Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
El libro 'XXX' radiografía el pasado...
English translation:
The book 'XXX' scrutinizes the past...
Added to glossary by
James A. Walsh
Jan 20, 2010 16:40
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
el libro radiografía el pasado
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
History
I'm not sure if I can use X-ray in this context in English
El libro ‘XXX’ ***radiografía*** el pasado, presente y futuro del sistema universitario español.
Maybe I should just put "closely examines" or something like that.
TIA
El libro ‘XXX’ ***radiografía*** el pasado, presente y futuro del sistema universitario español.
Maybe I should just put "closely examines" or something like that.
TIA
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Change log
Jan 21, 2010 22:30: James A. Walsh changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/82772">Emma Goldsmith's</a> old entry - "el libro radiografía el pasado"" to ""The book \'XXX\' scrutinizes the past""
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James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
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Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) 
, Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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Spanish term (edited):
El libro 'XXX' radiografía el pasado
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The book 'XXX' scrutinizes the past
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Rocio Barrientos
: Brilliant solution!
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Thanks, Rocio :))
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Marian Cantero (X)
: agree. Has dado en el clavo.
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¡Gracias, Marian!
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JaneTranslates
: Yes, I think this is a very good choice.
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Thank you Jane :))
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Thank you :)
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Comment: "thanks!"
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Fiona Kirton
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Physics graduate and former IT pro
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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the book explores the past
One of option of many
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I guess that should be 'explored'
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Or not! Sorry, it's been a long day!
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I guess that should be 'explored'
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Or not! Sorry, it's been a long day!
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the book analyses the past
another possibility that keeps something of the feel of radiografiar
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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the book that sees/delves into the past
... present and future...
I would consider using "delves" instead of "sees", although the latter has more "X-ray" connotations. However, delving does imply a very thorough investigation
I would consider using "delves" instead of "sees", although the latter has more "X-ray" connotations. However, delving does imply a very thorough investigation
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
: I like "delves into" better :)
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many thanks María Teresa!
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David Ronder
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Linguistic flair and an eye for detail
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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the book takes a forensic look at the past
I feel 'radiografía' implies something really quite penetrating and scientific.
'Forensic' is now quite widely used in serious journalism and scholarly contexts like this:
BBC NEWS | Programmes | Documentary Archive | France Versus the World2 Apr 2007 ... In this four-part series, Lucy Ash takes a forensic look at the position France occupies on the world stage, how it defines citizenship and ...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/...archive/6511945.stm - Cached - Similar
Artonline ISSUE 118 | March 2009Dr Elisabeth Findlay, Lecturer, Art History, Australian National University, ... aka Mark Henshaw, curator of Degas' world, takes a forensic look at the ...
nga.gov.au/ARTONLINE/118/Default.cfm - Cached
[PDF] 'A4ID's LAUNCH'File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
professionals, takes a forensic look at the current principles and practice ... from the University of Kent with a degree in. European Studies (Sociology). ...
www.a4id.org/content/A4IDNewsletter_December.pdf
Another option to think about, anyway.
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Here are those first two links:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/documentary_archive/65...
http://nga.gov.au/ARTONLINE/118/Default.cfm
'Forensic' is now quite widely used in serious journalism and scholarly contexts like this:
BBC NEWS | Programmes | Documentary Archive | France Versus the World2 Apr 2007 ... In this four-part series, Lucy Ash takes a forensic look at the position France occupies on the world stage, how it defines citizenship and ...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/...archive/6511945.stm - Cached - Similar
Artonline ISSUE 118 | March 2009Dr Elisabeth Findlay, Lecturer, Art History, Australian National University, ... aka Mark Henshaw, curator of Degas' world, takes a forensic look at the ...
nga.gov.au/ARTONLINE/118/Default.cfm - Cached
[PDF] 'A4ID's LAUNCH'File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
professionals, takes a forensic look at the current principles and practice ... from the University of Kent with a degree in. European Studies (Sociology). ...
www.a4id.org/content/A4IDNewsletter_December.pdf
Another option to think about, anyway.
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Here are those first two links:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/documentary_archive/65...
http://nga.gov.au/ARTONLINE/118/Default.cfm
Note from asker:
| I really like your option and references but feel that it is a bit too "penetrating" in my context. I'll definitely try and use it in the future when I have a chance! Cheers! |
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fmcdonough
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
international business experience!
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, German to English
the book captures the past/"...is a radiograph of the past...
The first option is taken from a synonym for x-ray from thesaurus.com and simply describes the abstract meaning aimed for. The second option is a more literal and I think perhaps truer and richer translation, though it requires a little stretching of the English language into metaphorical territory, which is why I phrase it using the most direct verb possible--to be, rather than "serves as" or whatever else you could use.
Example sentence:
The book captures the past present and future of the university
The book is a radiograph of the past
Reference:
Discussion
I don't think we need to wax too lyrical.