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> but it appears that most native speakers understood "carpenter" to mean "house builder". In Latin-America we use a very similar word: "carpintero" with the
by edgarvaldes 7y ago
> but it appears that most native speakers understood "carpenter" to mean "house builder".
In Latin-America we use a very similar word: "carpintero" with the same origin. But the houses in the region are commonly made of concrete brick, so we don't associate "carpenter" with "house builder".
- abecode 7y agoMy brother is a carpenter and works with a lot of Latinos. He also does birdwatching as a hobby. Supposedly carpintero is also what they call woodpeckers.
- cambalache 7y agoThat's correct. But usually it's called "pajaro carpintero". Woody Woodpecker is called "El pajaro loco" though.
- navaati 7y agoWell in French, "charpente" refers to the frame of the house, and the first thing you think about is a wooden frame, though in modern times it could be steel. A stone house wouldn’t really have a "charpente" I guess. And oftentimes "charpente" specifically means the roof structure (which is the only frame left in modern brick or concrete houses).