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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

dar vistas a xxx

English translation:

affords xxx a commanding view

Added to glossary by Carol Gullidge
Dec 18, 2009 20:53
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term

dar vistas a

Spanish to English Other Tourism & Travel description of holiday/hotel accommodation
Una gran extensión de prados ****dan vistas a ****esta casa palaciega de aires sosegados y de cuidada recuperación, que ha respetando su espíritu noble con todo detalle y ofrece la oportunidad de conocer las costumbres montañesas, tan bien preservadas ...
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I'm struggling to work out what exactly an expanse of meadows would be offering this palatial property... A view (over the meadows?). Or does it simply broaden the horizons, providing views into the distance? I can find very little on Google, and so far, nothing conclusive, so would be very grateful for any suggestions. Many thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
4 commanding view
4 +1 to overlook
4 +1 surrounded by scenic
4 looks out onto / over
3 provide /furnish/present the house with a view/views/
Change log

Dec 26, 2009 17:42: Carol Gullidge changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/134264">Carol Gullidge's</a> old entry - "dar vistas a"" to ""commanding view""

Discussion

franglish Dec 19, 2009:
@Carol from the description you provide of the photograph: rising behind this superb house ... ..., an extended meadow/extended fields open up the view.
Carol Gullidge (asker) Dec 19, 2009:
thanks Claudia! it's reassuring and helpful to have input from a native Spanish speaker!
claudia16 (X) Dec 19, 2009:
Carol, although totally subjecitve, for what its worth, looking at the paragraph I'm inclined to think that they are talking about the view you have from the house towards the fields, simply because that is the first impression I had the first time I read it, being a native Spanish speaker.
Couldn't you ask the client?
Carol Gullidge (asker) Dec 18, 2009:
but in the photo, there is indeed a field overlooking the house!
Carol Gullidge (asker) Dec 18, 2009:
location the photo just shows a rather fine rural house with a swimming pool in the front, and what looks like a field and part of a slope behind the house. I hesitated to provide too much of a description, simply because there's an existing translation, which looks like a total mismatch with the property (describing 2 non-existent towers, etc), so I'm not sure how helpful this is.
Lisa McCarthy Dec 18, 2009:
Location Is this 'house' in a valley by any chance? Maybe the meadows/grasslands are overlooking the house?
Lisa McCarthy Dec 18, 2009:
dan If they are referring to the 'gran extensión' shouldn´t it then be 'da' instead of 'dan'? Just an observation.

Proposed translations

2 hrs
Selected

commanding view

the commanding view of expanses of meadows from the house OR
A commanding view of the house from nearby overlooking meadows
which one will be? :)

This is a favourite expression amongst estate agents's decriptions
Note from asker:
many thanks Claudia - and that is indeed the question!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "many thanks everyone for the terrific help. I especially love Claudia's and Coral's suggestions, but, due to time constraints, had already opted for "xxx enjoys commanding views, thanks to the wide expanse of surrounding meadows", followed by a restructuring of the rest. The consensus seems to be that the house has comanding views OVER the surrounding meadows, rather than the other way round"
+1
2 mins

to overlook

my take!

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-12-18 21:00:52 GMT)
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Thinking again, I'm not sure whether this should be reversed - "this palatial property overlooks" or "this palatial property is surrounded by"..
Note from asker:
many thanks Edward!
Peer comment(s):
agree Pilar Díez : I agree, provided the order is reversed, of course
2 days 20 hrs
right, many thanks Pilar! ;-)
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8 mins

looks out onto / over

You will need to restructure the sentence though.

'prado' can also mean 'grassland' or 'lawns' (depends on your context)
Note from asker:
many thanks Lisa!
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43 mins

provide /furnish/present the house with a view/views/

As I see it.
Note from asker:
many thanks bcsantos! This seems the obvious translation (what springs to mind!), but seems to mean the reverse of Edward's and Lisa's answers. What a conundrum!
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+1
17 hrs

surrounded by scenic

Si quieres conservar la estructura del ingles, para poder dar detalles sobre la mansion, podrias tambien comenzar la oracion con:

Surrounded by scenic meadows, this peaceful palace house was carefully restored ...

Lo que hace del sujeto "casa palaciega" y el verbo seria "ofrece la oportunidad de conocer las costumbres..."

Note from asker:
many thanks Coral - I like your scenic meadows!
Peer comment(s):
agree Pilar Díez : Estupendo si quieres, como dices, mantener la estructura original del inglés
2 days 2 hrs
Gracias Pilar!
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