Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
elementos lejanos
English translation:
distant elements
Added to glossary by
Lisa McCarthy
Apr 11, 2013 14:55
11 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
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elementos lejanos
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Architecture
Does this mean 'unfamiliar elements'? I was thinking of 'elementos cercanos' as maybe 'local' or 'familiar' but I'm really not sure. Your thoughts would be appreciated!
La desaparición de una estructura y la autonomización de la unidad transforman a la vez el proceso y la resultante. Las alteraciones y los consensos que ocurren a lo largo de todos los procesos proyectuales pueden ser incorporados de forma autónoma o de forma conjunta. En el museo de la Vega Baja, Mansilla y Tuñón incorporan en el proceso **elementos lejanos***, cercanos, conceptuales, diagramáticos y figurativos.
La desaparición de una estructura y la autonomización de la unidad transforman a la vez el proceso y la resultante. Las alteraciones y los consensos que ocurren a lo largo de todos los procesos proyectuales pueden ser incorporados de forma autónoma o de forma conjunta. En el museo de la Vega Baja, Mansilla y Tuñón incorporan en el proceso **elementos lejanos***, cercanos, conceptuales, diagramáticos y figurativos.
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| 4 | far off; distant |
Caleb Zenitsky
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far off; distant
Lisa,
Being that the text is referring to architectural elements, I would think that 'lejano' and 'cercano' are being used more literally to compare spacial relationships. So that the text would read something like, 'distant and close elements' or 'far away and nearby elements'.
Being that the text is referring to architectural elements, I would think that 'lejano' and 'cercano' are being used more literally to compare spacial relationships. So that the text would read something like, 'distant and close elements' or 'far away and nearby elements'.
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Comment: "Thanks for your help! I queried this with the client and they told me it means 'distant' here."
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