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English translation: (religious) crosses

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Spanish term or phrase:	guíones
English translation:	(religious) crosses
Entered by:	Victoria Burns

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11:01 Feb 26, 2008

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Spanish term or phrase: guíones

text from Toledo, Spain, describing the Holy Week processions and the groups that carry their banners/standards and their..."guíones" - here's the context and TIA!
Los más de treinta grupos participantes llevan sus trajes representativos y portan los correspondientes pendones y *guíones*, respetando el orden marcado por el protocolo del cortejo.

Edward Tully KudoZ activity Questions: 255 (none open) (27 closed without grading) Answers: 5630
Local time: 10:04

(religious) crosses

Explanation:
Can sometimes be used to refer to crosses used in religious processions I believe.

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http://images.google.es/images?q=guíon&gbv=2&hl=es&start=18&...

This might help.

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Victoria Burns
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone but I think this suits the context best here - thanks Victoria!
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Summary of answers provided

3 +1

(religious) crosses

Victoria Burns

heraldry flags,banners,coat of arms

Vladimir Martinez

a religiuos sign

Mistic_24

processional banner

Cinnamon Nolan

rigid flag-like insignia(s)

Deborah Lockett

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

(religious) crosses

Victoria Burns
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone but I think this suits the context best here - thanks Victoria!

4 mins confidence:

rigid flag-like insignia(s)

Explanation:
I just translated a "diccionario cofrade":

guión: insignia rígida a modo de bandera
guión: a rigid flag-like insignia

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Here is an online glossary dedicated to this subject, and although it doesn't contain the term you're after, it might help explain others:

http://www.escuelai.com/spanish_culture/fiestas_espanolas/se...

I can email you my translated glossary if you like (from Huelva).

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 09:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 155

13 mins confidence:

processional banner

Explanation:
It depends a bit on how you translated "pendones", as you obviously can't put the same thing for both.

guión (= pendón): royal standard ; (rel) processional cross, processional banner.
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/guion

Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 10:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 28

40 mins confidence:

a religiuos sign

Explanation:
fija la definición nº 3 a ver si te aclara las dudas de ambas (guión y pendón). yo creo que los podes reemplazar y poner... "they carry the usaully reliuos signs..."

Reference: http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=gui...
Reference: http:///buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=pe...

Mistic_24
Local time: 05:04
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 hr confidence:

heraldry flags,banners,coat of arms

Explanation:
Flags or banners used by the Churches,Brotherhoods and Fraternity during the XV,XVI and XVII Centuries(still nowadays) to identify families,clans or militias in Processions or Liturgical Acts showing armorial bearings,coat of arms,family names.Good Luck!

Vladimir Martinez
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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Feb 26, 2008 - Changes made by Victoria Burns:
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