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Mi nombre de guerra es El caballero del gabán verde


ROBINDESBOIS January 27, 2010 02:22 AM

Mi nombre de guerra es El caballero del gabán verde
 
How do you say Nombre de Guerra in English? It´s used to avoid giving identity etc.. something like nickname, alias etc... But a different connotation. Usually to chat with a different name.

Perikles January 27, 2010 02:37 AM

The standard English expression is Nom de Plume. :thinking:

ROBINDESBOIS January 27, 2010 02:51 AM

what about nom de guerre?

Perikles January 27, 2010 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 70125)
what about nom de guerre?

Probably better. Nom de Plume is usually just for writing.

poli January 27, 2010 05:33 AM

I don't think the term nom de guerre would be understood very much outside of France although it is a term used among some English speakers. A more widely understood term in the English-speaking world is pseudonymn.

ROBINDESBOIS January 27, 2010 08:11 AM

pseudónimo

ROBINDESBOIS April 08, 2010 07:43 AM

what about nickname?

poli April 08, 2010 08:28 AM

nickname is a little different, because it's not used to hide anything. It's
an apodo.
Nom de guerre, pseudomymn and alias imply something secretive.

xchic April 11, 2010 07:15 AM

If you're talking about chatting online - username or handle.

bobjenkins April 11, 2010 12:16 PM

He visto una canción se llaman "con nombre de guerra" , y me parece ser sobre una prostituta :thinking:

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entra despacio,
..que nadie oiga tus pasos.
..
.
y dejemos los besos para los enamorados
...
que por eso te he pagado
....
seas sólo mercancía para mí.
Nombre de guerra es como, alias, stagename, handle, etc.?


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