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Gigantismo

English translation: Giant Model

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Spanish term or phrase:Gigantismo
English translation:Giant Model
Entered by: Daniel Coria

20:55 Jul 16, 2008
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Spanish term or phrase: Gigantismo
En una feria hay un stand que promociona un producto (e.g. un teléfono), hay un teléfono como el que se promociona pero hecho gigante (como una maqueta). no es una gigantografía ya que no es una fotografía ni un dibujo sino un teléfono gigante para llamar la atención y adornar el stand.
amalita
Giant Model
Explanation:
My 2 cents...

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-07-16 21:02:44 GMT) Post-grading
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A giant model of a Fiat 500 on show at the Frankfurt Motor Show yesterday Photograph: Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay.
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/images/2007/0912/1189076155...

This giant model of a neuron illustrates the properties of chemical transmission and the action potential. You must construct the neuron before you use it ...
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmodel.html
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Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 02:39
Grading comment
Many thks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Giant Model
Daniel Coria
5 -1gigantism
Yaotl Altan


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
gigantism


Explanation:


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Note added at 3 min (2008-07-16 20:58:58 GMT)
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The quality or state of being gigantic; abnormally large size.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gigantism

Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 23:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daniel Coria: Perdón, Yaotl, pero el gigantismo al que haces referencia es una afección médica y no se sitúa en el contexto que señala Amalita. Saludos!
2 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Giant Model


Explanation:
My 2 cents...

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-07-16 21:02:44 GMT) Post-grading
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A giant model of a Fiat 500 on show at the Frankfurt Motor Show yesterday Photograph: Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay.
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/images/2007/0912/1189076155...

This giant model of a neuron illustrates the properties of chemical transmission and the action potential. You must construct the neuron before you use it ...
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmodel.html

Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 02:39
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Many thks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul García: (si no me equivoco, en castellano también "gigantismo" refiere a la enfermedad, pero quizá no tanto como "giantism" de inglés.)
54 mins
  -> A eso me refería; "gigantism" en inglés hace referencia únicamente a la enfermedad. Mientras que al parecer el castellano lo ha adoptado para esta forma de modelismo. Saludos!
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