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vigías

English translation: watchtowers


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Spanish term or phrase:vigías
English translation:watchtowers
Entered by: Dave Pugh
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13:15 Jan 11, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: vigías
Es recomendable asomarse a sus garitas desde donde los vigías oteaban el horizonte ante el acecho enemigo.
This is about Santa Catalina castle near Cádiz. Not sure whether to put "boxes" or something better.
Thanks in advance.
Dave Pugh
Local time: 21:09
watchtowers
Explanation:
as in Collins

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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2009-01-13 15:59:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks Dave!! Any time
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:09
Grading comment
This one goes best for me.
Thanks for the help everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8lookouts/watchers
MikeGarcia
4 +1sentinels
Noni Gilbert
5 -1watchtowers
Carol Gullidge


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
lookouts/watchers


Explanation:
I'd use lookouts, in your context.

MikeGarcia
Spain
Local time: 21:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Kowalenko: I'm for lookouts, too. We are talking definitely about persons here ;-)
17 mins
  -> Thank you, kowalingua.
agree  Deborah Lockett: OK, refers to persons: Persona destinada a vigilar o atalayar el mar o la campiña. http://rae2.es/vigía
19 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  margaret caulfield: I'd use lookouts or "watchmen" here.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Margaret.-
agree  Nivia Martínez: A lookout is someone whose duty is to watch carefully especially for danger (Longman definition)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nivia.-
agree  Marina56: Sí, estoy de acuerdo se refiere a la persona y no a la torre.
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Marina.
agree  Rick Larg
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rick.-
agree  franglish
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, franglish.
agree  Gary Smith: Lookouts. Aceavila is also correct. ;.) Also watchmen or "the watch" as a group.
1 day20 hrs
  -> Thanks, Gary.-
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sentinels


Explanation:
I think the use of "otear" suggests that we are talking about physical people.

Another possibility.

Noni Gilbert
Local time: 21:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MikeGarcia: A "trouvaille", as usual, my learned friend. Greetings again!!!
1 day1 hr
  -> Merci Miguel!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
watchtowers


Explanation:
as in Collins

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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2009-01-13 15:59:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks Dave!! Any time

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 168
Grading comment
This one goes best for me.
Thanks for the help everyone.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Rosa Paredes: Hola Carol, yo creo que se refiere a la persona, no al lugar
4 hrs
  -> Hi Rosa: you could be right! But it could conceivably refer to the watchtowers, albeit personified (as in many literary/tourism texts!): "an old watchtower, standing guard against would be invaders"
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