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dégueuloir

Spanish translation: gárgola


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French term or phrase:dégueuloir
Spanish translation:gárgola
Entered by: ceciliaalvarezi
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14:03 Apr 20, 2011
French to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
French term or phrase: dégueuloir
En un programa de turismo, al describir la escultura que corona una fuente de agua, dicen:

"Ce qui reste d'origine (de la sculpture), c'est le tronc central, les **dégueuloirs** autour et les bas-reliefs entre les **dégueuloirs**".

No logro encontrar su traducción.
Gracias por su ayuda!
ceciliaalvarezi
Local time: 22:02
gárgola
Explanation:
Diccionario real Academia española
gárgola
(Del b. lat. gargŭla).
1. f. Parte final, por lo común vistosamente adornada, del caño o canal por donde se vierte el agua de los tejados o de las fuentes.



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si se trata de una fuente podría ser utilizado este término
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Rosana Mondino
Local time: 03:02
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Tanto surtidor como gárgola me servían, pero decidí quedarme con gárgola. Gracias!
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3 +1surtidor
Alice BUREAU
4canal/vía de desagüe
Marina Puertas
3gárgola
Rosana Mondino
3paso / canal de desague
Rafael Molina Pulgar
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no sé si le ayuda..liz askew

  

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paso / canal de desague


Explanation:
Podría ser

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
canal/vía de desagüe


Explanation:
Atenta a la diéresis!!

Marina Puertas
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surtidor


Explanation:
Il ne s'agit pas ici d'un pont mais d'une fontaine, plus précisément de la partie d'une fontaine sculptée par laquelle sort l'eau...les dégueuloirs des fontaines baroques italiennes par exemple sont des têtes humaines ou animales percées d'un trou au niveau de la gueule par lequel jaillit l'eau de la fontaine. De nombreuses fontaines méditerranéennes présentent ce genre d'ornement.

Selon ce que j'ai pu trouver, on traduirait ici tout simplement par "surtidor".



Exemples de dégueuloirs de fontaine (en français) :
http://www.marcmaison.fr/architectural-antiques-pieces/antiq...
http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/03911/452E486FFA20192C...


    Reference: http://encheres.parisencheres.com/html/index.jsp?id=8731&np=...
    Reference: http://floresyjardin.es/surtidores-de-agua-decorativos/
Alice BUREAU
France
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: French
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agree  Martine Joulia
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gárgola


Explanation:
Diccionario real Academia española
gárgola
(Del b. lat. gargŭla).
1. f. Parte final, por lo común vistosamente adornada, del caño o canal por donde se vierte el agua de los tejados o de las fuentes.



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Note added at 20 hrs (2011-04-21 10:36:33 GMT)
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si se trata de una fuente podría ser utilizado este término

Rosana Mondino
Local time: 03:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Tanto surtidor como gárgola me servían, pero decidí quedarme con gárgola. Gracias!
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11 mins
Reference: no sé si le ayuda..

Reference information:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:3Y5w1F3...


Una sentida de puente, a veces también nombrado dégueuloir, es una abertura generalmente circular acondicionada en el tímpano de un puente en maçonnerie para permitir el écoulement de las aguas y reducir la carga hidráulica que se aplica sobre la labor.

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Pont Neuf, Toulouse, France | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
One of the most impressive is the Pont Neuf in Toulouse, France. ... The unusual openings in the spandrel walls serve to reduce the dead weight on the foundations and also allow increased water flow during flood conditions.
www.flickr.com/photos/bridgink/291703321/ -


aberturas?

liz askew
United Kingdom
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