What' a Lewis Key??

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Claudia - 21 Jun 2005 11:53 GMT

Hallo everybody,
I know this is not strictly a tranlation newsgroup, but I do need some
help!!
I'm translatig a book (let's call it essay) about Dan Brown's next
novel. I think the author decided it was to easy to translate, so, just
to... liven up my work, he spends a couple of lines to talk about this
"Lewis Key", a telegraph device. Does any body know if there's an
italian translation for it?
(http://uv201.com/Misc_Pages/western_electric_keys.htm)
TNX!!!
Claudia

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Nick Wagg - 21 Jun 2005 13:38 GMT

> Hallo everybody,
> I know this is not strictly a tranlation newsgroup, but I do need some
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> italian translation for it?
> (http://uv201.com/Misc_Pages/western_electric_keys.htm)

It is a particular design of a telegraph key (keying device) which was
developed by Charles Lewis. So you almost certainly should translate
the "Lewis" bit as "Lewis".

I would have thought that an Italian would have more idea how
to translate "telegraph key" than people on an English language
culture news group.

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Paul Burke - 21 Jun 2005 13:39 GMT

> "Claudia" <claudia@claudia.com> wrote just
>>to... liven up my work, he spends a couple of lines to talk about this
>>"Lewis Key", a telegraph device.

> I would have thought that an Italian would have more idea how
> to translate "telegraph key" than people on an English language
> culture news group.

This guy looks a possible source of information...
<http://www.i2rtf.com/index.html>

Paul Burke

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Claudia - 21 Jun 2005 14:12 GMT

>> "Claudia" <claudia@claudia.com> wrote just
>>
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>
> Paul Burke

Tnx Paul, indeed it is!!!
Claudia

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Claudia - 21 Jun 2005 14:11 GMT

>>Hallo everybody,
>>I know this is not strictly a tranlation newsgroup, but I do need some
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> to translate "telegraph key" than people on an English language
> culture news group.

Tnk Nick, also for your... nice comment.
Claudia

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John of Aix - 21 Jun 2005 14:41 GMT

> Hallo everybody,
> I know this is not strictly a tranlation newsgroup, but I do need some
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> TNX!!!
> Claudia

As Nick says, you have to leave the Lewis. Why not simply 'chiavo (di?)
Lewis' then? If you use 'chiavo' in this sense. Otherwise you might have
to add a 'telegrafico' or something to be precise.

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Claudia - 21 Jun 2005 16:25 GMT

As Nick says, you have to leave the Lewis. Why not simply 'chiavo (di?)

> Lewis' then? If you use 'chiavo' in this sense. Otherwise you might have
> to add a 'telegrafico' or something to be precise.

In fact, I wrote «chiave di Lewis» and then used the italian equivalent
=) tnx

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ADPUF - 26 Jul 2005 22:58 GMT

> As Nick says, you have to leave the Lewis. Why not simply
> 'chiavo (di?)
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> In fact, I wrote «chiave di Lewis» and then used the italian
> equivalent =) tnx

In Italian: key = tasto (keyboard), chiave (lock).

Be careful when using "chiavo": is a slang word meaning "I
screw/f***"

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ADPUF - 26 Jul 2005 22:59 GMT

> As Nick says, you have to leave the Lewis. Why not simply
> 'chiavo (di?)
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> In fact, I wrote «chiave di Lewis» and then used the italian
> equivalent =) tnx

In Italian:
key = tasto (keyboard, telegraph), chiave (lock, music).

Be careful when using "chiavo": is a slang word meaning "I
screw/f***"

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What' a Lewis Key??