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climatizado

English translation: insulated

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Spanish term or phrase:climatizado
English translation:insulated
Entered by: Mårten Sandberg

12:37 Sep 19, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: climatizado
I know it usually means air-conditioned, but not in this case, here's the complete phrase:
La madera posee una característica especial que hace que estas casas sean climatizadas; conservando así una temperatura agradable.
Alfredo Gonzalez
Local time: 00:55
insulated
Explanation:
judging from what comes after: "conservando así una temperatura agradable", this should pretty much what they mean, I would say.

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-09-19 12:43:10 GMT)
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I would be interesting to know what this "característica especial" refers to in more explicit or physical terms.
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Mårten Sandberg
Local time: 08:55
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3insulated
Mårten Sandberg
5weathering
Ernesto de Lara
4kept cool
peterinmadrid
3acclimatized
muitoprazer (X)


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
insulated


Explanation:
judging from what comes after: "conservando así una temperatura agradable", this should pretty much what they mean, I would say.

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-09-19 12:43:10 GMT)
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I would be interesting to know what this "característica especial" refers to in more explicit or physical terms.

Mårten Sandberg
Local time: 08:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tazdog (X): that's the idea--it refers to the insulating properties of wood
3 hrs
agree  Catalina Connon
3 hrs
agree  bigedsenior
1 day 7 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
acclimatized


Explanation:
traduccion literal mas aposito en el contexto.

muitoprazer (X)
Local time: 07:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 33
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
weathering


Explanation:
tal cual

Ernesto de Lara
Local time: 23:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 64
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
kept cool


Explanation:
los protege del calor

peterinmadrid
Portugal
Local time: 08:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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