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torno

English translation: turn-table

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Spanish term or phrase:torno
English translation:turn-table
Entered by: Thomas Walker

21:25 Sep 24, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture
Spanish term or phrase: torno
THis is the tile of a work of art:

Dos esculturas enclenques, que se mantienen milagrosamente en equilibrio, “miran” a un mastodonte asentado sobre un enorme tablón de madera que, sin embargo, parece levitar. Es habitual encontrar tensiones y juegos en la obra de Jacobo Castellano (Jaén, 1976). Torno (2019) recupera un tema que ya hemos visto en otras exposiciones: el torno de los conventos de clausura como un elemento de separación y de unión: una estructura que gira sobre su propio eje sacando y metiendo enseres (incluso conversaciones) de lo privadísimo y sagrado a lo público y lo profano….

This seems more specific than turnstile, or is that word the right one?

Thanks
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 18:44
turn-table
Explanation:
In cloistered convents, there was typically a revolving window, or turn-table, by means of which the cloistered nuns could exchange food and other objects with the outside world, without face-to-face encounters.
Here's a discussion on a WordReference.com forum: https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/torno-de-un-convento...
See also this entry on TripAdvisor.com: https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g187443-d6740767...
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Thomas Walker
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Local time: 14:44
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turn-table


Explanation:
In cloistered convents, there was typically a revolving window, or turn-table, by means of which the cloistered nuns could exchange food and other objects with the outside world, without face-to-face encounters.
Here's a discussion on a WordReference.com forum: https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/torno-de-un-convento...
See also this entry on TripAdvisor.com: https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g187443-d6740767...

Thomas Walker
United States
Local time: 14:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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agree  bigedsenior
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ed :-)
agree  Robert Carter: Interesting, didn't know that. I would think it needs no hyphen though.
5 hrs
  -> I've seen it all 3 ways: with hyphen, as a compound word with no hyphen, & as two separate words. "Turntable" seems to be strongly associated with the device for playing records.
agree  Marie Wilson
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marie ;-)
agree  Daniel Hall
6 days
  -> Thanks, Daniel :-)
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