Feb 10, 2023 08:35
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three quarters of the way up

Homework / test English to Spanish Art/Literary Mathematics & Statistics medidas
There was mention of a tower at Vela Blanca as long ago as the 12th century but the current structure was built much later. It was passed to the police in 1850and in the 1960s it was bought from the State and passed into private hands. However, soon afterwards the telecommunications company Telefónica put up a mast and associated paraphernalia, literally right beside the old tower. Nowadays the Telefónica enclosure totally blocks access to the watchtower unless you are prepared to scale walls and fences. And the tower, like its companions along the coast, can’t be entered anyway unless you are a magician, its only door being three-quarters of the way up and presumably locked.
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Discussion

Pablo Cruz Feb 10, 2023:
Hola Antonio, habría que rebuscar en la web a ver si en algún sitio dice cuánto mide la torre en ese lado (ojo, la base no está entera a la misma altura):



A ojo de buen cubero, la base del hueco de la puerta estará a unos 4,5 metros (asumiendo que el hueco tenga unos 2 m de alto), a ver si alguien puede encontrar una indicación precisa.

El texto lo único que dice es que la puerta (en la parte izquierda de la torre en la imagen) está a unos 3 cuartos de la altura total de la torre (desde la base, se entiende).

Saludos
Antonio Berbel Garcia (asker) Feb 10, 2023:
altura en metros ¿Cómo se hace la equivalencia en metros?

Proposed translations

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a tres cuartos de la altura de la torre

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agree Jennifer Levey
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