Fists

Spanish translation: Estilos

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English term or phrase:Fists
Spanish translation:Estilos
Entered by: Danielys Pulve Fernandez

13:25 Oct 26, 2015
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Telecom(munications) / Telégrafos
English term or phrase: Fists
¡Hola a todos!
Esta es la oración completa, se refiere a los telégrafos en la segunda guerra mundial.

"FISTS were used to identify operators in WWII"

Gracias.
Danielys Pulve Fernandez
Colombia
Local time: 04:00
Estilos
Explanation:
Fist es el término usado para describir el estilo personal de cada operador de telégrafo (cadencia de toques de morse, etc.)
Extraído de wikipedia:
With straight keys, side-swipers, and, to an extent, bugs, each and every telegraphist has his or her own unique style and pattern when transmitting a message. An operator's style is known as his ‘fist’. To other telegraphers, every fist is unique, and can be used to identify the telegrapher transmitting a particular message. This had a huge significance in the world wars, as it could be used to track the location of individual ships and submarines.
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Cesar BERROZPE
Spain
Local time: 11:00
Grading comment
¡Muchísimas gracias!
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Cesar BERROZPE
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fists
Estilos


Explanation:
Fist es el término usado para describir el estilo personal de cada operador de telégrafo (cadencia de toques de morse, etc.)
Extraído de wikipedia:
With straight keys, side-swipers, and, to an extent, bugs, each and every telegraphist has his or her own unique style and pattern when transmitting a message. An operator's style is known as his ‘fist’. To other telegraphers, every fist is unique, and can be used to identify the telegrapher transmitting a particular message. This had a huge significance in the world wars, as it could be used to track the location of individual ships and submarines.

Cesar BERROZPE
Spain
Local time: 11:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
¡Muchísimas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Guillermo Urbina Valdés: Estoy de acuerdo, aunque, dependiendo del resto del contexto, la solución podría ser poner algo como: El estilo personal de cada telegrafista, denominado «fist» en inglés, se utilizaba para identificarlos durante la segunda guerra mundial.
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  -> Completamente de acuerdo. Estilo personal parece la expresión más precisa en este caso

agree  lugoben
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agree  Charles Davis
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fists
señas manuales


Explanation:
Esta expresión viene de las señas que se hacían con las manos cerradas y los puños en vez de palabras para no producir sonidos o abreviar nombres y situaciones.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 04:00
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 52
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias por la colaboración, aunque en mi contexto cabe más «Estilo personal». Te agradezco la ayuda de igual manera.

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