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Primitiva

English translation: Primitiva

08:30 Jun 27, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Economics / History of spending on lottery
Spanish term or phrase: Primitiva
My inclination is to leave it as it is, perhaps adding Lottery, but thought I'd check to see what you all think...
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 19:32
English translation:Primitiva
Explanation:
I'd leave it as it is, perhaps adding a note to explain that the reason behind the name is that it was the first lottery to be introduced in Spain, in the 18th century.

Andy

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Note added at 49 mins (2007-06-27 09:20:02 GMT)
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Retrospective I imagine. Unless it was called something similar to "Primitiva" in Italy (?) where it originated.
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Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 19:32
Grading comment
Thanks for your help Andy. I find this same lottery also referred to as the Numbers Lottery, esp when distinguishing it from the later Lotería Moderna.
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3Primitiva
Andy Watkinson


  

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Primitiva


Explanation:
I'd leave it as it is, perhaps adding a note to explain that the reason behind the name is that it was the first lottery to be introduced in Spain, in the 18th century.

Andy

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Note added at 49 mins (2007-06-27 09:20:02 GMT)
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Retrospective I imagine. Unless it was called something similar to "Primitiva" in Italy (?) where it originated.

Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 19:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Thanks for your help Andy. I find this same lottery also referred to as the Numbers Lottery, esp when distinguishing it from the later Lotería Moderna.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Didn't know that! But was it called that originally or was it retrospective?

Asker: Thank you Andy for all this interesting info!

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