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Old 16th December 2012, 04:06 PM   #41
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Lightbulb Only a matter of language

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Originally Posted by dana_w
.... Lavin also translates "llave" as lock, not key. All of this is a little harder for those of us who don't speak anything but English.
No riddle here. Lavin talks about Spanish locks, which Spaniards call llaves (keys). Neal/Daehnhardt talk about Portuguese locks, which Portuguese call fechos, or fecharias (locks) ... also the term used in english.
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