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(se escogió la forma de) cartela

English translation: cartouche

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Spanish term or phrase:(se escogió la forma de) cartela
English translation:cartouche
Entered by: Bertha S. Deffenbaugh

20:56 Jul 30, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Spanish term or phrase: (se escogió la forma de) cartela
(Cédulas descriptivas de un museo)

Teniendo en cuenta la fecha de fundación de la ciudad, se escogió la forma de cartela, usada en los escudos de armas de esa época.

Please, English native speakers only. Thanks.
Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
United States
Local time: 08:26
cartouche
Explanation:
Oxford translation dictionary

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-07-30 21:04:10 GMT)
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"An ornamental figure which serves as a frame for an inscription or a decoration within a space which usually has a scroll-like, or an oval or lozenge shape, this figure having a form which is irregular or fantastic. A cartouche may be painted, sculpted, engraved, etc." A description from an English language art dictionary. The term is borrowed from French.
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Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 17:26
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5 +4cartouche
Jenni Lukac (X)
4sign
Rafael Molina Pulgar
4(was chosen in teh shape of) an ornate / ornamental frame
Michael Powers (PhD)
4"the shape of the sign was chosen..."
eski


  

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sign


Explanation:
cartela:

Definición | Sinónimos | Conjugator
En Francés | En Portugués
in context | images

Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
cartel sustantivo masculino (de publicidad, propaganda) poster;
(letrero) sign;
~ luminoso neon sign;

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 09:26
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
cartouche


Explanation:
Oxford translation dictionary

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-07-30 21:04:10 GMT)
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"An ornamental figure which serves as a frame for an inscription or a decoration within a space which usually has a scroll-like, or an oval or lozenge shape, this figure having a form which is irregular or fantastic. A cartouche may be painted, sculpted, engraved, etc." A description from an English language art dictionary. The term is borrowed from French.

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 17:26
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 156

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bubo Coroman (X)
10 mins
  -> Thanks Deborah
agree  Catherine Gilsenan
53 mins
  -> Good evening and thanks Catherine
agree  Jim Tucker (X): Yes - for a museum tag, absolutely
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Jim
agree  K Donnelly
9 hrs
  -> Good morning and many thanks
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(was chosen in teh shape of) an ornate / ornamental frame


Explanation:
It is true that in the Oxford Dictionary (the unabridged) the translation is
"cartouche." It is also true that more than 90% of native English readers (in the US, at least) would have no idea what a "cartouche" is.

Hence, this is an alternative that would be understood by many more native English speakers.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary


cartouche
One entry found.
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Main Entry:
car·touche Listen to the pronunciation of cartouche
Variant(s):
also car·touch Listen to the pronunciation of cartouch \kär-ˈtüsh\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle French cartouche, from Italian cartoccio, from carta
Date:
1548

1 : a gun cartridge with a paper case 2 : an ornate or ornamental frame 3 : an oval or oblong figure (as on ancient Egyptian monuments) enclosing a sovereign's name
Learn more about "cartouche" and related topics at Britannica.com
See a map of "cartouche" in the Visual Thesaurus

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
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"the shape of the sign was chosen..."


Explanation:
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Saludos
eski



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