Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
champa
English translation:
Shack, hut, shed
Added to glossary by
Blanca Collazo
Nov 18, 2014 22:27
9 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Puerto Rico
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Native in: Spanish (Variants: Puerto Rican, Latin American) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
champa
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
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biography
Mis abuelos escogieron aquel lugar, pues carecían de medios económicos para residir en un sector diferente, y ahí construyeron sus casitas, o mejor dicho, sus “champas” de lámina, pedazos de madera y cartón.
Gracias.
Gracias.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | Shack |
peter jackson
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| 4 +1 | champa (with quotation marks or in italics + explanation) |
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
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| 3 +1 | hut/shed |
Danik 2014
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| 3 +1 | Shanty |
Carol Gullidge
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References
| Definition from the Oxford Spanish |
James A. Walsh
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Proposed translations
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36 mins
Selected
Shack
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. I added the other two answers ( I hope it's OK to do that) since they are all good choices."
+1
39 mins
Danik 2014
Brazil
Brazil
Works in field
Brazil
German, English, Spanish to Portuguese!
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, English to German, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
hut/shed
Sugestion
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+1
1 hr
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
El Salvador
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
El Salvador
BA in Translation & BA in Law
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
champa (with quotation marks or in italics + explanation)
"champa" (or in italics) with an explanation.
You can use the Spanish word, as in the following text:
Featured Articles - A Salvadoran Woman’s Journey: Looking for the Land of Promise
JUNE 29, 2014 BY ANONYMOUS
I lived in a ***champa, a temporary house made of sticks, cardboard and plastic***. I lived there for a year.
http://cjd.org/2014/06/29/a-salvadoran-womans-journey-lookin...
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Since the Spanish text says "lámina" you could say: sheets of steel.
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-11-18 23:51:59 GMT)
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By the way, your text looks like it is from Central America.
You can use the Spanish word, as in the following text:
Featured Articles - A Salvadoran Woman’s Journey: Looking for the Land of Promise
JUNE 29, 2014 BY ANONYMOUS
I lived in a ***champa, a temporary house made of sticks, cardboard and plastic***. I lived there for a year.
http://cjd.org/2014/06/29/a-salvadoran-womans-journey-lookin...
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Since the Spanish text says "lámina" you could say: sheets of steel.
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-11-18 23:51:59 GMT)
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By the way, your text looks like it is from Central America.
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your suggestion. I was torn between using champa and shack. I figured I could change it later, but since it was supposed to be like a test I didn't get the chance. :-( ha-ha) |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Karen Dinicola
: I think "champa" is ideal, especially since the surrounding text makes it clear that it is a home, and what the home is made of.
55 mins
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+1
1 hr
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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214
Shanty
This sounds very much like the improvised dwellings made of corrugated iron and other bits and pieces that we saw in shanty towns all over Africa when I was a child.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
James A. Walsh
: A more "quaint" way of putting it, perhaps...
30 mins
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Thanks James!
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Reference comments
43 mins
James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
&
English
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: UK, Irish, US) , Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
94
Reference:
Definition from the Oxford Spanish
Although you haven't said where this is from, I assume option C applies:
champa femenino
A
1 (Andes) (de hierba) piece of turf
2 (Andes familiar) (de pelo) tuft
B (Chile vulgar) (vello púbico) pubes (plural) (argot)
C (América Central) (choza) hut
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But I think "shack" works better here. See definition below.
champa femenino
A
1 (Andes) (de hierba) piece of turf
2 (Andes familiar) (de pelo) tuft
B (Chile vulgar) (vello púbico) pubes (plural) (argot)
C (América Central) (choza) hut
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But I think "shack" works better here. See definition below.
Reference:
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