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airón

English translation: emblem (here)

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Spanish term or phrase:airón
English translation:emblem (here)
Entered by: franglish

08:17 Sep 19, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / biography
Spanish term or phrase: airón
¿Cómo lo podríamos expresar en inglés para que quede literario?

Contexto: "La bandera sería el airón del alzamiento contra el dictador..."


Definición del DRAE:Adorno de plumas, o de algo que las imite, en cascos, sombreros, gorras, etc., o en el tocado de las mujeres.
Ana Boadla
Local time: 15:21
emblem (here)
Explanation:
emblem: an object or its representation symbolizing a quality, state or class of persons. ... the emblem of the uprising ...
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franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 15:21
Grading comment
Gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2emblem (here)
franglish
4 +1crest / plume
Anabel Martínez


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
airón
crest / plume


Explanation:
plomall
<Indústria tèxtil: Accessoris de vestir>


ca plomall, m
es airón
es penacho
es plumaje
es plumero
en crest
en plume


Definicions
ca: Feix de plomes emprat com a adorn d'un capell.




    Reference: http://www.termcat.net/scripts/rwisapi.dll/@Termcat_dev.env
Anabel Martínez
Spain
Local time: 15:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MPGS: :) ... :)
1 hr
  -> gracias :)
agree  Rachel Fell
3 hrs
  -> thanks, Rachel :)
disagree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Doesn'[t make sense here.
21 hrs
  -> thanks, Muriel, it makes the same (non)sense as in the Spanish text
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
airón
emblem (here)


Explanation:
emblem: an object or its representation symbolizing a quality, state or class of persons. ... the emblem of the uprising ...

franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 15:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
17 hrs
  -> thanks Muriel
agree  Sheila Hardie
17 hrs
  -> thanks Sheila
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