daub

Spanish translation: arcilla, enlucido (arcilla sobre caña) etc.(ver respuesta)

19:51 Dec 12, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Archaeology / archaeological site
English term or phrase: daub
Es un término que aparece en un informe de arqueología. Aparece en el siguiente fragmento: Units 3 and 4 were extremely productive, particularly with animal bone, daub and redware.
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Sara Villaescusa García (X)
Local time: 20:35
Spanish translation:arcilla, enlucido (arcilla sobre caña) etc.(ver respuesta)
Explanation:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en&...

daub
s. embarradura, parche de pintura

v. embadurnar, embarrar, embijar, pintarrajar, pintarrajear, pintorrear, revestir con pintura, untar

daub
embadurnar

Glossary of archaeological research
daub
enlucido [arcilla sobre caña] , revoque

daub
enlucir
http://www.babylon.com/definition/daub/Spanish

"Daub is clay, usually obtained from rivers and streams. Adobe, being
bricks of clay, is not named from a common root, despite the apparent
similarity. Daub is from Middle English and adobe is from Arabic."
"Daub is a particular type of clay found on the bottom of most rivers"
http://www.florilegium.org/files/DWELLINGS/wattle-daub-msg.h...

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4 +2arcilla, enlucido (arcilla sobre caña) etc.(ver respuesta)
Anne Patteet
3adobe
Yoelle Carter Martinez
2pinturas rupestres
Maria Rosich Andreu


  

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arcilla, enlucido (arcilla sobre caña) etc.(ver respuesta)


Explanation:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en&...

daub
s. embarradura, parche de pintura

v. embadurnar, embarrar, embijar, pintarrajar, pintarrajear, pintorrear, revestir con pintura, untar

daub
embadurnar

Glossary of archaeological research
daub
enlucido [arcilla sobre caña] , revoque

daub
enlucir
http://www.babylon.com/definition/daub/Spanish

"Daub is clay, usually obtained from rivers and streams. Adobe, being
bricks of clay, is not named from a common root, despite the apparent
similarity. Daub is from Middle English and adobe is from Arabic."
"Daub is a particular type of clay found on the bottom of most rivers"
http://www.florilegium.org/files/DWELLINGS/wattle-daub-msg.h...



Anne Patteet
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adobe


Explanation:
Daub es adobe, pero no sé si se referirá a eso, no tienes más contexto? Pueden ser ladrillos de adobe. Si pudieras decirme el lugar y la época del que están hablando to lo diría con más seguridad.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_and_daub
Yoelle Carter Martinez
Spain
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pinturas rupestres


Explanation:
No estoy para nada segura, pero viendo esta definición de "daub":
1 daub: an unskillful painting

se me ocurre que tal vez se trate de pinturas.

Un saludo,
Maria


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com
Maria Rosich Andreu
Spain
Local time: 20:35
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Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
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