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área privativa x área comum

English translation: private built area x useable area

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Portuguese term or phrase:área privativa x área comum
English translation:private built area x useable area
Entered by: Mamifera

19:44 Mar 14, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Real Estate / documentação de imóveis
Portuguese term or phrase: área privativa x área comum
(...) com área privativa de 282,590 m2, área comum de 328,775 m2, perfazendo área total de 611,365 m2.
Mamifera
Brazil
Local time: 02:44
private built area x useable area
Explanation:
Área Privativa (Ap.) – Private built area (AP.)
Total surface of the construction area, measured from the exterior perimeter of the exterior walls and axles of the walls splitting the construction, including private terraces.

Common area - An area which is available for use by more than one person (for example, home units have common areas like stairs, driveways, store rooms).





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Note added at 17 mins (2008-03-14 20:01:38 GMT)
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"useable area" and "common area" are the same.
Selected response from:

Roberto Costa
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:44
Grading comment
Obrigado a todos pela ajuda.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5private area vs. common area
Katarina Peters
5 +1private built area x useable area
Roberto Costa
3restricted area and communal area
David Hollywood


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
restricted area and communal area


Explanation:
:()

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
private built area x useable area


Explanation:
Área Privativa (Ap.) – Private built area (AP.)
Total surface of the construction area, measured from the exterior perimeter of the exterior walls and axles of the walls splitting the construction, including private terraces.

Common area - An area which is available for use by more than one person (for example, home units have common areas like stairs, driveways, store rooms).





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Note added at 17 mins (2008-03-14 20:01:38 GMT)
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"useable area" and "common area" are the same.


    Reference: http://www.fatamorgana.pt/cms-en/?Utilities:Information:Glos...
    Reference: http://www.stgeorge.com.au/loans/home/tools/glossary.asp?orc...
Roberto Costa
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigado a todos pela ajuda.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  PhilippID
5 mins
  -> Thanks, philippid
neutral  Amy Duncan (X): In English "vs." is used instead of "x"
17 hrs
  -> Thanks for the tip!
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
private area vs. common area


Explanation:
simply.

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 01:44
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jack_speak: Nice and simple. Definately.
16 mins
  -> Thanks, Jack!
agree  rhandler: That would be my answer.
20 mins
  -> Thanks, Ralph, I knew it (we think alike most of the time)
agree  tania nogueira
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Tania!
agree  Amy Duncan (X): This is it!
17 hrs
agree  Elvira Alves Barry
17 hrs
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