oriel window

Albanian translation: Qoshk (Dritarja e qoshkut)

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English term or phrase:oriel window
Albanian translation:Qoshk (Dritarja e qoshkut)

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14:59 Nov 2, 2009
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English term or phrase: oriel window
Definition from Residential design glossary:
A window placed in a projection of an exterior wall of a building is called an oriel window when the wall projection does not extend all the way to the foundation.

Example sentence(s):
  • Oriel windows most commonly appear in homes built in either the Queen Anne or Gothic Revival style of architecture, although they are increasingly common in modern design, and examples of oriels dating back to the 15th century are readily visible in Europe today. wisegeek
  • Much of the charm Atterbury added to the house was in the assortment of windows. On the west end, a two-story copper oriel window, in half-oval shape, lighted both the living room and the master bedroom above it. The New York Times
  • the famous " Maison des Têtes " or " House of Heads "of 1609 with its rich decoration (of 105 masks!), a wonderful oriel window rising two floors high and topped with a balcony, of Renaissance style, on " Rue des Têtes"; Colmar
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Qoshk (Dritarja e qoshkut)
Definition:
Kthinë e dalë përtej murit të shtëpisë,zakonisht me shumë dritare.
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Qoshk (Dritarja e qoshkut)


Definition from own experience or research:
Kthinë e dalë përtej murit të shtëpisë,zakonisht me shumë dritare.

Example sentence(s):
  • Banesat qytetare kosovare të shekujve XVIII – XIX, mund të klasifikohen në katër tipe. Emërtimet e tyre do të mbështeten në theksimin e përbërësve të spikatur kompozicionalë, ose në ndonjë karakteristikë thelbësore të ndërtimit. Mbi këto kritere banesa në fjalë shfaqet në katër tipe, banesa me hajat, banesa me çardak, banesa me qoshk dhe kulla qytetare, pa përjashtuar zgjidhjet e veçanta. - http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:B9nz  
  • Rreth fillimit të shek. XIX, në qytetet e Kosovës, shfaqet tipi i banesës me qoshk, i cili gjithë duke trashëguar karakteristika prej banesave paraardhëse duhet konsideruar si dukuri e re. Banesa me qoshk, në hapësirat e qyteteve të Kosovës, gjatë shek. XIX, shpejt u bë tipi mbisundues, duke u shfaqur madje herët, në dhjetëvjeçarët e parë të këtij shekulli, me shembuj të zhvilluar. - http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=  

Explanation:
oriel window/bay window -- qoshk
Fjalori Anglisht Shqip

oriel window - bovindo - qoshk (Arkit.)

Fjalori Anglisht - Italisht - Shqip (Arkit.)

Përkufizimi i fjalës "qoshk" në fjalorin shqip - shqip -- Kthinë e dalë matanë murit të shtëpise, (dritarja e qoshkut).
Klementina Shahini
United States
Local time: 11:27
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Yes  Albana Dhimitri
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Yes  shkendije
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Yes  Fabiana Papastefani-Pezzoni: Dakord. Kam nje merak të vogël: ky është termi historik-etnografik. Kur vjen fjala për të projektuar sot një dritare, të themi në Tiranë, arkitektët e quajnë në mënyra të ndryshme. Kush ballkon llozhë, kush dritare-ballkon e mbyllur, ne s'kemi c'bëjmë :)
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