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fabbricato

English translation: residential building

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Italian term or phrase:fabbricato
English translation:residential building
Entered by: Paola Biscosi

20:57 Jun 14, 2009
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / work accomplished by an architect
Italian term or phrase: fabbricato
Progetto di un fabbricato per civili abitazioni
Paola Biscosi
Italy
Local time: 21:28
residential building
Explanation:
fabbricato s.m.
1 building: - a uso di abitazione, residential building; - annesso, outbuilding (o annex); - per officina, works building; - per uso...

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-06-14 21:05:59 GMT)
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Reference: http://www.garzantilinguistica.it/
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Jennifer Adcock
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:28
Grading comment
Grazie mille!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6building
Marie Scarano
5 +2building
Piera Sarasini
4 +3residential building
Jennifer Adcock


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
building


Explanation:
I p.pass. ® fabbricare
II agg. manufactured, produced; oggetto fabbricato artigianalmente hand-made object
III m. building.

meaning 3 from the oxford paravia

Marie Scarano
Italy
Local time: 21:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Piera Sarasini: we must have been posting in synch, Marie :-)
1 min
agree  Tom in London: Marie was the first to suggest this ( by 1 minute !)
33 mins
agree  Maria Vita Licata
1 hr
agree  James (Jim) Davis: I don't find that dictionary very reliable as a reference. Quotations are much more useful.
7 hrs
agree  Marianna Tucci
8 hrs
agree  Alessandra Renna
9 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
building


Explanation:
It refers to a building meant for housing (abitazione civile)

Piera Sarasini
Ireland
Local time: 20:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cedric Randolph
2 mins
  -> Thank you, CF! :-)
agree  Francesca Bersellini
15 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
residential building


Explanation:
fabbricato s.m.
1 building: - a uso di abitazione, residential building; - annesso, outbuilding (o annex); - per officina, works building; - per uso...

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-06-14 21:05:59 GMT)
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Reference: http://www.garzantilinguistica.it/

Jennifer Adcock
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Grazie mille!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Piera Sarasini: synchro! :-)
1 min
  -> :D
agree  Peter Cox: in this case
4 hrs
  -> yes, in this case :) Thanks, Peter
agree  biscontin: traduce: fabbricato per civili abitazioni
14 hrs
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