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formes « auto-porteuses ».

English translation: freestanding structures/constructions/shapes

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French term or phrase:formes « auto-porteuses ».
English translation:freestanding structures/constructions/shapes
Entered by: Edna Pais

10:18 Sep 6, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture / article about an architec
French term or phrase: formes « auto-porteuses ».
Tout au contraire, les ensembles architecturaux de Léonidov s’épanouissaient dans l’immensité d’extraordinaires visions spatiales toutes imaginées à partir de perspectives aériennes dans lesquelles l’existence des volumes n’est justifiée que par la dynamique des formes « auto-porteuses ».
Edna Pais
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:12
freestanding structures/constructions/shapes
Explanation:
freestanding = standing alone or on its own foundation free of support or attachment

By using this word, you're avoiding a literal/word for word translation of "self-supporting".

See link below for use of the word "freestanding" when referring to architect Leonidov.
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Zerina Mignard
Canada
Local time: 22:12
Grading comment
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4freestanding structures/constructions/shapes
Zerina Mignard
4 +2self-supporting forms
Yvonne Gallagher


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
self-supporting forms


Explanation:
some images here. Rember that most of these deisgns were on paper only, never built so he gave rein to his imagination.

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHMO_enIE521IE521&sxsrf...

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 37

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch
1 hr
  -> Thanks:-)
agree  philgoddard
1 hr
  -> Thanks:-)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
formes « auto-porteuses »
freestanding structures/constructions/shapes


Explanation:
freestanding = standing alone or on its own foundation free of support or attachment

By using this word, you're avoiding a literal/word for word translation of "self-supporting".

See link below for use of the word "freestanding" when referring to architect Leonidov.


    https://books.google.ca/books?id=LQy9TJ2yOQEC&pg=PA358&lpg=PA358&dq=free-standing+leonidov&source=bl&ots=0hGf8_SaHK&sig=ACfU3U1vE8BglkXbe8Tg
Zerina Mignard
Canada
Local time: 22:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in AlbanianAlbanian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda Broad
4 hrs
agree  Kevin Oheix
1 day 20 hrs
agree  Ph_B (X): Nice ref.
2 days 14 hrs
agree  Ruth Tanner
3 days 23 hrs
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