adoçada à fachada

English translation: adjacent to the.....

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Portuguese term or phrase:adoçada/adossada à fachada
English translation:adjacent to the.....
Entered by: Douglas Bissell

11:16 Nov 12, 2017
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Portuguese term or phrase: adoçada à fachada
Foi ainda desenvolvido uma
configuração de escadas que conceptualmente tem por base uma tipologia
Pombalina, sem bomba e adoçada à fachada.
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 21:58
adjacent to the.....
Explanation:
adjacent to the.....
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 21:58
Grading comment
Thanks, I went with 'up against' but this was close enough
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5 +2adjacent to the.....
Nick Taylor
4placed back-to-back
Gilmar Fernandes


Discussion entries: 2





  

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adjacent to the.....


Explanation:
adjacent to the.....

Nick Taylor
Local time: 21:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 172
Grading comment
Thanks, I went with 'up against' but this was close enough

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas:
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Mário

agree  Margarida Ataide
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  -> thanks it
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
placed back-to-back


Explanation:
"addorsed" is the English word (from the French etymology Teresa mentioned in the discussion box), but I suppose most lay readers would not understand it.

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 16:58
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 92
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