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travesía

English translation: journey / joyage

13:56 Feb 12, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: travesía
pues basta recordar qué hecho desencadena la travesía de los griegos hacia Troya.
Maria Eugenia Roca Rodriguez
Argentina
Local time: 02:36
English translation:journey / joyage
Explanation:
travel.. "causes the Greek to journey over to Troy"
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Martin Harvey
Argentina
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10journey / joyage
Martin Harvey
5 +1journey
Marcela García Henríquez
4 +1voyage / sea crossing
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
travesía
journey / joyage


Explanation:
travel.. "causes the Greek to journey over to Troy"

Martin Harvey
Argentina
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Becker
4 mins
  -> Thanks Smash2707
agree  George Rabel: Voyage ; )
24 mins
  -> Thanks George. Agree too.
agree  Claudia Lang: agree (voyage) journey refers only to the transportation, voyage to all the trip
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Claudia. And yes, voyage this French rooted word, suits better here.
agree  Ogmios Traducciones (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Ogmios
agree  lucapalladino
5 hrs
  -> Thanks lucapalladino
agree  sym
8 hrs
  -> Thank you sym
agree  paolamonaco
12 hrs
  -> Thanks Paola
agree  Gabriela Mejías
1 day 58 mins
  -> Thank you Gabi
agree  Beta Cummins: I'd pick "journey"... :)
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks Beta
agree  Joao Andre Madeira
9 days
  -> Thanks mdjoao
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
travesía
journey


Explanation:
Ej:

The Odyssey is the story of Odysseus's journey from Troy to Ithaka ...



Marcela García Henríquez
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beta Cummins: journey sounds more fitting to me...
1 day 2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
travesía
voyage / sea crossing


Explanation:
Voyage rather than journey, because it was a sea crossing.

translatol
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana de Groote: Me gusta "voyage", es lo que yo pondría
9 mins
  -> Gracias Adriana
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