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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

sala de llegada

English translation:

(campo de concentración en la historia del siglo veinte) entrance room

Added to glossary by Michael Powers (PhD)
Jan 27, 2009 13:37
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Sala de llegada

Spanish to English Other History
Where you arrived in a camp:

Y entonces, cargaban tu maleta,
llegabas a la sala de llegada,

A translation into Hebrew will also do
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 entrance room
4 +6 reception
3 +3 arrival hall/area
4 check-in room
4 check-in hall
4 arrival lounge or "welcome reception area"
4 receiving room
3 gatehouse
Change log

Feb 1, 2009 14:07: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry

Feb 1, 2009 14:12: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/52429">Michael Powers (PhD)'s</a> old entry - "sala de llegada"" to ""entrance room""

Discussion

Henry Hinds Jan 27, 2009:
That was the thought that came to my mind, which is why I requested CONTEXT.
Michael Powers (PhD) Jan 27, 2009:
It has been confirmed that it is a concentration camp.
franglish Jan 27, 2009:
As Henry has already pointed out, context is needed. Could you spare the time and give us some?
Henry Hinds Jan 27, 2009:
What kind of camp? Very important CONTEXT...

Proposed translations

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entrance room

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Mike :)

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-27 15:26:40 GMT)
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Based on that, I believe "entrance room" would be most appropriate. "reception" would be too cheery and positive for such a terrible fate.

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Note added at 5 days (2009-02-01 14:09:31 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, Desertfox - Mike :)
Note from asker:
It is a concentration camp Michael.
Peer comment(s):
agree Ryan Becker : If the context is about a concentration camp, then "reception" would certainly not be appropriate. I believe that "entrance room" would be the best option
1 hr
Thank you, Ryan - I agree - context is everything - obviously this answer would be for "concentration camps," which I am assuming since it is under history and "camps" are mentioned. "maleta" would not be "suitcase" if I guessed the context - Mike :)
agree Clare Brannan
1 hr
Thank you, Clare - Mike :)
agree Henry Hinds : Appropriate given the CONTEXT. We're not talking about an airport or a hotel here.
1 hr
Thank you, Henry - Mike :)
neutral liz askew : Yes, we needed the context, as I noted in my contribution :-)
4 hrs
I agree, liz, context is everything - Mike :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Michael"
1 min

check-in room

:)
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7 mins

check-in hall

in a hotel it would be a lobby, so i think its the same here
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+6
5 mins

reception

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=campsite book reception&btn...

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-01-27 13:45:52 GMT)
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For the UK:

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-01-27 13:46:24 GMT)
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"Camp" is somewhere fairly informal, isn't it, so "reception" would fit the bill.

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Note added at 17 mins (2009-01-27 13:54:59 GMT)
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Hello desertfox,

I have just been thinking, what sort of camp is this?

You say this comes under history, so is it a holiday camp, a camp for refugees, a camp for detainees,,,,

Please enlighten us?

There are various possibilities here:-)
Peer comment(s):
agree margaret caulfield
2 mins
Thank you!
agree javaplana : or lobby
2 mins
Sorry, but I wouldn't use lobby here.
agree Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
7 mins
Thank you!
agree Alice Bootman : Reception
19 mins
Thank you!
agree Catherine Gilsenan : Lobby is a waiting area or an entrance hall. Reception is where guests are welcomed and checked in.
22 mins
Thank you, though am awaiting desertfox's comments about what type of "camp" this is :-)
agree Kate Major Patience : Yeah, I think reception will best give visitors an idea of what this might be.
56 mins
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1 hr

arrival lounge or "welcome reception area"

"arrival lounge" is quite formal, as used in airports, I think "welcome reception area" is more inviting to arriving guests. It depends on the tyoe of "camp" you are referring to.
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1 hr

receiving room

In the context of a concentration camp, one of these might be an especially good option. I would definitely avoid the use of "reception" in this context.

Refuge in Hell: How Berlin's Jewish ...
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We arrived at a building that reminded me of a concentration camp I had seen on ... We filed off the bus into the receiving room of a building called C-74, ...
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Without a license, Helen could be sent to a Siberian Concentration camp for .... When we arrived at the Orphanage, we went straight to the receiving room. ...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-01-27 15:41:46 GMT)
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Since the context of a concentration camp appears to have been confirmed, and since Jews, in this context, were moved about like chattel (or even herded like cattle), it would make sense (as the links above suggest) that some people might refer to these areas as "receiving rooms" (rather than "welcome lounges" or "reception areas").

I hope this helps!
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4 hrs

gatehouse

If this is concerning concentration camps, I'm going to offer up the suggestion that it may be referring to the gatehouse (many camps, including Dachau and Auschwitz, had prominant gatehouses that newly arrive prisoners passed through, and that housed the guards and administrative offices).
http://www.scrapbookpages.com/Dachauscrapbook/DachauPhotos/D...
http://www.scrapbookpages.com/EasternGermany/Buchenwald/Gate...
http://thumb14.webshots.net/t/42/43/3/77/46/2381377460067663...
The passage seems to refer to the initial processing of arriving prisoners, but to my knowledge, this was usually conducted out of doors. (see this pic: http://z.about.com/d/history1900s/1/0/d/A/prisoner12.jpg)
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+3
1 hr

arrival hall/area

lacking context...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-01-27 18:21:56 GMT)
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Depending on which camp it was one could even say "assembly area for new arrivals"
Peer comment(s):
agree Henry Hinds : Appropriate given the CONTEXT. We're not talking about an airport or a hotel here.
12 mins
Thanks, Henri, that was my impression, too. Theresienstadt is the only camp that would have had an arrival hall, as far as I am aware.
agree Rosa Paredes : Absolutely! Recption or check-in would not work here
1 hr
Gracias, Rosa!
agree liz askew : I did ask for context but it was not forthcoming, hence all my comments.
2 hrs
Thanks, Liz. Without context one can only guess!
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