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paternoster

/ˈpɑːtəˌnɒstə(ɹ)/ /-ˌnɑstɚ/

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noun

El Padrenuestro

The Lord's prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic context.

Examples :

"During Catholic Mass, we recite the paternoster together as a congregation. "

Durante la misa católica, recitamos el Padrenuestro juntos como congregación.

religion theology

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noun

Ascensor continuo, paternóster

A slow, continuously moving lift or elevator consisting of a loop of open-fronted cabins running the height of a building.

Examples :

"The old office building still had a paternoster, allowing employees to hop on and off the slowly moving cabins as they traveled between floors. "

El antiguo edificio de oficinas aún tenía un ascensor continuo, lo que permitía a los empleados subir y bajar de las cabinas de movimiento lento mientras viajaban entre pisos.

architecture building machine technology

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noun

Adorno de cuentas, moldura con cuentas

A bead-like ornament in mouldings.

Examples :

"The picture frame had a row of small, round beads, or a paternoster, decorating its inner edge. "

El marco de la foto tenía una fila de pequeñas cuentas redondas, o un adorno de cuentas, que decoraba su borde interior.

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noun

Aparejo paternóster

A tackle rig with a heavy sinker at the end of the line, and one or more hooks on traces at right angles spaced above the sinker.

Examples :

"The fisherman cast his line, hoping the paternoster would carry his bait down to where the fish were feeding deep below. "

El pescador lanzó su línea, esperando que el aparejo paternóster llevara su cebo hasta donde los peces se alimentaban en las profundidades.

technical nautical fish sport item

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noun

Rosario

A string of beads used in counting prayers that are said; a rosary.

Examples :

"My grandmother used her paternoster to count her prayers before bed. "

Mi abuela usaba su rosario para contar sus oraciones antes de acostarse.

religion ritual

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noun

Cuenta del rosario

Every eleventh bead in a rosary, at which, while counting the beads, the Lord's Prayer is to be repeated.

Examples :

"While praying the rosary, she paused at each paternoster to recite the Lord's Prayer. "

Mientras rezaba el rosario, se detenía en cada cuenta del rosario para recitar el Padre Nuestro.

religion ritual

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noun

Artesano medieval que fabricaba cuentas de rosario o nueces de oración

A medieval artisan who crafted rosary beads or prayer nuts.

Examples :

"Old Thomas, the village's paternoster, spent his days carefully shaping wooden beads for the church's rosaries. "

El viejo Thomas, el artesano medieval del pueblo, pasaba sus días dando forma cuidadosamente a cuentas de madera para los rosarios de la iglesia.

religion job history tradition person

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noun

Un medicamento patentado

A patent medicine, so named because salesmen would pray the Lord's Prayer over it before selling it.

Examples :

"Back then, traveling salesmen often hawked their questionable remedies, hoping to boost sales by calling each product a "paternoster" and reciting prayers over them before offering them to gullible customers. "

En aquel entonces, los vendedores ambulantes a menudo vendían sus dudosos remedios, con la esperanza de aumentar las ventas llamando a cada producto "medicamento patentado" y recitando oraciones sobre ellos antes de ofrecerlos a clientes crédulos.

medicine religion business history

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verb

Pescar con un aparejo paternóster

To try to catch (fish, etc.) with a paternoster rig.

Examples :

"My grandpa loves to paternoster for perch in the lake behind his house, using a rig with several small hooks. "

A mi abuelo le encanta pescar perca con un aparejo paternóster en el lago detrás de su casa, usando un aparejo con varios anzuelos pequeños.

fish sport nautical action