broadside

Spanish translation: pliego

14:20 Jul 10, 2003
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: broadside
"The original broadside of the Declaration of Independence".

Broadside es el formato, una hoja de papel en la que se imprimieron los documentos gubernamentales mas importantes. Existe un equivalente? ¡gracias!
Alejandro
Spanish translation:pliego
Explanation:
La definición de broadside (una de las acepciones) del appleton es "pliego: hoja grande impresa por un solo lado". En literatura suele usarse en plural(los pliegos originales), pero no sé que largo tiene la susodicha declaración ni como fue escrita (que letra, probablemente manuscrita). Quizás entra en una sola hoja.
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Mónica Torres
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4 +1impreso/prospecto/folleto/nota/programa
m. esparcia
4pliego
Mónica Torres
1panfleto
Montse de la Fuente


  

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impreso/prospecto/folleto/nota/programa


Explanation:
Te mando cinco. Yo elegiría folleto, porque "broadside" tiene una connotación de "intended for wide distribution".

m. esparcia
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panfleto


Explanation:
es otra opción que parece que casa con la Declaración de Independencia

Montse de la Fuente
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pliego


Explanation:
La definición de broadside (una de las acepciones) del appleton es "pliego: hoja grande impresa por un solo lado". En literatura suele usarse en plural(los pliegos originales), pero no sé que largo tiene la susodicha declaración ni como fue escrita (que letra, probablemente manuscrita). Quizás entra en una sola hoja.

Mónica Torres
Argentina
Local time: 06:37
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 357
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