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Spanish term or phrase:salva
English translation:blank
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11:04 Apr 19, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / arma de fuego
Spanish term or phrase: salva
"disparan una salva"

Con un trabuco se dispara la "salva".
Ana Boadla
Local time: 21:04
blank
Explanation:
"fire a blank", son los cartuchos que se utilizan para simular el ruido de un disparo.
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RebeW
Local time: 15:04
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Gracias.
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4 +3blank
RebeW
4salvoFSI
4a volley of gunfirexxxChutzpahtic


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a volley of gunfire


Explanation:
Suerte!

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-04-19 11:08:54 GMT)
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Online Etymology Dictionary
... \"simultaneous discharge of guns,\" from It. salva \"salue, volley\" (cf. ...
The notion is of important visitors greeted with a volley of gunfire into the ...
www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=s&p=2 - 50k

Volley
... volley, shell), berondongan (barrage, fusillade, volley of gunfire). (various
references). Italian. volata (round, series of blows), volée, salva (bails, salute ...
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ definition/english/Vo/Volley.html - 88k - Supplemental Result

xxxChutzpahtic
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
salvo


Explanation:
that's it.

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-04-19 11:10:01 GMT)
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salvo n. salvos (salvoes) < \'sálvO > : 1. A sudden outburst of cheers; \"there was a salvo of approval.\" 2. An outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs.

http://www.ultralingua.net/?action=define&text=Salvia&servic...

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
blank


Explanation:
"fire a blank", son los cartuchos que se utilizan para simular el ruido de un disparo.
Suerte!

RebeW
Local time: 15:04
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Cecilia :}
agree  xxxOso: Absolutely! ¶:^)
3 hrs
  -> Muy amable, Oso :}
agree  Patrice
1 day5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Patricia :}
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