oriel window

Romanian translation: bovindou

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English term or phrase:oriel window
Romanian translation:bovindou
Entered by: cornelia mincu

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16:42 Sep 26, 2008
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Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Additional field(s): Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: oriel window
Definition from Residential design glossary:
A window placed in a projection of an exterior wall of a building is called an oriel window when the wall projection does not extend all the way to the foundation.

Example sentence(s):
  • Oriel windows most commonly appear in homes built in either the Queen Anne or Gothic Revival style of architecture, although they are increasingly common in modern design, and examples of oriels dating back to the 15th century are readily visible in Europe today. wisegeek
  • Much of the charm Atterbury added to the house was in the assortment of windows. On the west end, a two-story copper oriel window, in half-oval shape, lighted both the living room and the master bedroom above it. The New York Times
  • the famous " Maison des Têtes " or " House of Heads "of 1609 with its rich decoration (of 105 masks!), a wonderful oriel window rising two floors high and topped with a balcony, of Renaissance style, on " Rue des Têtes"; Colmar
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bovindou
Definition:
fereastră ornamentală ieşită în afară în zidul unei faţade.
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cornelia mincu
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5 +3bovindou
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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
bovindou


Definition from own experience or research:
fereastră ornamentală ieşită în afară în zidul unei faţade.

Example sentence(s):
  • Bovindoul este o iesitura pe fatada unei cladiri, ca un balconas închis, prevazuta cu una sau cu mai multe ferestre. Bovindoul are un rol mai mult ornamental decat functional. - case şi grădini  

Explanation:


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Note added at 1 zi17 ore (2008-09-28 09:56:38 GMT)
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dicţionar Ro-EN-Ro/ sign.ro
bovindou {sn}
oriel window {tehn}

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Note added at 1 zi17 ore (2008-09-28 10:05:55 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/oriel window
oriel window = bay window = bow wondow = bivindou





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Note added at 1 zi23 ore (2008-09-28 16:29:26 GMT)
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oriel window = bay window = bow window = bivindou
cornelia mincu
Romania
Local time: 08:03
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
expressisverbis pelo que pesquisei, parecem-me ser "telas sintéticas" utilizadas em prolapsos dos órgãos pélvicos. Tente procurar nesse sentido.


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Yes  Elena-Simona Craciun
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