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Spanish term or phrase:
visita pulsada
English translation:
controlled entry
Added to glossary by
Charles Davis
Jan 24, 2019 12:46
5 yrs ago
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Spanish term
visita pulsada
Spanish to English
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Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Museums
I'm translating the website for a museum and it distinguishes "free entry" from "visita pulsada" where you enter with some kind of ticket or press a button of some kind. I was wondering if there is any term that could be used in English. Many thanks in advance!
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Charles Davis
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Feb 7, 2019 06:39: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
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I can't find any examples of "visita pulsada" online, so I'm working from your explanation and from what I imagine "pulsar" might refer to here. "Free entry" (entrada libre) really means uncontrolled entry: you just wander in as you please. I imagine "pulsada" refers to having to pass a barrier or a control or check of some kind on the way in, even if entry is free of charge; among other things, this enables the museum to keep a check on how many people are inside (if you also have a barrier or check on the way out).
At any rate, "controlled entry" is quite a common expression in this field:
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b&q=museum "con...
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I know exactly what you mean :-)
At any rate, "controlled entry" is quite a common expression in this field:
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b&q=museum "con...
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-01-24 14:12:17 GMT)
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I know exactly what you mean :-)
Note from asker:
| Brilliant! Thank you so much, Charles. Sometimes you just can't think of the right word. |
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philgoddard
: Maybe, but we don't have any context. Perhaps Kathy could provide this.//But I don't see what "pulsada" has to do with tickets. It could mean "turnstile".
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She says "where you enter with some sort of ticket or press a button of some kind": not much context, but some. And it's apparently contrasted with entrada libre.
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Uvierode Woglo
: That is what came to my mind, but I also couldn't find anything online
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Thanks, Uvierode :-)
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Marie Wilson
: Maybe it's like at gyms, where members have bracelet with chip to open turnstile.
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Thanks, Marie :-) Maybe; there are various mechanisms.
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neilmac
: Great solution, notwithstanding the usual faint praise from certain quarters.
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Thanks very much, Neil :-) I don't mind colleagues being picky: it keeps you on your toes.
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Discussion
I know several museums now have electronically-guided tours, some of which charge for this service. They give you headphones attached to a small device with a button. As you approach certain exhibits on the tour, you press the button and listen to the museum's guide explain them.
Any chance it could that?