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  • October 19, 2011 at 12:00 am #160011
    Cancertomnpdx
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    What is used in Costa Rica for:

    1. [u]tool shed[/u] (meaning about 18 x 12 cabin with door and window)?; and
    2. What Spanish description is used to describe the latticed upright open roofs used to protect garden crops from the heavy rains. Sometime I recall you can see them with white covering in the really hot season.

    I hope this makes sense, if not please ask me questions.

    Thanks,
    Tom in Portland, Oregon

    October 19, 2011 at 2:37 pm #160012
    DavidCMurray
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    Well, my Apple translator app sez that a tool shed is a

    [i]vertiente de la herramienta[/i]

    and an open roof is a

    [i]tejado abierto[/i]

    (Those of you who actually speak Spanish are all welcome to have a good laugh.)

    October 20, 2011 at 4:55 am #160013
    aguirrewar
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    Tom;

    A tool shed for you is like a “Bodega” to a tico.

    “Bodega” is a Spanish word for storage and was used originally for storing vine.

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