Sep 25, 2009 15:33
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
servicios para autores académicos
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
relatos de la hora
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Mexico
I will post this as two questions, but I'm really struggling with the entire phrase between asterisks below:
Los modistos, que ya existían aunque sin los beneficios hoy ostensibles de la actividad, aprovechaban para promover sus creaciones los desfiles militares o los paseos por las plazas mayores o los óleos o los grabados o los ***relatos de la hora donde la falta de noticias históricas*** hacen brotar los chismes.
Los modistos, que ya existían aunque sin los beneficios hoy ostensibles de la actividad, aprovechaban para promover sus creaciones los desfiles militares o los paseos por las plazas mayores o los óleos o los grabados o los ***relatos de la hora donde la falta de noticias históricas*** hacen brotar los chismes.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | talk of the day |
patricia scott
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| 4 +1 | discussion of current events |
Robert Forstag
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| 4 | current talk/news |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 3 | timely reports |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Proposed translations
+3
46 mins
Selected
talk of the day
they promoted their work in xxxpaintings, xxx, or in their daily talks, when gossip flourished in the absence of other important news to report.
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Note added at 4 days (2009-09-29 19:02:17 GMT) Post-grading
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Hi Patricia, "daily chats" sounds more fluent maybe - (still, it depends on the overall tone you're using).
Thank you. Saludos.
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Note added at 4 days (2009-09-29 19:54:54 GMT) Post-grading
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That sounds great! Muchos saludos.
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Note added at 4 days (2009-09-29 19:02:17 GMT) Post-grading
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Hi Patricia, "daily chats" sounds more fluent maybe - (still, it depends on the overall tone you're using).
Thank you. Saludos.
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Note added at 4 days (2009-09-29 19:54:54 GMT) Post-grading
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That sounds great! Muchos saludos.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Patricia. I think this chapter is actually going to be a prologue or epilogue, and it is much less formal (although it is still pretty elegant in tone) than the others. So, I've gone with: Without the advertising options that are so visible in this profession today, the fashion designers took the opportunity to promote their creations during military parades or outings in the main plazas, or in oil paintings or etchings, or even in daily chats, when the lack of trustworthy news led to an eruption of rumors and gossip. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Patricia! Which is better? "The talk of the day" or "in their daily talks (chats?)""
3 mins
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
52
current talk/news
sugg
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-09-25 15:40:08 GMT)
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This is the equivalent of 'talk around the water cooler'
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-09-25 15:40:08 GMT)
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This is the equivalent of 'talk around the water cooler'
+1
44 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
35
discussion of current events
OR:
"discussion of the current happenings"
"discussion of important goings-on"
etc.
"Current talk" conveys the idea, but does not work within the context of this sentence.
The whole thing, then, would be:
los relatos de la hora donde la falta de noticias históricas hacen brotar los chismes.
=
discussion of current events in a society in which an absence of trustworthy news invariably led to rumors and gossip
=
los relatos de la hora donde la falta de noticias históricas hacen brotar los chismes.
Suerte.
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Note added at 55 mins (2009-09-25 16:29:36 GMT)
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ERRATUM:
"inevitably" and not "invariably"
"discussion of the current happenings"
"discussion of important goings-on"
etc.
"Current talk" conveys the idea, but does not work within the context of this sentence.
The whole thing, then, would be:
los relatos de la hora donde la falta de noticias históricas hacen brotar los chismes.
=
discussion of current events in a society in which an absence of trustworthy news invariably led to rumors and gossip
=
los relatos de la hora donde la falta de noticias históricas hacen brotar los chismes.
Suerte.
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Note added at 55 mins (2009-09-25 16:29:36 GMT)
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ERRATUM:
"inevitably" and not "invariably"
16 hrs
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
timely reports
HTH
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