May 4, 2006 19:58
18 yrs ago
Spanish term
Paula Gonzal (X)
disco de pasta
Spanish to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
los viejos discos de pasta que existían antes de los discos de vinilo
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | shellac records |
Margaret Schroeder
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| 5 +1 | 78s |
Gloria Carranza
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Change log
May 4, 2006 20:01: Clarisa Moraña changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
+3
8 mins
Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
The right words in the right place.
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
shellac records
Si es que se trata de discos de música.
http://pslc.ws/macrog//records.htm "Before vinyl LPs, only a few minutes of music could be recorded on one side of a shellac 78 rpm record."
http://www.swazoo.com/q-and-a.html "Before vinyl, there were 78 RPM records. These records were mostly made of shellac."
http://pslc.ws/macrog//records.htm "Before vinyl LPs, only a few minutes of music could be recorded on one side of a shellac 78 rpm record."
http://www.swazoo.com/q-and-a.html "Before vinyl, there were 78 RPM records. These records were mostly made of shellac."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
10 mins
Gloria Carranza
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
In the business, since 1983...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
78s
Various ways to say it.
78 records, 78 rpm records
www.phonoland.com/78_rpm_records.shtml
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-05-04 20:10:50 GMT)
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Especially if you are translating something that is general conversation, non technical.
78 records, 78 rpm records
www.phonoland.com/78_rpm_records.shtml
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-05-04 20:10:50 GMT)
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Especially if you are translating something that is general conversation, non technical.
Peer comment(s):
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Margaret Schroeder
: Your suggestion might be the most appropriate if the focus is on pre-vinyl records per se, not on the material. However 78s were made of a variety of materials, even a few of vinyl. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramophone_record#Materials
13 mins
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
: this is the only one I've heard in common usage!
1 hr
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Thanks Carol.
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