Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

llave del reino

English translation:

protector of the kingdom

Added to glossary by Robert West
Feb 1, 2008 13:14
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

llave del reino

Spanish to English Other History
Plaza fuerte y bien situada en la frontera: la ciudad de Lorca se convirtió en la llave del reino.

--- Could it be "stronghold"?? based on the above definition.
Change log

Feb 1, 2008 13:14: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Feb 6, 2008 10:43: Robert West changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/12227">Kelhara Translations's</a> old entry - "llave del reino"" to ""protector of the kingdom""

Proposed translations

+2
3 hrs
Selected

protector of the kingdom

It could be "stronghold"

"key" is just too easy

From the DRAE
llave.
13. f. Cosa que sirve de resguardo o defensa a otra u otras. Esta plaza es llave del reino
Note from asker:
thanks, Robert... definitely not key, I agree with you.
Peer comment(s):

agree Janine Libbey
1 hr
Thanks, viva!
agree liz askew : Very interesting. I should have looked up DRAE!
4 days
Thanks, Liz. And with all the support you received for "key"!
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+11
2 mins

the key to the kingdom

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Peer comment(s):

agree RichardDeegan : Perfect !!!
9 mins
Thank you!
agree Nikolaj Widenmann
18 mins
agree Marisa Raich
26 mins
agree Cecilia Della Croce
30 mins
agree Bubo Coroman (X) : symbolic sense ... whoever held Lorca, held the kingdom
45 mins
agree Victoria Porter-Burns :
48 mins
agree Matt Timm
5 hrs
agree Rosina Peixoto
5 hrs
agree Sandra Rodriguez
7 hrs
agree Marian Martin (X)
10 hrs
agree nic456 : así sin más
2 days 20 hrs
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+1
3 mins

the key of the kingdom / the kingdom´s key

:)
Peer comment(s):

agree jude dabo
4 hrs
hanks jude69
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