Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 13, 2005 05:53
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Spanish term
Hermita
Spanish to English
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Religion
I am looking for the translation of this word. I kow what it is I just cannot find the right word for it in english. I would describe it in the translation but the problem is that it is part of a list on a table so I cannot exactly extend. I thank everyone for helping me out... :)
Proposed translations
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4 +1 | hermitage | Penelope Ausejo |
4 | hermitage | Oso (X) |
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May 13, 2005 06:03: Oso (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
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Spanish term (edited):
ermita
Selected
hermitage
In case what you are looking for is "ermita"
Ermita:
Capilla o santuario, generalmente pequeño, situado por lo común en despoblado y que no suele tener culto permanente.
Ermita:
Capilla o santuario, generalmente pequeño, situado por lo común en despoblado y que no suele tener culto permanente.
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hermitage
her·mit·age
n.
1.
a. The habitation of a hermit or group of hermits.
b. A monastery or abbey.
2. A place where one can live in seclusion; a retreat.
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)
[Middle English, from Old French hermitage, from heremite, hermit. See hermit.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
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Note added at 2005-05-13 06:07:30 (GMT) Post-grading
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Es curioso pues aunque en Google se encuentran 14,300 hits para la palabra \"hermita\", en el DRAE sólo viene \"ermita\" sin la \"h\".
Espero, como dice Pepis, que estemos traduciendo la palabra que buscas.
Oso ¶:^)
n.
1.
a. The habitation of a hermit or group of hermits.
b. A monastery or abbey.
2. A place where one can live in seclusion; a retreat.
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)
[Middle English, from Old French hermitage, from heremite, hermit. See hermit.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
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Note added at 2005-05-13 06:07:30 (GMT) Post-grading
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Es curioso pues aunque en Google se encuentran 14,300 hits para la palabra \"hermita\", en el DRAE sólo viene \"ermita\" sin la \"h\".
Espero, como dice Pepis, que estemos traduciendo la palabra que buscas.
Oso ¶:^)
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