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Jun 30, 2010 17:01
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term

hotel-privé

Spanish to English Other Architecture German influence in Argentine architecture
I don't know how to translate this into UK English. This is the context:
Carlos Nordmann había nacido en 1858 en Hannover, de cuya Escuela Técnica egresó, trasladándose a la Argentina en 1881 e incorporándose al estudio del arquitecto Juan Antonio Buschiazzo, donde trabajó durante nueve años familiarizándose con las premisas academicistas.
Instalado con estudio propio, Nordmann realizó gran cantidad de petit-hotels y **hotels-privés** residenciales adoptando en la primera etapa de su arquitectura afrancesada un diseño prototípico con variaciones de tratamiento y ornamentación.

Thanks for your ideas.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 townhouse
3 private residence hotels

Discussion

Christine Walsh Jun 30, 2010:
Mariana, estoy mucho más familiarizada con 'petit-hotel', y también he visto 'petit-hotel privé'. En qué se diferencia el 'hotel privé' del 'petit hotel'?
Leonardo Lamarche Jun 30, 2010:
Jenni, Excellent comments and suggestions.
Jenni Lukac (X) Jun 30, 2010:
Maybe the best way to handle the problem is to say "a style private of residences he referred to as ..." It sounds like a very particular use of these words to me. If the had several out buildings, stables, etc. one could possibly call them estates or estate homes, but I'd still keep the word if the architect himself used it to describe his work.
Mariana Solanet (asker) Jun 30, 2010:
Quiero hacer una aclaración: tanto los petit-hotel como los hotel-privé son estilos de construcción. En este caso, el arquitecto diseñó gran cantidad de estos edificios para residencias particulares de familias adineradas. No son hoteles.
Gad Kohenov Jun 30, 2010:
hotel privé Leonardo, hotel es masculino en mi lengua materna!
Leonardo Lamarche Jun 30, 2010:
Mariana, Yo quizàs no lo traduzco (la palabra se escribe privée) y si lo hago digo: hoteles exclusivos (tipo hotel privée)

Proposed translations

14 mins

private residence hotels

I'm sticking my neck out a bit here, but I think this fits. The other translations could be "boarding house" or "private hotel that reserves the right to choose their guests". Some small boutique hotels like to call themselves hotel privé but you've got that covered. The French concept is living in a small room or a large suite as a long-term resident, rather than a guest. Very genteel in the sense that one always eats out and has a lot of services and at the same time rather spartan, as one cannot accumulate things as one would in a house.
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43 mins

townhouse

The asker has explained that they're not hotels.

A "hôtel particulier" is a townhouse in French, and I think this means the same thing. You could translate "petit-hotels y hotels-privés" both as "townhouses", since the only difference appears to be their size.
Reference:

http://www.wordreference.com/fren/h%C3%B4tel

http://www.yourdictionary.com/town-house

Peer comment(s):
agree ormiston : sound feasible to me
3 hrs
Thanks.
agree Evans (X) : I think this is the most likely interpretation, also sometimes translated as "mansions", but I would go with townhouse.
14 hrs
Yes, mansions might well be an alternative.
agree amendozachisum : AGREE
20 hrs
Thanks.
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