Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
marina del rey
English translation:
the king\'s navy/ships
Added to glossary by
Jack Ward
Jun 17, 2013 20:42
11 yrs ago
Spanish term
marina del rey
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Hi everyone,
This is taken from a documentary which was made about the Basque Country during the Second World War, by a Nazi film company. In this section of the documentary, Saint-Jean-de-Luz is discussed.
The narrator states:
Cerca de aquí está San Juan de Luz, antaño cuna de los aventureros vascos. Éstos eran pioneros en la caza de ballenas, y se volvieron piratas de la ***marina del rey***.
Hoy en día San Juan de Luz es un pueblo tranquilo. Una gran flota de pequeños barcos de pesca está anclada en el puerto.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Kind regards,
Jack
This is taken from a documentary which was made about the Basque Country during the Second World War, by a Nazi film company. In this section of the documentary, Saint-Jean-de-Luz is discussed.
The narrator states:
Cerca de aquí está San Juan de Luz, antaño cuna de los aventureros vascos. Éstos eran pioneros en la caza de ballenas, y se volvieron piratas de la ***marina del rey***.
Hoy en día San Juan de Luz es un pueblo tranquilo. Una gran flota de pequeños barcos de pesca está anclada en el puerto.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Kind regards,
Jack
Proposed translations
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4 +1 | the king's navy/ships |
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the king's navy/ships
Pirate attacking the king's navy/ships.
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Historically inaccurate terms
"Marina del Rey" technically means "King's Navy". However the Spanish Navy was never known as "marina", but as "armada". Moreover the term "piratas del rey" is legally and historically inaccurate as well, since what is obviously meant are privateers, who were captains of merchant vessels empowered by any sovereign to seize merchant vessels of a nation at war with that sovereign, but were not officially part of his navy. (Privateers or corsairs were regulated by international law until they were abolished in 1856 by international treaty.) Moreover corsairs were not pirates. Privateering was a legal activity. Pirates, on the other hand, were not authorized by any government, but were criminals liable to hanging if caught.
Apparently the original language was not Spanish, this is a translation into Spanish, presumably from German, that is not very accurate.
Apparently the original language was not Spanish, this is a translation into Spanish, presumably from German, that is not very accurate.
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Carol Gullidge
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Catherine Gilsenan
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Yvonne Gallagher
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