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English: aegis

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English term or phrase:aegis
Spanish translation:égida
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English term or phrase: aegis
Listed as one of the attributes of Athena. I've seen it as "égide"--is this correct usage in this context?
Aleida
égida
Explanation:
a kind of Greek shield

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-01-24 17:37:55 GMT)
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It can also mean \"protection\" in a figurative sense (I think it\'s the same in English).
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emoreda
United Kingdom
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Thank you, Eva, yet again!
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4 +5égida
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égida

Explanation:
a kind of Greek shield

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-01-24 17:37:55 GMT)
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It can also mean \"protection\" in a figurative sense (I think it\'s the same in English).

emoreda
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you, Eva, yet again!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Fernando Muela: Escudo o coraza de piel de cabra. Es égida, sí.
5 mins
  -> Gracias

agree rhandler
15 mins
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agree Maria Rosich Andreu
1 hr
  -> Gracias Maria

agree Ruth Henderson
3 hrs
  -> Gracias Ruth

agree Julio Arturo Torres Jaubert
5 hrs
  -> Gracias!
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