Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
apotropaico
English translation:
apotropaic
Added to glossary by
peterinmadrid
Jun 8, 2007 11:54
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
Portugal
Contracts, Accounts and Aviation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, French to English
apotropaico
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Archaeology
Excavation of tombs in Southern Spain
A su vez, la palma como símbolo de la Victoria acentúa esta idea y confiere al anillo un claro carácter apotropaico. Este tipo de joyas estaba muy extendido en todos los grupos sociales del Imperio.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | apotropaic |
Dolores Vázquez
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| 5 | apotropaic |
Alessandro Zocchi
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Proposed translations
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Dolores Vázquez
Native in Spanish
Also a Technical Engineer
Native in: Galician 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 5 more.
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apotropaic
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Peer comment(s):
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Alessandro Zocchi
: think we crossed, Dolores! um bom dia. Ale
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Thanks.
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Fabio Descalzi
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Thanks.
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cristina estanislau
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Jim Tucker (X)
: yes this is used
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R. Alex Jenkins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again, Dolores."
5 mins
Alessandro Zocchi
Italy
Italy
Italy
Bringing reality nearer
Native in: Italian 
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian, Russian to Italian, and 1 more.
apotropaic
this means that it is a device which keeps the evil far from the user. Greek ethymology: apotròpaios < apo (someone) + trépein (to keep far).
Um bom dia
Ale
Um bom dia
Ale
Peer comment(s):
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Jim Tucker (X)
: apo = "away" ; "trepein" = "turn" // it's wrong. (and that should be "sub voce")
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Thanks: I just translated it from my Italian ethymological dictionary Cortelazzo - Zolli, Zanichelli, 1999. Sub voce "apotropaico" (Zan 1999:115)
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