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French term
New Caledonia
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abri
The "abri" here is indeed a kind of shelter. It is a round hut without walls, made of wood with a thatch roof and found in a subtropical South Pacific island.
I'm trying to find something more "exotic" and somewhat more appealing than "shelter" as the document is a touristic brochure.
Thanks for your suggestions.
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Jack Dunwell
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| 4 +4 | gazebo |
Claire Cox
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| 4 +4 | abstract it - thatched shade |
Bourth (X)
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Victoria Porter-Burns
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| 4 | cabana |
jessalexande (X)
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Jack Dunwell
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| 4 | (garden) canopy |
sophieb
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Sarah Llewellyn
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| 4 | thatched shelter |
Graham macLachlan
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PB Trans
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Teri Szucs
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Mar 19, 2008 13:48: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"
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Proposed translations
fare
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Bourth (X)
: As in "whare" (pron. "faré"), the Maori word for house: thus "library" is "te whare puka puka". I actually suspect a "fare" is similarly enclosed.
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Thanks.Is that a Grass Hut Library, B? Sounds more like the British Legion outside loos.
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summerhouse
cabana
United Kingdom
French & German Technical Translations
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gazebo
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Sarah Gall (X)
: Gets my vote!
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Thanks Sarah
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Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
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Thanks Mary
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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Thanks Ingeborg
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Graham macLachlan
: but a bit "English country garden"
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Although in fact the term has taken on a wider usage in recent years to also cover those indispensable canopies used at English outdoor events to protect from the inevitable rain!
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jessalexande (X)
: I imagine wedding ceremonies in the English countryside... though in other contexts it would be perfect!
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Seems to be used in the tropical paradise setting in my link...
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Jonathan Downie (X)
: I agree with this one. It sounds like a word from To The Manor Born
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palapa
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-03-19 13:33:18 GMT)
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see "PalapaKings Inc" of Carlsbad California
abstract it - thatched shade
Get round the issue by referring not to the STRUCTURE (or only in general terms, as with "structure") but to its PURPOSE (with some reinforcing indication of its constituent materials.
A THATCHED SHADE PAVILION with a couple of chairs and hammocks ...
www.locogringo.com/tankah/lostulipanes.html?name=Casa Los T...
The Beach Bar, with adjacent THATCHED SUN SHADES, is popular with guests and passers-by. There is an arrangement with a larger hotel some mile down the ...
www.zanzibartravel.co.uk/hotels/hotels-north-east.html
Large covered decks and THATCHED SHADE BURES** with hammock and day bed
http://myfijiguide.com/accommodation/fiji-beach-shacks.aspx
Complimentary chaise lounges, THATCHED SHADE HUTS and complimentary beach towels are available at the pool deck. A beach volleyball net is located on the ...
goflorida.about.com/od/saraso2/a/thecolony.htm
Marlin Lodge is a fabulous luxury beach lodge in Mozambique Bazaruto ... sipping cocktails under makuti-THATCHED SHADE or lie by the freshwater pool amid ...
www.globalartichoke.co.uk/file/472/marlin-lodge-benguerra-i...
Fab views and so peaceful relaxing under the THATCHED SHADE by the pool." ...
www.ownersdirect.co.uk/spain/S6680.htm
Palm Beach is a smooth spread with the island's finest, powdery-soft sand with plenty of seating under palm-THATCHED SHADE, two piers, ...
travel.msn.com/Guides/article.aspx?cp-documentid=384414&page=2
Palm Beach- a pure white sand beach dotted by palms and THATCHED SHADE CABANAS. ...
caribbean.craigslist.org/vac/580056541.html
Along the entire length of beach, the resort has placed THATCHED SHADE STRUCTURES, perfect for use with the chaises that come with each rental unit. ...
www.naturistsociety.com/magazine/detail.jsp?id=59
Everyone in a bungalow had a reserved part of the beach with THATCHED SHADE
travel.ciao.co.uk/Summer_Island_Village_Maldives__Review_5686286
Your island may well have a specific term for it. While "bure" is a type of Fijian house, in the tourist industry it seems to be used for unwalled shading structures (see above **). More on "bure" at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bure_(Fiji).
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Marta Scott
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cmwilliams (X)
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Michele Fauble
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Aude Sylvain
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thatch / thatched hut
See photo here: http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Thatched-Hut-on-Beach-Yap-Isla...
Or here: http://www.bigstockphoto.com/photo/view/528509
and
http://www.shadeconcepts.com.au/Thatch Hut Gallery.html
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Privacy
open-sided huts
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-03-19 15:56:17 GMT)
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You could add the word 'thatched', but I don't think this is necessary here since there is obviously a photo of the structure.
thatched shelter
Guam is the largest and most southern island in the Marianas Islands .... of bamboo and thatch shelters where traditional Chamorro crafts are demonstrated. ...
www.pacificislandtravel.com/micronesia/about_destin/guam.ht...
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