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roleos

English translation: volute

12:58 Sep 5, 2000
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: roleos
It appears in a list of decorations on armour.. the list includes cartouches, figureheads and roleos.

Anyone know what they are when they're at home? :-)
Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 14:21
English translation:volute
Explanation:
Except in heraldry, of course. I've come across this word before, doing exhibition catalogs for art shows.
Roleos: "Decoración a base de motivos enrollados, de volutas que se enrollan sobre sí mismas, de cilindros de origen espiral, etc."
Volute: "1. A spiral or scroll-like conformation; also, an object or part of spiral or scroll-like form. 2. A spiral or scroll-shaped ornament, especially that which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and ... on a much smaller scale ... a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals"
Note that the DRAE simply has the "capital ornament" sense for "roleo".
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Jon Zuber (X)
Grading comment
I'm going with Jon's "Volutes" - since I have used the word scroll in another context a few lines earlier. Thanks to everyone who made the effort.

Incidentally, I asked earlier for a translation for "partesana" - Maria Moliner says " A type of Halberd".. The problem is the text contrasts Halberds with Partesanas!!! So I cannot use the same word. For any suggestions you can always visit:

http://www.proz.com/h.php3?id=11849 - I still haven't accepted a response there as definitive.
Cheers:

Berni

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Summary of answers provided
naIn architecture, it's a volute; in heraldry, a scroll.
Heathcliff
nano entry
Paula Radeff
na(that is, "roleos" = "scrolls" and "roleo" = "scroll."
Heathcliff
navolute; spiral
Paula Radeff
naroleos, same word in English
Maria
navolute
Jon Zuber (X)


  

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13 mins
In architecture, it's a volute; in heraldry, a scroll.


Explanation:
At least, that's my recollection. For more possibilities, try this web site:


    Reference: http://digiserve.com/heraldry/pimb_s.htm
Heathcliff
United States
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 843

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Yolanda Broad
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14 mins
no entry


Explanation:
Sorry Berni, seems to be nowhere!! (I´ve looked in many dictionaries). Any possibility of it being mis-spelt? Check it, please!


    no ref.
Paula Radeff
United States
Local time: 08:21

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Heathcliff
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14 mins
(that is, "roleos" = "scrolls" and "roleo" = "scroll."


Explanation:
Aargh!

Heathcliff
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18 mins
volute; spiral


Explanation:
Eureka! "Voluta" is the more common Spanish word for "Roleo". Therefore: M.Moliner->Simon&Schuster


    Mar�a Moliner
    Simon&Schuster
Paula Radeff
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Local time: 08:21

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44 mins
roleos, same word in English


Explanation:
Roleos=decoracion a base de motivos enrollados, de volutas y cilindros de original espiral (http://alcazaba.unex.es/~ehaut/Web4.html)

It is also used in architecture. The following page left is as "roleos"
"it is garnished with roleos & belfries with mixilinear arches"
http://www.mexdesco.com/guias_md/maya22htm

Maria
Local time: 07:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 920

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45 mins
volute


Explanation:
Except in heraldry, of course. I've come across this word before, doing exhibition catalogs for art shows.
Roleos: "Decoración a base de motivos enrollados, de volutas que se enrollan sobre sí mismas, de cilindros de origen espiral, etc."
Volute: "1. A spiral or scroll-like conformation; also, an object or part of spiral or scroll-like form. 2. A spiral or scroll-shaped ornament, especially that which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and ... on a much smaller scale ... a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals"
Note that the DRAE simply has the "capital ornament" sense for "roleo".



    Diccionario de t�rminos de arte y elementos de arqueolog�a, her�ldica y numism�tica. Fat�s, G.; Borr�s, G.
    Webster's New Int'l Dic., 2d ed.
Jon Zuber (X)
PRO pts in pair: 172
Grading comment
I'm going with Jon's "Volutes" - since I have used the word scroll in another context a few lines earlier. Thanks to everyone who made the effort.

Incidentally, I asked earlier for a translation for "partesana" - Maria Moliner says " A type of Halberd".. The problem is the text contrasts Halberds with Partesanas!!! So I cannot use the same word. For any suggestions you can always visit:

http://www.proz.com/h.php3?id=11849 - I still haven't accepted a response there as definitive.
Cheers:

Berni

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