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exvot de vidre

English translation: glass votive offerings

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Catalan term or phrase:exvot de vidre
English translation:glass votive offerings
Entered by: Etienne Muylle Wallace

08:39 May 12, 2008
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Catalan term or phrase: exvot de vidre
From a list of objects used in an exhibition.

"No importa detallar el nombre d’objectes de què fa ús (48.000 ampolles, 8 tones de vidre triturat, 24 exvots de vidre, etc.)..."

Thanks in advance
Rob Lunn
Spain
Local time: 03:29
glass votive offerings
Explanation:
glass objects hung near miracle or pilgrimage sites, to thank God or Mary or a saint, for favours obtained.
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Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Local time: 03:29
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5 +3glass votive offerings
Etienne Muylle Wallace
4glass devotional figurines, glass votive offerings
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glass votive offerings


Explanation:
glass objects hung near miracle or pilgrimage sites, to thank God or Mary or a saint, for favours obtained.

Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Local time: 03:29
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks to both of you for your answers

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glass devotional figurines, glass votive offerings


Explanation:
exvots (exvotos in castilian) are figures that get hung up to represent a prayer, like lighting a 'votive' candle in church in terms of the objective, but little carved objects. angels, faces, etc. some nice pics on flickr if you search it.

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Note added at 23 mins (2008-05-12 09:03:04 GMT)
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sorry for the repeat, etienne. your answer wasn't showing when i posted. i do think offerings is a bit more vague for an English speaker, though.


    Reference: http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exvots
    Reference: http://www.cereriamas.com/cat/catalog/exvotos.htm
yayeboy
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