Mar 30, 2009 13:00
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Catalan term
fechos allend mar
Catalan to English
Art/Literary
History
Alfonso X
Body of the text is is in Castilian, but this phrase (in italics in the original) looks like it could be in old Catalan or Valencian:
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | fechos allend mar (overseas matters) |
Ross Andrew Parker
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| 4 | overseas activities |
Grzegorz Gryc
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References
| fechos allend mar |
momo savino
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| some background information |
Marga Demmers (X)
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Proposed translations
13 mins
Ross Andrew Parker
Native in English
An eye for detail
Native in: English
Works in: Catalan to English, Spanish to English
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fechos allend mar (overseas matters)
I don't know if I can offer any evidence, but I think this is the idea.
hechos > fechos
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Note added at 15 mins (2009-03-30 13:15:49 GMT)
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"H" words in Spanish sometimes have equivalents in Catalan that start with "f" (hormigas > formigues, horno > forn).
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-03-30 13:17:40 GMT)
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OR "overseas events" (though I think "matters" is a safer bet: more general + the originally text uses "asuntos").
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Note added at 19 mins (2009-03-30 13:20:03 GMT)
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RAE: fecho, cha.
(Del lat. factus).
3. m. ant. Acción, hecho o hazaña.
hechos > fechos
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Note added at 15 mins (2009-03-30 13:15:49 GMT)
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"H" words in Spanish sometimes have equivalents in Catalan that start with "f" (hormigas > formigues, horno > forn).
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-03-30 13:17:40 GMT)
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OR "overseas events" (though I think "matters" is a safer bet: more general + the originally text uses "asuntos").
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Note added at 19 mins (2009-03-30 13:20:03 GMT)
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RAE: fecho, cha.
(Del lat. factus).
3. m. ant. Acción, hecho o hazaña.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: ""Overseas affairs" sounds good for this one:) Thanks also to Grzegorz for the language pointers:)"
18 mins
Grzegorz Gryc
Biting the hand that feeds bad CATs
Native in: Polish
Works in: French to Polish, English to Polish, Catalan to Polish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
overseas activities
It is not Catalan, AFAIK.
Th word "allend/allent/allén" is an old Spanish form for "allende".
In Catalan is "mar enllà".
Th word "allend/allent/allén" is an old Spanish form for "allende".
In Catalan is "mar enllà".
Reference comments
15 mins
momo savino
Switzerland
Switzerland
Works in field
Switzerland
la guinda al pastel
Native in: Italian 
, Spanish
Works in: Italian, Spanish, Spanish to Italian, and 5 more.
Reference:
fechos allend mar
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