Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 14, 2007 21:14
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Califa
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Cooking / Culinary
Food text
¿Alguien sabe a que se refiere CALIFA?
"Es pasión personificada; muy andalusí, muy califa de su tierra" ... "MUY CALIFA Y UN GRANDÍSIMO COCINERO"
Gracias.
"Es pasión personificada; muy andalusí, muy califa de su tierra" ... "MUY CALIFA Y UN GRANDÍSIMO COCINERO"
Gracias.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | Caliph |
Aldona Parra
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| 5 +2 | Caliph |
Eileen Brophy
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| 3 +3 | master; he's a master in his domain (the kitchen) |
Elizabeth W
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| 4 +1 | the king of his castle [+ a few others] |
Carol Gullidge
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Proposed translations
+2
21 mins
Aldona Parra
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Mexico
Aldona Parra
Native in: English (Variants: US, Australian) 
, Spanish (Variants: Latin American, US, Mexican)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
Caliph
Please see wikipedia below.
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for your help!"
+2
22 mins
Eileen Brophy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
The Right Word Used in the Right Context
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Caliph
The word caliph refers to the Arabs who occupied Andalusia for some time and the word Califa is often found in the area, I guess it would refer to an Arabian style perhaps?
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/califal
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/califal
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mónica Sauza
28 mins
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Thanks Monica
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| agree |
JPW (X)
: It's a title for someone who reigns over a territory, in the islamic world, a bit like an emir or a sultan
1 hr
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Thanks J.P. :P
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+1
25 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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297
the king of his castle [+ a few others]
or
he reigns/rules supreme
what he says goes
lord of all he surveys
lord of his domain
Califa = jefe supremo de islam. Without more context, I don't know if there would be a moorish connotation. Does he cook moorish food?
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-12-14 21:40:55 GMT)
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It might also be "very possessive"
he reigns/rules supreme
what he says goes
lord of all he surveys
lord of his domain
Califa = jefe supremo de islam. Without more context, I don't know if there would be a moorish connotation. Does he cook moorish food?
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-12-14 21:40:55 GMT)
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It might also be "very possessive"
Note from asker:
| No idea what he cooks, it just refers to him as "califa". |
+3
38 mins
master; he's a master in his domain (the kitchen)
I think it's a way of saying that he really knows his stuff, knows his job. He's a pro.
Example sentence:
He's a master in his domain
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