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game-show flourish

Spanish translation: con gesto teatral

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English term or phrase:with a game-show flourish
Spanish translation:con gesto teatral
Entered by: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

18:59 Oct 17, 2014
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: game-show flourish
Este es todo el contexto:

"He caught the flash of a tiny shamrock tattooed on the knuckle of the man’s right hand as he clasped the handle and threw open the van’s side panel with a game-show flourish. A dome light illuminated the van’s cargo space."

Se agradece cualquier sugerencia.
Luciano Giusti
Argentina
Local time: 03:53
con (un) gesto teatral
Explanation:
Prefiero "con gesto teatral" sin el artículo.
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 08:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3con (un) gesto teatral
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4con un gesto grandioso
George Rabel
4con una floritura
Pablo Cruz


Discussion entries: 1





  

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con un gesto grandioso


Explanation:
Me parece que transmite la misma idea

George Rabel
Local time: 02:53
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
con (un) gesto teatral


Explanation:
Prefiero "con gesto teatral" sin el artículo.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 08:53
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1556
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pablo Cruz
19 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Pablo- Bea
agree  Christine Walsh
47 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Christine- Bea
agree  Mónica Algazi
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias Mónica- Bea
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
con una floritura


Explanation:

N (=movement) floritura f, ademán m ostentoso; (under signature) rúbrica f; (Mus) floreo m; (=fanfare) toque m de trompeta
to do sth with a flourish hacer algo con una floritura or con gesto triunfal

http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=flo...

(Es la pestaña de Collins)

Saludos,

Pablo Cruz
Local time: 08:53
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