Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
Casa de la vila
English translation:
town hall
Catalan term
Spain
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Casa de la vila
Les primeres notícies de la Casa de la Vila en aquest lloc daten del s. XVII.
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Ross Andrew Parker
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May 27, 2009 15:27: Ross Andrew Parker Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Etienne Muylle Wallace
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Proposed translations
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Native in: English
Works in: Catalan to English, Spanish to English
town hall
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Diccionari anglès-català
by Salvador Oliva, Angela Buxton - Foreign Language Study - 1985 - 1107 pages
Page 857
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beside the town hall es al costat de la casa de la vila
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Definition from http://ec.grec.net/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0027354
3 casa del comú (o consistorial, o de la ciutat, o de la vila, o del consell, o de l'ajuntament) Edifici on es reuneix el consell municipal.
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http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_de_la_vila
L'ajuntament, paeria, batllia o batlia és l'organització de govern i administrativa d'un municipi. Sovint es denomina també l'edifici que és la seu d'aquest govern com a casa de la vila.
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http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_de_la_vila
L'ajuntament, paeria, batllia o batlia és l'organització de govern i administrativa d'un municipi. Sovint es denomina també l'edifici que és la seu d'aquest govern com a casa de la vila.
| I tend to think of Town Hall as having more to do with the ayuntamiento as in this article:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_hall Casa de la Vila is more of a social centre or place for public activities, classes, meetings, etc. |
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gqushair
: I agree. :)
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Etienne Muylle Wallace
: perfect, but can be found in any simple dictionary
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Christopher Fitzsimons
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Thanks, Christopher
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Discussion
2 1 Edifici, especialment el destinat a un ús públic determinat. Casa de Correus. Casa de Telèfons. Casa de Telègrafs.
2 casa de la vall En algunes valls pirinenques amb organització política pròpia, casa del consell de la vall, destinada a celebrar-hi les reunions i a guardar-hi l'arxiu.
3 casa del comú (o consistorial, o de la ciutat, o de la vila, o del consell, o de l'ajuntament) Edifici on es reuneix el consell municipal.
(http://ec.grec.net/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0027354)