Diamond terms in Spanish

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Post#1 @ 08-22-01 , 10:34 PM

After reading at a Hearts on Fire brochure in Spanish in a departament store yesterday I found two slight errors.
Let me tell you that this chain of departament stores Palacio de Hierro that is one of the finest in Mexico are doing a HUGE campaign here with this brand of diamonds.

I will give you the names of the diamond parts in Spanish maybe will be useful for some if you want to venture in this market,...........I am not sure if they are visionaries or fearless daredevils!!.

The name "cintura" in Spanish is "waist" and diamonds can´t have "cintura" only the persons or the animals, the specific term for girdle is "rondista".
Another error is to say that the diamond is "aserrado" because the only material that can be "aserrado" is the wood, the word "aserradero" means sawmill, the correct term is "cortado con disco".

This are the names:

Table=Mesa
Facet=faceta
Crown=Corona
Kite or Bezel facet=FacetaEstrella Mayor
Star facet=Faceta Estrella Menor
Upper girdle facets=Facetas de rondista
Pavilion Main Facet=Faceta Estrella del Pavellon
Lower girdle facets=Faceta corta del pavellon
Culet=Colet o Punta
Girdle=Rondista

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VanGraff My Profile Registered User: offline Joined: 03-05-01 Posts: 2,719 Years: My Karma Power: 63 Points: 10 Hits: Out=16401, In=2969 Referrals: 27	Post#5 @ 08-23-01 , 02:43 PM Stephanie and Empresseva, There are some very good books in Spanish in gemology and jewelry, I will give you a list. ‘fire’ ‘scintillation’ y ‘brilliance’ are: fire=fuego scintillation=centelleo brilliance=brillantéz
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