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Mar 10, 2014 16:33
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Spanish term
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placa libre
Spanish to English
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Cuban real estate listing
Casa independiente de 3 cuartos con portal, sala, comedor, cocina, patio, jardín, garaje, teléfono, gas de balón, pasillo, "placa libre", tanque instalado, puerta calle, corriente 110V.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | concrete roof |
Carlos Blanco, B.Sc. in Chemistry
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| 3 | concrete tiles |
Mario Freitas
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References
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Taña Dalglish
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Change log
Mar 10, 2014 20:58: Jessica Noyes changed "Term asked" from "\"placa libre\"" to "placa libre"
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Carlos Blanco, B.Sc. in Chemistry
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Carlos Blanco, B.Sc. in Chemistry
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Spanish term (edited):
"placa libre"
concrete roof
For sure it is the roof, a flat concrete roof. The uncertainty reside only if was is meant by *libre*, if it is ready to build on top or if it is not contected to other houses.
I would simply translate it as a concrete roof or concrete flat roof.
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Here is a reference.
http://cub.redirectme.net/vivienda/permuta/casa-independient...
I would simply translate it as a concrete roof or concrete flat roof.
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Here is a reference.
http://cub.redirectme.net/vivienda/permuta/casa-independient...
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: You may well be right, but you haven't given any references. Your link in the discussion box doesn't seem to be relevant.
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I lived in Cuba for 32 years and worked in construction for 7, I was a young man then, and poured the concrete of more than one "placa"
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Suzanne Donnelly
: The floor plans on these two links indicate that "placa libre" refers to a flat roof. http://tinyurl.com/os2dab4 http://tinyurl.com/neb3f7j
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
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Brazil
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concrete tiles
Placas libres = façade tiles
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Note added at 8 hrs (2014-03-11 01:01:14 GMT)
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These could also be "precast concrete plates".
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... or precast concrete slabs.
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These could also be "precast concrete plates".
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... or precast concrete slabs.
Reference comments
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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Jamaica
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Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
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Casas en venta | Porlalivre - Anuncios clasificados, comprar, ...
habana.porlalivre.com › La Habana › Viviendas
Se vende una casa de una planta en cojímar, **con placa libre** .... dos cuadras, portal en (l), car port para 4 carros, **placa libre con permiso a construccion**, aires.
http://home.earthlink.net/~ef/dennismiles/cubanjournal/text1...
Almost all construction in Cuba is **placa, reinforced concrete**, good against the rain and earthquakes, but just plain wrong against the humid heat. These all too solid homes retain all the heat they trap because they are very poorly ventilated. The fear of theft makes people keep all doors and windows closed.
http://favelissues.com/2010/08/17/cuba-barbacoas/
The barbacoas are all auto-constructed and as with most of the informal settlements, they evolve over time. Slowly the original wooden barbacoa structure is replaced by ** “placa”- concrete**, and shared services and individualized. Most barbacoas take advantage of the verticality of the older colonial architecture and create vertical subdivisions, providing two (2) floors where only one (1) existed before.
habana.porlalivre.com › La Habana › Viviendas
Se vende una casa de una planta en cojímar, **con placa libre** .... dos cuadras, portal en (l), car port para 4 carros, **placa libre con permiso a construccion**, aires.
http://home.earthlink.net/~ef/dennismiles/cubanjournal/text1...
Almost all construction in Cuba is **placa, reinforced concrete**, good against the rain and earthquakes, but just plain wrong against the humid heat. These all too solid homes retain all the heat they trap because they are very poorly ventilated. The fear of theft makes people keep all doors and windows closed.
http://favelissues.com/2010/08/17/cuba-barbacoas/
The barbacoas are all auto-constructed and as with most of the informal settlements, they evolve over time. Slowly the original wooden barbacoa structure is replaced by ** “placa”- concrete**, and shared services and individualized. Most barbacoas take advantage of the verticality of the older colonial architecture and create vertical subdivisions, providing two (2) floors where only one (1) existed before.
Discussion
En lo que a casas se refiere, no se le llama placa a nada que no sea concreto. Techos pueden ser de diversos materiales como planchas metálicas, plásticas, de fibrocremento (asbestos), etc. pero cuando se dice techo de placa o casa de (o con) placa se refiere a techo de concreto reforzado.<hr>
Libre, ahora que ya está permitido vender las casas, es muy probablemente que se refiera a que está libre de impedimentos para constuir plantas adicionales.
http://ramoncitohlg.ddns.net/vivienda/compra-venta/se-vende-...
O también podría referirse a que la placa, (el techo) es independiente de las propiedades aledañas. En Cuba hay casas que son independientes y otras tienen una o más paredes en común, por lo los techos están conectados unos con otros. Pueden ser varias casas con una sola placa.
Estas están pegadas.
http://www.google.hn/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&...
En la imagén de philgoddard la placa es independiente.
http://www.espaciocuba.com/property/2720