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11:40 Jan 4, 2012

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: skylight

“Little impertinent,” said he, “whence got you false keys? or are you beloved of some Genius that hath given you a pick-lock? I will try the extent of your power; come, to your chamber! through the two skylights; and expect not the company of Gulchenrouz; be expeditious! I will shut you up in the double tower.”

This is an extract from Vathek. I'm a little bit confused about how "skylight" is used here. Am I supposed to understand this literally? How can anyone walk through two skylights? Is there some other use of "skylight" I'm not aware of?
I will appreciate your help.

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Local time: 15:54

Spanish translation:lucerna

Explanation:
optaría por esta palabra

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-01-04 14:07:56 GMT)
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http://www.grec.cat/cgibin/mlt00x.pgm

Selected response from:

Rosa Grau
Spain
Local time: 20:54

Grading comment

Muy buena opción. Gracias. También gracias a Ion por el texto en francés.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

lucerna

Rosa Grau

3 +2

tragaluz/lucernario

Mercedes Marta Moreno

claraboya (practicable)

Jordi Leyda

buhardilla

Ion Zubizarreta

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

tragaluz/lucernario

Explanation:
Como más adelante habla de una torre y el tono es poético, podría ser "lucernario".

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=luc...

Mercedes Marta Moreno
Local time: 20:54
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

16 mins confidence:

claraboya (practicable)

Explanation:
Existen claraboyas o lucernarios practicables, es decir, que se pueden abrir o cerrar por diferentes razones. Una de ellas es poder acceder a la cubierta.

Reference: http://joseluisherraiz.com/claraboyas_introduccion.php

Jordi Leyda
Spain
Local time: 20:54
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish

38 mins confidence:

buhardilla

Explanation:
It seems that it should be translated literally. The original French version uses the term "lucarne", i.e. skylight or dormer window.

"Petite impertinente , difoit-il , on vous avez de faufles clefs, on vous etes aimee de quelque Ginn , qui vous donne des pafle-par*touts. Je vais voir quelle eft votre puiifance ; entrez vite dans la chambre aux deux lucarnes, & ne comptez pas que Gulchenrouz vous y accompagne : allons > marchez, Madame, je vais vous y enfermer double tour."
http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Vathek/Édition_1787_Paris

"dormer (window) / ˈdɔːrmər/ sustantivo
buhardilla f"
http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=dor...

buhardilla.

"(Del dim. de buharda).

1. f. Ventana que se levanta por encima del tejado de una casa, con su caballete cubierto de tejas o pizarras, y sirve para dar luz a los desvanes o para salir por ella a los tejados"
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=buh...

Ion Zubizarreta
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Basque,

Spanish

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

lucerna

Rosa Grau
Spain
Local time: 20:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Muy buena opción. Gracias. También gracias a Ion por el texto en francés.

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