May 15, 2022 03:31
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Spanish term
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ondear en su nave...
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I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from Latin American Spanish into American English.
Colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well. This is a translation about Mythology. Is okay to translate it as he was waving his ship?
It's about the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.
I hope that all of you are healthy and safe from Covid19.
Here is the full paragraph for your review:
Teseo llevaba la cabeza del Minotauro en la vela blanca que prometió a su padre que haría ondear en su nave como señal de victoria y su nave marchaba con velas negras.
Egeo había envejecido esperando. Pero entonces, un día, cuando estaba sobre el acantilado al que iba para ver volver la nave de su hijo, observó que se acercaba al fin la nave de Teseo y contuvo el aliento...
Colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well. This is a translation about Mythology. Is okay to translate it as he was waving his ship?
It's about the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.
I hope that all of you are healthy and safe from Covid19.
Here is the full paragraph for your review:
Teseo llevaba la cabeza del Minotauro en la vela blanca que prometió a su padre que haría ondear en su nave como señal de victoria y su nave marchaba con velas negras.
Egeo había envejecido esperando. Pero entonces, un día, cuando estaba sobre el acantilado al que iba para ver volver la nave de su hijo, observó que se acercaba al fin la nave de Teseo y contuvo el aliento...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | white sail, that he would allow to billow out |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 | (The white flag) he promised (to hoist) and wave |
Andrew Bramhall
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Proposed translations
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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white sail, that he would allow to billow out
...as a sign of victory...
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/billow out
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https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/billow out
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Note added at 5 hrs (2022-05-15 09:15:42 GMT)
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...and flutter in the wind...
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/billow out
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Note added at 5 hrs (2022-05-15 09:10:11 GMT)
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https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/billow out
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Note added at 5 hrs (2022-05-15 09:15:42 GMT)
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...and flutter in the wind...
Note from asker:
| Thanks Barbara. |
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Andrew Bramhall
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(The white flag) he promised (to hoist) and wave
Theseus carried the head of the Minotaur on the white sail he promised his father he would ( hoist and )wave on his ship as a sign of victory, and his ship sailed with black sails.
Aegeus had grown old waiting. But then, one day, as he stood on the cliff he was going to see his son's ship return, he saw Theseus' ship approaching at last and held his breath....
Aegeus had grown old waiting. But then, one day, as he stood on the cliff he was going to see his son's ship return, he saw Theseus' ship approaching at last and held his breath....
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your help Andrew. |
Discussion
"Theseus carried the head of the Minotaur on the white sail he (had) promised his father he would wave on his ship as a sign of victory."
Because a ship needs rows to move.
Perhaps he was sailing and a boat moves at the mercy of of the waves