Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Pollywogs and Shellbacks
Spanish translation:
neófitos y veteranos
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Jul 22, 2020 15:25
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English term
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Native in: Catalan (Variant: Central) 
, Spanish (Variants: Costa Rican, Standard-Spain, Latin American, Dominican) 
Works in: Catalan to Spanish, English to Spanish
Pollywogs and Shellbacks
English to Spanish
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Military / Defense
Hola a todos, espero que estéis todos bien en estos tiempos difíciles.
A ver si me podéis iluminar con los términos correctos en español.
It celebrated the first crossing of the equator during that crew’s underway period. It was a ceremony that reminded Victoria of a fraternity initiation. Lots of gross and physical trials for the first-timers, known as Pollywogs. And lots of laughs for the already-initiated, known as Shellbacks.
Muchas gracias.
A ver si me podéis iluminar con los términos correctos en español.
It celebrated the first crossing of the equator during that crew’s underway period. It was a ceremony that reminded Victoria of a fraternity initiation. Lots of gross and physical trials for the first-timers, known as Pollywogs. And lots of laughs for the already-initiated, known as Shellbacks.
Muchas gracias.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 | neófitos y veteranos |
Víctor Zamorano
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| 4 | "Pollywogs" [renacuajos] y "Shellbacks" [espaldas de cáscara] |
Reuben Wright
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Proposed translations
34 mins
Víctor Zamorano
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Ciencias sociales y mucho más
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
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neófitos y veteranos
Así se denominan en la tradición española, me parece (ver referencias), aunque yo colocaría también los términos en inglés...
Coloco aquí el "enlace" al pdf de la Armada donde se usan esos términos, que se recicla en la referencia que te doy más abajo.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...
Coloco aquí el "enlace" al pdf de la Armada donde se usan esos términos, que se recicla en la referencia que te doy más abajo.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchísimas gracias por tu ayuda Víctor."
15 mins
Reuben Wright
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
Always searching for meaning
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US, British)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English to French, and 3 more.
"Pollywogs" [renacuajos] y "Shellbacks" [espaldas de cáscara]
Son nombres propios que hacen parte de una costumbre cultural entonces se dejan tal cual con mayúscula y con una traducción entre parentesis (corchetes).
Espero que ayuda!
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Note added at 34 mins (2020-07-22 16:00:06 GMT)
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https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tcdnstyl-chap?lang=eng&let...
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/corchetes-en-la-trad...
Espero que ayuda!
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Note added at 34 mins (2020-07-22 16:00:06 GMT)
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https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tcdnstyl-chap?lang=eng&let...
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/corchetes-en-la-trad...
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