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partesana

English translation: partisan

12:50 Sep 5, 2000
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: partesana
Hi there,

this is a weapon used by infantry in the Renaissance period. Does anyone know what it is called in English. Copernicus gave me loads of references to it in Spanish... but none had convenient translations at the side :-)
Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 04:54
English translation:partisan
Explanation:
"Partesana" comes from It. "partigiana", f. of "partigiano", partisan.
Partisan: "A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; staff."
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Jon Zuber (X)
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Jon you gave me the faith (and evidence :-) to do what I was about to do, eg: "anglicise" the original :-)

Thanks,

Berni
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Summary of answers provided
nahalberd (sword w/ double cutting edge, half-moon curve)
Parrot
nahalberd
Paula Radeff
napartisan
Jon Zuber (X)


  

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5 mins
halberd (sword w/ double cutting edge, half-moon curve)


Explanation:
Hi Berni,
This is what I got from...


    Mar�a Moliner
Parrot
Spain
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645

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Heathcliff
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13 mins
halberd


Explanation:
Hope this helps!


    Simon and Schuster�s 2nd edition
Paula Radeff
United States
Local time: 22:54

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Heathcliff
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17 hrs
partisan


Explanation:
"Partesana" comes from It. "partigiana", f. of "partigiano", partisan.
Partisan: "A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; staff."


    DRAE, Webster's New Int'l. Dic., 2d ed., unabridged
Jon Zuber (X)
PRO pts in pair: 172
Grading comment
Jon you gave me the faith (and evidence :-) to do what I was about to do, eg: "anglicise" the original :-)

Thanks,

Berni
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