Oct 14, 2023 16:22
7 mos ago
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Italian term

cinque assi di aperture

Italian to English Other Architecture description of door of villa
Di fronte al monumentale portale balconato che si staglia sull’elegante facciata, strutturata in cinque assi di aperture, si trova questa lunga fratina

Hope that's enough context, I don't really have anything else

TIA

Proposed translations

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15 mins

five orders of window openings

Pretentious real estate agent's BS.

An architectural "order" is a vertical succession of elements from the base to the top.

Villa Pozzolini di Bivigliano. It was easy to find the building by copy/pasting your text into google
Peer comment(s):

agree Heba Abed : five chains of windows/ five facade windows
1 hr
neutral Andrew Bramhall : Don't think it works in this context, sorry.
1 day 21 hrs
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18 hrs

Five window alcoves

This might not be the exact translation, but I think "assi" could be a standard Italian expression here, which we do not use in our type of descriptions of this sort.

I am sure this is what is meant, as this wikipedia article describes five simple window alcoves in this building, as "cinque assi".... (i.e., the "cinque assi" described here are clearly the five window alcoves between the pillars on the front aspect of this building).

"...con un prospetto principale inquadrato da lesene binate e scandito da CINQUE ASSI di aperture incorniciate poggianti su fasce marcapiano e portale centrale centinato con poggioletto superiore."
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_del_Governo_(Grosseto)
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1 day 5 hrs

five sash openings

asse (plural assi) board; plank, entry no. 2 Collins-Sansoni.

I can see neither a window in the Italian, but nor do I have a mental picture of such 'asses'..
Example sentence:

Definition of Sash Opening (So) in Construction The clear opening in the frame that the sashes will be installed into.

Sash The portion of a window that includes the glass and the framing sections directly attached to the glass, not to be confused with the complete frame into which the sash sections are fitted.

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8 hrs

five pairs of windows

I suggested this to Tom, but he disagreed, so I'm posting it as an answer.

'Orders' is a technical term. People won't understand it, and it's not appropriate for this marketing document There are five vertical pairs of windows, creating an attractive rhythmic effect across the front of the villa.

"Window openings" is a tautology.

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Note added at 1 day 21 hrs (2023-10-16 14:11:12 GMT)
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Actually there are also small round windows at the top, so 'windows grouped vertically in threes' would be better.
Peer comment(s):

agree Andrew Bramhall : Agree with your answer Phil, but ' window openings' is fine, in relation to a structure where gaps or openings have been left specifically for the installation of windows, therefore no tautology.
1 day 13 hrs
No, if you look at the picture, these are windows. But thanks!
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