los palicos

English translation: Pick-a stick/Pick up sticks

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Spanish term or phrase:los palicos
English translation:Pick-a stick/Pick up sticks
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00:48 Sep 13, 2022
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Social Sciences - Folklore / Traditional Games
Spanish term or phrase: los palicos
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According to Victoria Hislop in "The Thread", los palicos is an old game, along with pares y nones (evens and odds), but what is it exactly please?
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Simon
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Pick-a stick/Pick up sticks
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sugiero no traducirlo porque no debe haber algo similar
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Pick-a stick/Pick up sticks


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Rick Larg
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Reference: sugiero no traducirlo porque no debe haber algo similar

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a ver si encuentras las reglas o una descripción del juego

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Victoria Hislop · 2013 · ‎Fiction
Sabía que se acabarían lo de jugar a pares y nones o, a su favorito, los palicos.* Su padre también le había dicho que iría a una nueva escuela ...

en varias trasduccioens disponibles no se ha traducido
ni se han molestado en explicarlo


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He knew there would be no more games of pares y nones or his favourite, los palicos. His father had also told him that he would be going to a new ...

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Victoria Hislop · 2013 · ‎Fiction
Nå ville det snart bli slutt på å leke pares y nones, eller den leken han likte aller best: los palicos. Faren hadde fortalt ham at han skulle begynne på en ...

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Victoria Hislop · 2013 · ‎Fiction
Victoria Hislop. Dimitri foi ficando com medo de se mudar ... Sabia que não haveria mais brincadeiras de pares y nones nem de los palicos, a sua preferida.

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Victoria Hislop · 2012 · ‎Fiction
Hij wist dat er geen spelletjes pares y nones of zijn lievelingsspel los palicos meer zouden worden gespeeld. Zijn vader had hem verteld dat hij naar een ...

diría que o aparece alguien que lo haya jugado y conozca las reglas o nos quedamos con la curiosidad ;)

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por si tuviera alguna relación
https://mitosgriegoymas.fandom.com/wiki/Palicos
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palicos
(parece otro contexto diferente)

palico es diminutivo de palo, tiene muchas connotaciones que tampoco parecen venir al caso

me acuerdo ahroa del el juego en el que se saca un palo entre varios sin saber su tamaño y gana el que saque el más largo o corto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARxHNg4SJaM

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/juego-de-la-paja-más...

https://www.guiainfantil.com/ocio/actividades-para-ninos/jue...

O G V
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