Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
arcos geminados
English translation:
paired arches / double arches
Added to glossary by
Maria Casal
Oct 10, 2004 23:26
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Spanish term
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arcos geminados
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | paired arches / double arches |
David Russi
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| 4 -1 | semi-detached arches |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Proposed translations
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David Russi
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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paired arches / double arches
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
geminate
SYLLABICATION: gem·i·nate
PRONUNCIATION: jm-nt
VERB: Inflected forms: gem·i·nat·ed, gem·i·nat·ing, gem·i·nates
TRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To double. 2. To arrange in pairs. 3. Linguistics To make into a geminate.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To occur in pairs. 2. Linguistics To become a geminate.
ADJECTIVE: (-nt, -nt) Forming a pair; doubled.
NOUN: Linguistics (-nt, -nt) A double or long consonant, such as the tt in the Italian word sotto or the nn in the English word thinness.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin geminre, gemint-, from geminus, twin.
OTHER FORMS: gemi·nation —NOUN
geminate
SYLLABICATION: gem·i·nate
PRONUNCIATION: jm-nt
VERB: Inflected forms: gem·i·nat·ed, gem·i·nat·ing, gem·i·nates
TRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To double. 2. To arrange in pairs. 3. Linguistics To make into a geminate.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To occur in pairs. 2. Linguistics To become a geminate.
ADJECTIVE: (-nt, -nt) Forming a pair; doubled.
NOUN: Linguistics (-nt, -nt) A double or long consonant, such as the tt in the Italian word sotto or the nn in the English word thinness.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin geminre, gemint-, from geminus, twin.
OTHER FORMS: gemi·nation —NOUN
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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semi-detached arches
KudoZ History: Questions answered
... OK. Apr 23 2002, apartamento duplex geminado, semi-detached dupex apartments,
4, OK. ... Apr 8 2002, histórico escolar, glossary, ... .. ...
www.proz.com/ ?sp=k_h&disc=8&pair=por_eng&eid_s=10237 - 101k - Cached - Similar pages
Mike :)
... OK. Apr 23 2002, apartamento duplex geminado, semi-detached dupex apartments,
4, OK. ... Apr 8 2002, histórico escolar, glossary, ... .. ...
www.proz.com/ ?sp=k_h&disc=8&pair=por_eng&eid_s=10237 - 101k - Cached - Similar pages
Mike :)
Peer comment(s):
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tazdog (X)
: different context--makes no sense with "arch"
5 hrs
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