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roleo

English translation: volute

15:09 Aug 12, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Spanish term or phrase: roleo
The name of a piece. The Spanish monolingual says"voluta de capitel", an architectural term. Would "capital volute be valid or is there a more precise term for "roleo".
Thank you
GMS2
Local time: 21:57
English translation:volute
Explanation:
Volute would be acceptable.

from online span-eng architectural dictionary

Volute. Voluta o roleo de columna.
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volute


Explanation:
Volute would be acceptable.

from online span-eng architectural dictionary

Volute. Voluta o roleo de columna.



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Maggie Stilson (X)
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Mapi: not just acceptable, it is the term used in Art and Arquitecture
34 mins

agree  EHsiao: Yes, Mapi is right, Maggie, it's used in Art too. :-)
23 hrs

agree  cecilia_fraga: probablemente este bien. No tengo mucha idea...suerte!
4 days
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