Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
sirgador/sirgadors
English translation:
Bow hauler
Added to glossary by
ganzinblau
Apr 21, 2014 12:19
10 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Native in: English (Variants: US, US South) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, German to English, and 1 more.
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My context is actually in Catalan, so I won't post it.
This would be the people pulling something using a towrope. For the moment I have put strongmen.
"1 Náutica y Ocupaciones.
Hombre cuyo oficio es tirar de las embarcaciones mediante una sirga.
Ejemplo: (...)"
http://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/sirgador
This would be the people pulling something using a towrope. For the moment I have put strongmen.
"1 Náutica y Ocupaciones.
Hombre cuyo oficio es tirar de las embarcaciones mediante una sirga.
Ejemplo: (...)"
http://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/sirgador
Proposed translations
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| 3 | Bow hauler |
denismyth (X)
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Proposed translations
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Bow hauler
The verb is to bow haul, which you do along a towpath.
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Note added at 36 mins (2014-04-21 12:56:03 GMT)
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I'm having internet problems now, so I'll post some examples as soon as I can.
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Note added at 36 mins (2014-04-21 12:56:03 GMT)
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I'm having internet problems now, so I'll post some examples as soon as I can.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
philgoddard
: Most of the hits for this come from Shropshire, and I don't think its meaning will be immediately clear.
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Comment: "Thanks. It wasn't right for my context, but for the next person looking for it..."
Discussion
Well, I'm going to highlight it and ask for clarification.
This is about a giant mechanical horse Barcelona is taking to Beijing Design Week, and the 'sirgadors' will be the people carrying (or towing) it manually. Maybe what I am looking for is what the people carrying a float in a parade would be called; I am not sure if they are actually towing it.
You could post the Catalan context - we'll probably understand it - or post this as a Catalan question. The plural in Spanish is sirgadores, by the way.