Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Peter's pence
Spanish translation:
óbolo de San Pedro
Added to glossary by
Leticia Klemetz, CT
Dec 22, 2003 11:28
20 yrs ago
English term
Sweden
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
, Swedish
Works in: Swedish to Spanish, English to Spanish
Peter’s Pence
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Victorian culture
Fragmento de un libro victoriano, esto es lo que traduje:
"¿Algún sacerdote? Sí, los podías ver andando por ahí, recogiendo sus Peter’s Pence y otras cuotas, ungiendo a los moribundos, disfrutando de un chiste, pero cuando se iban ahí se acababa todo."
"¿Algún sacerdote? Sí, los podías ver andando por ahí, recogiendo sus Peter’s Pence y otras cuotas, ungiendo a los moribundos, disfrutando de un chiste, pero cuando se iban ahí se acababa todo."
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 | óbolo de San Pedro |
Valentín Hernández Lima
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| 5 | colecta del (en el) día de San Pedro |
Maria Franco
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| 4 | los peniques de (san) Pedro |
Sergio Aguirre
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Proposed translations
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Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
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Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American) 
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
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4912
English term (edited):
peter�s pence
Selected
óbolo de San Pedro
A voluntary annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to the pope.
MWU
Cheers,
V
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Note added at 4 mins (2003-12-22 11:32:51 GMT)
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Historically, this also means an annual tax or tribute of a penny formerly paid by each householder in England to the papal see.
Etymology: Middle English Peteres pens, plural of Peteres peny (translation of Medieval Latin denarius Sancti Petri), from Peteres (gen. of Peter St. Peter died A.D.67? disciple of Jesus) + Middle English peny penny; from the Roman Catholic tradition that St. Peter founded the papal see
MWU
MWU
Cheers,
V
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Note added at 4 mins (2003-12-22 11:32:51 GMT)
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Historically, this also means an annual tax or tribute of a penny formerly paid by each householder in England to the papal see.
Etymology: Middle English Peteres pens, plural of Peteres peny (translation of Medieval Latin denarius Sancti Petri), from Peteres (gen. of Peter St. Peter died A.D.67? disciple of Jesus) + Middle English peny penny; from the Roman Catholic tradition that St. Peter founded the papal see
MWU
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2 mins
Sergio Aguirre
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Intelligent Translations & Proofreading
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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1727
English term (edited):
peter�s pence
los peniques de (san) Pedro
Los centavos de san Pedro
9 mins
Maria Franco
Germany
Germany
Native in Spanish
Germany
Subtitling / Translation / Editing
Native in: Spanish
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
68
colecta del (en el) día de San Pedro
so called because collected on St. Peter's Day, also called hearth money.
Webster's Dictionary
Webster's Dictionary
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