento y reconformación del camellón central y su andador.
Pantoglot
Colombia
Local time: 03:54
pink cobblestone
Explanation:
Installation of 20000 sq ft project with 9" x5" x5" pink cobblestones. Installation of 4"x4"x4" gray granite cobblestones - a 50000 sq ft equestrian project ...
www.ecobblestone.com/ecobblestone3.html - 3k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.ecobblestone.com ]


This ref has a good photo half way down the page.
Seaside Mulch | PalletizedPink Cobblestones X. Granite cobblestones available in 4x4x4 cubes, 5x5x9 blocks and 4x7.5x10.5 size. Black Cobblestones X ...
www.seasidemulch.com/palletized.asp
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bigedsenior
Local time: 01:54
Grading comment
This was it. Thanks biged and thanks to everyone else.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5pink paving stone
Margaret Schroeder
5 +1pink cobblestone
bigedsenior
4 +1pink sett
Roberto Rey
2adoquín=cobble
Joaquim Siles-Borràs


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
adoquín rosa
adoquín=cobble


Explanation:
No sé si hay una diferencia brutal entre los dos términos. Aquí en el Reino Unido, al menos en los pequeños pueblos del norte, a los adoquines típicos se les llama cobbles.
Es sólo una idea.
Espero que te ayude.
Suerte,
Quim


Joaquim Siles-Borràs
Spain
Local time: 10:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rachel Fell: cobbles are a particular type of stone (or particular types) - these sound more like they are blocks of stone, larger than cobbles -?
26 mins
  -> Hi Rachel, you could be right, don't know -that's why my level of conf. was only 2. I had in mind the "adoquines" we used to have and still have in some of streets of Barcelona. They are def. cobbles. ... Only guessing though. Saludos. Quim
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
adoquín rosa
pink paving stone


Explanation:
Agree with you, except that "rosa" is "pink" in English.

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Note added at 1 hr 34 mins (2005-09-13 17:37:59 GMT)
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For those who might wonder exactly what adoquín is: http://www.apcadoq.com.mx/ The photos even show pink adoquín, as Andrew's text mentions.

Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
0 min
agree  Rachel Fell: though think I would say pink paving blocks - depends on their shape, size, etc. this site has info. and expandable pics. (though it's set up a bit wrong) http://www.marshalls.co.uk/select/paving/selection_block_pav... be - nice links
2 hrs
  -> Seems to be a geographical difference in vocabulary. Here's a link with photo from my home country: http://www.rona.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentServlet?...
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
4 hrs
agree  Michele Fauble
13 hrs
agree  Egmont
1 day 48 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
adoquín rosa
pink sett


Explanation:
another option

Roberto Rey
Colombia
Local time: 03:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: yes, maybe - we need to see the thing/s! I'm not a paving expert so not sure what the tech. specification of a sett is, as opposed to a paving block!
57 mins
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
adoquín rosa
pink cobblestone


Explanation:
Installation of 20000 sq ft project with 9" x5" x5" pink cobblestones. Installation of 4"x4"x4" gray granite cobblestones - a 50000 sq ft equestrian project ...
www.ecobblestone.com/ecobblestone3.html - 3k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.ecobblestone.com ]


This ref has a good photo half way down the page.
Seaside Mulch | PalletizedPink Cobblestones X. Granite cobblestones available in 4x4x4 cubes, 5x5x9 blocks and 4x7.5x10.5 size. Black Cobblestones X ...
www.seasidemulch.com/palletized.asp

bigedsenior
Local time: 01:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 62
Grading comment
This was it. Thanks biged and thanks to everyone else.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joaquim Siles-Borràs
6 days
  -> thanks, Joaquim
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