terna

English translation: each component of the trio / each item of the trio

22:18 Jul 29, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Printing & Publishing
Spanish term or phrase: terna
I understand that this usually refers to a threesome that divides a task. but here I am not sure. Seems more like what they produced (in this case a limited edition of three books, each with its own title (Pajaro, Hoja, Viento):

Aquellos tres ejemplares especiales y su denominación podemos decir que son una influencia del mundo de la bibliofilia. En general, la terna era repartida entre autor, impresor e ilustrador. En este caso, mi padre recibió el ejemplar Hoja...


(the writer is the daughter of the printer, who did an original etching for the edition)

Thanks!
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 02:04
English translation:each component of the trio / each item of the trio
Explanation:
I would go with something simple, in English.

Saludos cordiales.

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Note added at 5 days (2019-08-04 19:21:16 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome. :-)
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JohnMcDove
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Local time: 22:04
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3 +1each component of the trio / each item of the trio
JohnMcDove
3triad
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


  

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triad


Explanation:
A group of three persons, three people, three individuals, three things. In this case ¨threebooks.¨

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 00:04
Native speaker of: Spanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
each component of the trio / each item of the trio


Explanation:
I would go with something simple, in English.

Saludos cordiales.

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Note added at 5 days (2019-08-04 19:21:16 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome. :-)

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 22:04
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mina Fayek: I think so. It doesn't have to be translated to one word, they're just the "three books".
9 hrs
  -> Exactly. Thank you very much, Mina. :-)
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