Franco Sabaris, Javier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] writes:
> "Cortafuegos" is OK. At least in Spain. Don't look
> for a literal translation, it's just the word we use.
> De: Steve Cody [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > When looking up cortefuegos on the Internet, I found
> > it translates into English as Fire Resistant.
>From "The American Heritage Dictionary" 3rd ed., 1994 (no
it's not my good dictionary, but I'm on site today):
firewall (noun) A fireproof wall used to as a barrier
to prevent the spread of fire.
So, "Cortafuegos" appears to get the same idea across, and
perhaps even with a little more accuracy. (Fire Resistent,
vs. fireproof.)
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