Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 4, 2004 16:09
20 yrs ago
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Catalan term
Spain
fosa
Catalan to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
I've encountered these terms in an otherwise "translator-friendly" text, referring to relics and reliquaries.
I'll post them one by one.
Is there a Cat>Eng. doctor in the house?
I'll post them one by one.
Is there a Cat>Eng. doctor in the house?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | casting |
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| 3 | melting (snow, etc., casting (metal), smelting, fouding (metal) |
Sheila Hardie
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Proposed translations
23 mins
agtranslat
Netherlands
Netherlands
Works in field
Netherlands
Castilian native, no nonsense
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Dutch to Spanish, English to Spanish, French to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
casting
Comentari
... Una de les tècniques específiques de la **fosa** és l’anomenat mètode de la cera
perduda, molt emprat per aconseguir ... majòlica: loza amb esmalt de reflexes ...
www.xtec.es/~arierai/tema1.htm - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.xtec.es ]
Cire Perdu - Bronze Casting Of The Ages
... Cire Perdu. ... The cire perdu, or lost wax, method of **casting** offers opportunities
for artistic expression which are not as accessible in other media. ...
www.owlnet.rice.edu/~reli205/edward/lost-wax.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
... Una de les tècniques específiques de la **fosa** és l’anomenat mètode de la cera
perduda, molt emprat per aconseguir ... majòlica: loza amb esmalt de reflexes ...
www.xtec.es/~arierai/tema1.htm - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.xtec.es ]
Cire Perdu - Bronze Casting Of The Ages
... Cire Perdu. ... The cire perdu, or lost wax, method of **casting** offers opportunities
for artistic expression which are not as accessible in other media. ...
www.owlnet.rice.edu/~reli205/edward/lost-wax.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
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Comment: "Again, thanks to both. The links were v.useful"
8 mins
Sheila Hardie
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
passion des mots
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
melting (snow, etc., casting (metal), smelting, fouding (metal)
It would depend on the exact context - but I imagine it's referring to metal. If it's snow it'd be melting of course.
HTH
Sheila
HTH
Sheila
Discussion
Catalog title:
Reliquiari del vel de la Mare de D�u
Segona meitat del segle XV
Argent daurat, repujat i cisellat amb elements de fosa
51 x 28 x 17,5 cm
Tresor de la Catedral de Barcelona
Argent daurat, cisellat i repussat, fosa i esmalt