Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

widow's walk

Spanish translation:

mirador

Added to glossary by Daniel Grau
Mar 8, 2005 12:25
20 yrs ago
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English term

widow´s walk

Non-PRO English to Spanish Tech/Engineering Architecture
complete with a Widow's Walk on the upper balcony.

Calculo que es una especie de balcón, pero no me doy cuenta. ¡GRACIAS!

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mirador

Definición de http://www.answers.com/widow's walk :
A railed, rooftop platform typically on a coastal house, originally designed to observe vessels at sea.

Yo pondría "mirador", que según el DRAE (http://buscon.rae.es/diccionario/drae.htm) es algo parecido:
Corredor, galería, pabellón o terrado para explayar la vista.
Balcón cerrado de cristales o persianas y cubierto con un tejadillo.
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agree FRANCISCO CARRENO
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neutral Maria Bruno : muchas gracias... era la palabra que estaba buscando
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agree Arcoiris : El nombre viene de las mujeres que buscaban en el horizonte la embarcacion de sus maridos... desafortunadamente muchas no los veian regresar
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English term (edited): widow�s walk

Sugerencia

Parece una terraza cuadrada arriba del techo con baranda
pergola

A fairly close synonym is gazebo, a word of troy used a coup
years ago but did not define. A pavilion can be a similar
construction. Somewhat related is the widow's walk, a small
structure on roof top, with sheltered place to sit or stand,
with view of harbor.

For a picturte of a "widow's walk" see: (scroll down 1/3)
http://www.intandem.com/NewPrideSite/MD/Logs/Log13.html
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