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cave

English translation: basement

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Portuguese term or phrase:cave
English translation:basement
Entered by: Claudio Mazotti

00:52 Feb 16, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Real Estate / cave, piso, apartamento
Portuguese term or phrase: cave
Contrato-promessa de compra e venda (Portugal):

"A Promitente-vendedora é dona e legítima possuidora do apartamento destinado a habitação, designado pela fração autónoma “B”, tipo T2, designado pelo n.º 6, composto por 2 quartos, sala comum, cozinha, casa de banho e despensa, com a superfície coberta de 94.80m2 e varanda descoberta com 31.90m2, localizado na 1ª cave do 2º Piso, do prédio urbano sito na XXXXXXXXXX, freguesia e concelho de XXXXXXXXXX, descrito na Conservatória do Registo Predial de XXXXXXXXXX sob o n.º ..."
Thomas Johansson
Peru
Local time: 10:29
basement
Explanation:
http://www.linguee.com.br/portugues-ingles?query=primeira ca...
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3basement
Claudio Mazotti
4first basement floor
Marlene Curtis
3cellar
Nick Taylor


Discussion entries: 7





  

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


Explanation:
http://www.linguee.com.br/portugues-ingles?query=primeira ca...

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
8 mins
  -> tks a lot!
agree  Paulinho Fonseca
1 hr
  -> tks a lot!
agree  Richard Purdom
1 day 12 hrs
  -> tks a lot!
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
first basement floor


Explanation:
Em português existe outra palavra para a contagem dos patamares de uma casa ou edifício, é ela a palavra piso. O 1.º piso (ou piso 1) é equivalente ao rés-do-chão, o 2.º piso equivalente ao 1.º andar, e assim por diante. Esta diferença na contagem tem por base o caminhar(/andar) exigido para que se chegue ao próximo patamar (no caso dos andares), e o piso significa o primeiro patamar que se pisa ao entrar num edifício. Quando os andares vão para baixo a numeração dos pisos percorre no sentido negativo: piso -1 (equivalente à 1.ª cave), piso -2, piso -3, etc

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

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Note added at 16 mins (2014-02-16 01:08:13 GMT)
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isplacement from ground level British convention American convention
6 storeys height above ground "6th floor" (6) "7th floor" (7)
5 storeys height above ground "5th floor" (5) "6th floor" (6)
4 storeys height above ground "4th floor" (4) "5th floor" (5)
3 storeys height above ground "3rd floor" (3) "4th floor" (4)
2 storeys height above ground "2nd floor" (2) "3rd floor" (3)
1 storey height above ground "1st floor" (1) "2nd floor" (2)
ground level "Ground floor" (0 / G) "Ground floor" or "1st floor" (G / 1)
1st basement floor "Basement floor" (-1) Varies (P1, B1, etc.)
2nd basement floor "Basement floor" (-2) Varies (P2, B2, etc.)

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Richard Purdom: um apartamento nunca teria mais que 1 cave, por isso 'basement' é suficiente
1 day 12 hrs
  -> http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1870787
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cellar


Explanation:
cellar

Nick Taylor
Local time: 16:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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