LITERAL TRANSLATIONS
Credit: Washington Post Crossword
John Greenman

Can you decipher the following clues?

1. RV, TS, SE, and AN
2. RE, PA, and S
3. AN, ES, CA, or ARE
4. RA, MA or ON, TH
5. CT, TH, ION, or EA

HINTS:
1. SE, RV, AN, and TS
2. SP, AR, and E
3. CA, ES, ARE, or AN
4. MA, RA or TH, ON
5. TH, EA, CT, ION

Answers:

1. Servants'  quarters
2. Spare parts
3. Caesarean section
4. Half marathon
5. Piece of the action