Oct 28, 2010 11:46
13 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
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temperatura cultural
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Architecture
Palma de Mallorca
Los ensanches –y esta es una opinión que comparto con Rafa Forteza– que van de 1930 a 1970, ejecutados con variada fortuna, fueron perdiendo ***la alta temperatura cultural ** anterior y se vieron mutilados, en parte por falta de rigor conceptual en el trazado de las calles pero, por encima de todo, condicionados por un crecimiento urbano que obedece más a una estructura socio-económica de la propiedad que al rigor de los principios arquitectónicos de la cultura de los ensanches del XIX, más próxima al modelo de ciudad jardín.
From a discussion with a sculptor on the urban development of Palma de Mallorca.
For Uk audiences. Thanks in advance.
From a discussion with a sculptor on the urban development of Palma de Mallorca.
For Uk audiences. Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | cultural significance |
Isabelle17
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| 4 | cultural awareness |
Michael McCann
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| 3 +1 | rich cultural aesthetics |
Carmen Plaza Ardila
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| 3 | cultural pre-eminence |
Evans (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
21 mins
Isabelle17
Brazil
Brazil
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Brazil
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cultural significance
A suggestion.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Comment: "Thanks everyone! :)"
34 mins
cultural pre-eminence
losing their former cultural pre-eminence... or even cultural transcendence
temperatura seems a slightly odd choice of word here, but you could translate it something like this. The idea I suppose is that the expansions were no longer driven by a planned design with a strong cultural/architectural element.
temperatura seems a slightly odd choice of word here, but you could translate it something like this. The idea I suppose is that the expansions were no longer driven by a planned design with a strong cultural/architectural element.
41 mins
Michael McCann
Ireland
Ireland
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Ireland
A professional translation every time
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cultural awareness
The expansions ... were losing [over time] the high prior cultural awareness ...
The use of the aorist plus a present participle is unusual. It states that the expansions happened and as they did over a period of time "were losing" an awareness of the previous culture.
I agree with another writer that "temperature" is a bit odd, in fact, it is a bit literary.
The use of the aorist plus a present participle is unusual. It states that the expansions happened and as they did over a period of time "were losing" an awareness of the previous culture.
I agree with another writer that "temperature" is a bit odd, in fact, it is a bit literary.
+1
3 hrs
Carmen Plaza Ardila
Spain
Spain
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&
English
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Spain
Spanish to English Translator
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rich cultural aesthetics
If your author thinks the new architecture represents a break from the past on an aesthetic level, then your sentence could talk about a break with the ‘rich cultural aesthetics’ of the past. If he thinks the new architecture represents a break from the past because of a new or lack of architectural sensibility then you could talk about a break with the ‘rich architectural tradition’ or ‘architectural sensibilities’ of the XIX century. Either way, he is definitely making a value judgement here and the use of ‘rich’ as the equivalent of ‘alta’ works well in this context.
Discussion
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