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asentamiento humano urbano

English translation: slums

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Spanish term or phrase:asentamiento humano urbano
English translation:slums
Entered by: Gordon Byron

22:00 Aug 11, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: asentamiento humano urbano
Descripcion de los espacios ocupados y habitados por población en extrema pobreza en una ciudad.
spanisch
Peru
Local time: 04:14
slums
Explanation:
More context would be good but "slums" is the term for
"espacios ocupados y habitados por población en extrema pobreza en una ciudad"
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Gordon Byron
Spain
Local time: 11:14
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4slums
Gordon Byron
4 +1urban settlement
Simon Bruni
4 +1shanty town
Gillian Holmes
4inner city neighborhoods/ Suburb
Onidia (X)
2urban housing
nweatherdon
Summary of reference entries provided
Asentamiento urbano
Christine Walsh

Discussion entries: 6





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
urban housing


Explanation:
urban housing

There's probably not enough context here. Are you talking about squatters or places with cheap rent, housing projects ... ?

nweatherdon
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
urban settlement


Explanation:
Doesn't this just refer to people settling in urban areas?

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 97

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Billh
2 days 14 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
inner city neighborhoods/ Suburb


Explanation:
Hace falta más contexto y sobre todo el nombre de la región a la que se refieren porque estos términos que he usado no se pueden aplicar siempre.

Onidia (X)
United States
Local time: 05:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Gillian Holmes: An inner city neighbourhood is the opposite to a suburb so I'm not sure how they could both be a translation of the same term.
5 hrs
  -> Did you read my note?
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shanty town


Explanation:
If this is in Latin America then shanty town is probably the closest translation of asentamiento. The urban is superfluous as shanty towns are a purely urban phenomenom.


    Reference: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asentamiento_informal
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanty_town
Gillian Holmes
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luciana Azcoitia: I think your comment is a bit racist
689 days
  -> It wasn't meant to be, this is the definition according to several dictionaries http://www.thefreedictionary.com/shantytown which doesn't mention race at all - why do you think the term is racist?
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
slums


Explanation:
More context would be good but "slums" is the term for
"espacios ocupados y habitados por población en extrema pobreza en una ciudad"

Gordon Byron
Spain
Local time: 11:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Esmeralda Gómez
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  franglish
12 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  jude dabo: ok
2 days 16 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Estela Quintero-Weldon: Depending on the country or regional area (Slum or Shanty town)
9 days
  -> Thank you Estela
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Reference comments


5 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Asentamiento urbano

Reference information:
Como han dicho mis colegas,más contexto es indispensable, pero quizás estos enlaces te ayuden

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/inner city

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanty_town

Christine Walsh
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Estela Quintero-Weldon: Depending on the country or regional area (Slum or Shanty town)
10 days
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