Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
figura emblemática
English translation:
iconic figure
Added to glossary by
Ericad
May 6, 2006 08:39
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
figura emblemática
Spanish to English
Other
IT (Information Technology)
engineering
Nacido en 1955, este ingeniero se ha convertido en una figura emblemática en el mundo de los lenguajes y compiladores.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | iconic figure |
Daniel Burns (X)
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| 5 +3 | emblematic figure |
Simon Bruni
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| 5 | reference |
Maria Rebelo
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| 4 | A respected figure/name |
cw010 (X)
|
Proposed translations
+1
2 hrs
Selected
iconic figure
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-05-06 11:32:41 GMT)
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BBC NEWS | Wales | Heart disease killed Gene Pitney
He was a truly iconic figure in the world of music and we were extremely lucky in Cardiff that he visited this city many times. Lord mayor Freda Salway ...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4891990.stm - 38k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-05-06 11:32:41 GMT)
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BBC NEWS | Wales | Heart disease killed Gene Pitney
He was a truly iconic figure in the world of music and we were extremely lucky in Cardiff that he visited this city many times. Lord mayor Freda Salway ...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4891990.stm - 38k - Cached - Similar pages
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3 mins
A respected figure/name
.
+3
2 hrs
emblematic figure
I think the direct translation works perfectly here.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
María José Cerdá
42 mins
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| agree |
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Nedra Rivera Huntington
3 hrs
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6 hrs
Maria Rebelo
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Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
reference
We only make (or should make) reference to reliable sources and this is the implicit meaning of the sentence.
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