Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
mesa de calco
English translation:
light table
Added to glossary by
Rafael Molina Pulgar
Nov 14, 2009 16:01
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
mesa de calco
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Animation
La mesa de calco forma parte de la tradición de la animación. Se utiliza para poder dibujar cuadro por cuadro permitiendo al artista ver el fotograma anterior.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | light table |
Rafael Molina Pulgar
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| 5 +1 | tracing table |
margaret caulfield
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| 4 +2 | animation lightbox |
Abaz
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Change log
Nov 14, 2009 16:34: Cristina Heraud-van Tol changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Nov 22, 2009 13:57: Rafael Molina Pulgar Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
6 mins
Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Mexico
30+ years in financial, business, legal
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
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8
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light table
También llamada mesa de luz
Under $30 Light Table
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How to build a light table for under $30 for all your light table-ing needs.
www.instructables.com/id/Under-30-Light-Table/ - En caché - Similares
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Light table - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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6 Nov 2007 ... A light table is a viewing device that is used to review photographic film or artwork placed on top of it. It provides even illumination of ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_table - En caché - Similares
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Light Tables and Light Boxes - BLICK art materials
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From Dick Blick Art Materials - Find a wide variety of light tables and light boxes for tracing, opaquing, stripping, transparency, and slide viewing and ...
www.dickblick.com/categories/lighttables/ - En caché - Similares
Under $30 Light Table
- [ Traducir esta página ]
How to build a light table for under $30 for all your light table-ing needs.
www.instructables.com/id/Under-30-Light-Table/ - En caché - Similares
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Light table - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- [ Traducir esta página ]
6 Nov 2007 ... A light table is a viewing device that is used to review photographic film or artwork placed on top of it. It provides even illumination of ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_table - En caché - Similares
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Light Tables and Light Boxes - BLICK art materials
- [ Traducir esta página ]
From Dick Blick Art Materials - Find a wide variety of light tables and light boxes for tracing, opaquing, stripping, transparency, and slide viewing and ...
www.dickblick.com/categories/lighttables/ - En caché - Similares
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
19 mins
margaret caulfield
Native in Spanish
&
English
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
tracing table
This is either called a light table or a tracing table. Take your choice!
Among many others, pls see:
Trace, tracing or light tableHow must be the tracing table or of tracing (Table of light). Basic properties that it must complete to trace and to draw correctly..
www.dibujosparapintar.com/.../drawing_course_tracing_table.... - Similar
Tracing Table - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price ...Tracing Table - 21 results like the Mayline Steel Four-Post Light Table With Tool Drawer And Shallow Drawers - Gray, Electric Light Table - 6x9", ...
www.nextag.com/tracing-table/stores-html - Cached - Similar
Amazon.com: Totally Me Fashion Tracing Table: Toys & GamesMy daughter received the Tracing Table as a gift for her birthday. We inserted 4 new AA batteries and she began to trace. After 10 minutes the small light ...
www.amazon.com/Totally-Me...Tracing-Table/.../B00027182A - Cached - Similar
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Note added at 44 mins (2009-11-14 16:46:51 GMT)
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Personally, I prefer this, for it's more self-explanatory. I myself did not know it was also called a "light table" until I looked it up. If someone had mentioned a "light table" to me, I would not have known what it was until I looked it up.
Among many others, pls see:
Trace, tracing or light tableHow must be the tracing table or of tracing (Table of light). Basic properties that it must complete to trace and to draw correctly..
www.dibujosparapintar.com/.../drawing_course_tracing_table.... - Similar
Tracing Table - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price ...Tracing Table - 21 results like the Mayline Steel Four-Post Light Table With Tool Drawer And Shallow Drawers - Gray, Electric Light Table - 6x9", ...
www.nextag.com/tracing-table/stores-html - Cached - Similar
Amazon.com: Totally Me Fashion Tracing Table: Toys & GamesMy daughter received the Tracing Table as a gift for her birthday. We inserted 4 new AA batteries and she began to trace. After 10 minutes the small light ...
www.amazon.com/Totally-Me...Tracing-Table/.../B00027182A - Cached - Similar
Image results for tracing table - Report imagesReport the following images as offensive. Confirm CancelThank you for the feedback.
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Note added at 44 mins (2009-11-14 16:46:51 GMT)
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Personally, I prefer this, for it's more self-explanatory. I myself did not know it was also called a "light table" until I looked it up. If someone had mentioned a "light table" to me, I would not have known what it was until I looked it up.
+2
54 mins
animation lightbox
Otra denominación.
Si se trata específicamente de una mesa para animación. En esta web tienes referencias e imágenes: http://www.chromacolour.co.uk/store/animation_lightboxes.asp
Si se trata específicamente de una mesa para animación. En esta web tienes referencias e imágenes: http://www.chromacolour.co.uk/store/animation_lightboxes.asp
Peer comment(s):
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Andres Fekete
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Gracias, Andrés. :0)
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Evans (X)
: or just "light box", usually two words. My son works in animation and he uses one of these.
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Yes, I have seen it written both ways. Thanks, Gilla. :0)
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