paso (in this context)

English translation: "paso"

22:51 Dec 14, 2005

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Spanish term or phrase: paso (in this context)

I am trying to come up with a good translation for "paso" in connection with Holy Week processions. "Float" is often used but the register just isn't right. One suggestion was "image", but the text refers to "imágenes" separately.

Daniel Burns (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 282 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 471
Local time: 05:10

English translation:"paso"

Explanation:
I would leave the term in Spanish with an explanation, eg:

The Pasos or processional scenes of Holy Week. There is no single translation or
interpretation for the term "paso". According to some researchers, ...
museoescultura.mcu.es/coleccion/obras/pasos_ss_en.html

Throughout Spain Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is characterized by deep religious
... Pasos, or large platforms with life-sized sculptured images portraying ...
www.sacred-texts.com/etc/fwe/fwe12.htm

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Note added at 36 mins (2005-12-14 23:27:50 GMT)
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The Holy Week in the Costa Blanca is a first-rate cultural offer for the spectacular "pasos" (platforms bearing sculptured scenes from the Passion of Christ ...
www.costablanca.org/spa/boletin/mar02/eng/boletin001en.asp

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Note added at 49 mins (2005-12-14 23:40:32 GMT)
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I know you don't like 'float', but what about 'religious float'?

There are over 100 pasos, religious floats carried th hspace=5 rough the city streets, from different Catholic churches within the city. ...
www.discoversevilla.com/default3.php?hit=5&id=104

Selected response from:

cmwilliams (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:10

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone. "Processional scene" is the best suggestion for a parenthetical insertion that I have come across.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +7

"paso"

cmwilliams (X)

5 +1

religious float

bigedsenior

the Stations of the Cross

Chelin

religious pageant

swisstell

3 -2

pennant

consue

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

4 mins confidence:

the Stations of the Cross

Explanation:
I think this may be it (but I still would like to see a sentence...)

Chelin
Local time: 07:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

pennant

Explanation:
yo creo que no son las estaciones de la cruz, y lo de Float suena mas a corroza, por eso propongo pennant

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Note added at 25 mins (2005-12-14 23:16:49 GMT)
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ahi se puede ver una foto de un paso
http://www.almeriacofrade.com/domingoramos.php

consue
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

34 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

"paso"

cmwilliams (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:10
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone. "Processional scene" is the best suggestion for a parenthetical insertion that I have come across.

1 hr confidence:

religious pageant

Explanation:
since pageant nowadays seems to be used mostly for beauty contests and the likes, it would here be necessary to combine the word with religious. As "religious pageant" you will find a considerable number of Google hits.

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 12:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 23

1 day 6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

religious float

Explanation:
HTH

Religious float graces parade. "Christmas Story" entry a first for event. By Manny
Gonzales Denver Post Staff Writer DenverPost.com ...
www.denverpost.com/portlet/article/ html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=3274286 - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

Media Matters -
While it's true that Denver's annual "Parade of Lights," held December 3-4, chose
not to include the Faith Bible Church's religious float, the Downtown ...
mediamatters.org/items/email/200412100006 - 17k - Cached - Similar pages

Rocky Mountain News: Local
But a local church, Faith Bible Chapel, reached an agreement with the organizers
to add a religious float and a choir. Judging from the crowd's reaction ...
www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/ local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4286423,00.html

bigedsenior
Local time: 03:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 132

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