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English: changeling

Spanish translation: cambio (en secreto) de bebés







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English term or phrase:changeling
Spanish translation:cambio (en secreto) de bebés
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Art/Literary - Folklore / fairy tales
English term or phrase: changeling
For centuries, stories of changelings have circulated in Europe. What could explain the similarity of these tales of human babies being snatched, and being replaced by changelings – elven babies with unquenchable appetites?

Sé que son "niños cambiados", hijos de elfos, seria mejor dejarlo en inglés y haceruna explicación, o ponerlo en español y la palabra inglesa entre paréntesis? el título es "the times are chang(el)ing", es imposible poder hacer el juego en español.
Koa
Spain
cambio (en secreto) de bebés
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Avrvm
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4 +2cambio (en secreto) de bebés
Avrvm
4niños cambiadosRuth Henderson


  


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cambio (en secreto) de bebés

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Avrvm
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agree Susy Ordaz: Good Egmont!
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agree CHNtran
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changelings: niños cambiados

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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-07-19 17:00:41 GMT)
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http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni%C3%B1o_cambiado

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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-07-19 17:11:49 GMT)
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Since changeling has other meanings in English, including human babies exchanged for other babies and also "simpleton", it would be better to use the more specific Spanish term rather than keeping the English.

Ruth Henderson
United States
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