Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

toques

English translation:

bugle calls

Added to glossary by Evan Tomlinson
Mar 3, 2015 05:55
9 yrs ago
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Spanish term

toques

Spanish to English Other Military / Defense
The context: "No es necesario dedicar más de una línea para justificar que las fuerzas armadas realizan actividades extremadamente específicas, en entornos muy particulares, bajo condiciones peculiares y en un régimen que requiere de una rutina burocrática propia (horarios, *toques*, uniformes, formaciones, etc.)"

The context is a book on Civil-Military Relations.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 bugle calls
2 taps

Proposed translations

+3
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bugle calls

"Toque de silencio" is the "taps" bugle melody, "toque de diana" is the military wake up call, and "toque de queda" is a curfew or signal of a curfew, so I might translate it as "bugle calls"

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Note added at 18 mins (2015-03-03 06:13:55 GMT)
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Peer comment(s):

agree Gad Kohenov : + toques de corneta
4 hrs
thanks gad!
agree Eileen Banks : agree
6 hrs
gracias!
agree Denise D
7 hrs
thanks denise!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Diana!"
11 hrs

taps

As I see it, it comes from "toques de tambor" as the drum served the same purpose as a bugle and in that case taps would be more appropriate.
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