Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
edificis pantalla
English translation:
solid wall of tower blocks
Added to glossary by
Berni Armstrong
Jun 19, 2014 09:36
9 yrs ago
Catalan term
edificis pantalla
Catalan to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
Urban Planning
This is from an Urban Planning history text.
The context is a caption for an aerial photo of the Besòs district dominated by a line of tower blocks running alongside a main trunk road (lower reaches of the Gran Via).
"Es distingeixen els ***edificis pantalla** aixecats a la vora de la Gran Via, fragments inconnexos d’illes canòniques d’eixample, ordenacions extensives de l’illa per a activitats industrials i fins i tot rengles de cases associats a l’ordenació del regadiu anterior."
I take it he is using this expression to imply that these buildings screen off the motorway from the surrounding area. But is there a term for that in English, or should I just explain it, as I have done here?
The context is a caption for an aerial photo of the Besòs district dominated by a line of tower blocks running alongside a main trunk road (lower reaches of the Gran Via).
"Es distingeixen els ***edificis pantalla** aixecats a la vora de la Gran Via, fragments inconnexos d’illes canòniques d’eixample, ordenacions extensives de l’illa per a activitats industrials i fins i tot rengles de cases associats a l’ordenació del regadiu anterior."
I take it he is using this expression to imply that these buildings screen off the motorway from the surrounding area. But is there a term for that in English, or should I just explain it, as I have done here?
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4 | solid wall(s) of buildings | Peter Guest |
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solid wall(s) of buildings
you might try something like that.
solid walls of buildings running along...
solid walls of buildings running along...
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Comment: "Went with solid wall of tower blocks here and just tower blocks in other contexts. "
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