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Glossary entry

Catalan term or phrase:

callissots

English translation:

alleys/passages/lanes/small streets

Added to glossary by liz askew
Nov 15, 2007 17:43
16 yrs ago
Catalan term

callissots

Catalan to English Other Tourism & Travel
This is a description of the town of Berga.

Tot i que dins l'espai emmurallat es mantenien àmplies zones d'horts tancats pels callissots -que encara avui donen caràcter a Berga-, al peu
dels portals més importants s'estenien els ravals del Roser, de Sallagosa i
de la Canya.
Proposed translations (English)
3 passages/lanes/small streets
4 enclosed narrow pathways
3 hedgerows/footpaths
3 alleys, alleyways, passages or passageways
Change log

Nov 20, 2007 08:42: liz askew Created KOG entry

Discussion

Lisa Mann (asker) Nov 15, 2007:
not really... I saw this too, but I'm still not sure. Seems to be a special thing in Berga. Where are all those Berganians when you need them??
liz askew Nov 15, 2007:
Does this give a clue?OBJECTIUUna part molt important de les actuacions que es proposen al Projecte d’Intervenció integral de Berga són actuacions que urbanístiques que intervenen en l’espai públic. Els tallers de debat tenen com a objectiu contrastar i recollir les opinions dels veïns i veïnes respecte de les reurbanitzacions previstes en l’espai públic (callissots,carrers, places...) més proper a les seves cases i comerços

Proposed translations

57 mins
Selected

passages/lanes/small streets

I am guessing, but it must be something like this ?


I don't do Catalan..:)

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Note added at 58 mins (2007-11-15 18:42:06 GMT)
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They must be narrow, cos:

Escala del Callissot: fer-la més estreta per facilitar el pas (ambulàncies, etc.) al carrer Callissot

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-15 18:44:12 GMT)
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Probably "narrow streets":

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:yIlN4R15k1wJ:www.tesise...

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-15 18:46:33 GMT)
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i.e.

alleys
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for your help. I put pathways, with a note to the client saying that it was just a guess."
1 hr

enclosed narrow pathways

as a regular visitor to Berga I am aware of these, sometimes dry river beds are described using this term too
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1 hr

hedgerows/footpaths

Oops, don't know if I'm allowed to give two separate answers, but here's my reasoning:

This word is based on the Catalan word "callís"

Callís

[de call²]

[ pl -issos ] m Caminal 1. Un callís de pollancres.

"Un callís de pollancres" would be the poplars/shrubs planted to fence off each of the various orchards, hence hedgerow.

The definition of "Caminal" leads me to think it's more of a footpath. read here:

Caminal

[1575; de camí]

m 1 Camí entre els bancals o parterres d'un hort o un jardí.

Anyway, it seems to have more to do with some sort of separation between the various orchards.

Good luck
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4 hrs

alleys, alleyways, passages or passageways

Those little streets in the old town. Or paths, pathways if its not in town. Oh, yeah, and since you are my wife, you had better pick my answer as the best.
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