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English to Spanish Poetry & Literature Translation Glossary

English term Spanish translation
(femenine) nub su escencia femenina // su punto (femenino) más débil / íntimo
Entered by: Marcelo González
(I want us to marry) for better or for worse (quiero que nos casemos) para lo bueno y para lo malo
Entered by: Coral Getino
(in a sort of) fake jolly way (de un modo) totalmente/del todo/horrorosamente artificial
(love) the kind that makes you wanna live (amor) del que te da ganas de vivir / del que te hace tener ganas de vivir
(men who do nothing but) waste and riot (hombres) manirrotos y pendencieros
(Menander's) The Grouch El gruñón, de Menandro
(My) breathing to even out Recuperar el aliento
(quote) from (novel) de
Entered by: Erik Macki
(s/he knew s/he would) catch hell (sabía) "la que le esperaba" o "la que le iba a caer"
(the quality) by which the feelings of others are consulted en virtud de la que se tienen en cuenta los sentimientos de los demás / ajenos
(to herself) (aparte)
(to) drum up (support) organizar/promover/inspirar
(until...) and the early morning air forced its way in with the bodies of people (hasta que...) y el aire de la madrugada se metiera / colara con los cuerpos de la gente
(were) as kindhearted as could be (tenían) tan buen corazón como el que más
(work) on my back trabajar en posición horizontal
****Gaping wounds.**** heridas profundas
***I'm only snoozing for Inglund*** Estaba durmiendo a pierna suelta/durmiendo tranquilamente/echando una cabezadita
**The Host Who Loves You Most** "El anfitrión que más los ama"
Entered by: Marina Soldati
, there is only so much a body can believe , lo creíble tiene límites
... all the way down to channel 60. nos podría joder del todo
Entered by: Maria Rosich Andreu
... the plan pretty much sucked ... (offensive) el plan era básicamente una mierda; (menos fuerte) el plan era una porquería; malísimo; pésimo
... would have a cow ...le daría un soponcio / un ataque / una pataleta si supiera
....he operated the throttle and gear levels with his left hand. manejaba el acelerador y la palanca de cambios (las marchas) con su mano izquierda
....it was the inspiration for the phrase "in a nutshell." Patrick,N. del T.
....makes me wonder if someone..... me hace pensar/hace que me pregunte si...
...and nobody who came to him in need ever found him wanting. ... y jamás le falló a una persona necesitada que se le acercara.
...as we all float on his continuum ya que todos compartimos este viaje.
Entered by: Marocas
...brought over...of her own trajo... suyo
...ginger she was grating to release grins from. un trozo de gengibre que rallaba para arrancarle sonrisas
...he is a poor delegator and this results in a lot of stress no es muy apto delegando y esto da lugar a una gran cantidad de estrés
...he was up to the task of such subterfuge as was necessary to send... (ver) ...se creía perfectamente capaz de la estratagema necesaria para enviar...
...is not a dessert ,no confundir con el postre,
...one of the psychological archetypes established by Carl Jung is the Trickster uno de los arquetipos psicológicos establecidos por Jung es el "trickster" (burlador o embaucador)
...pine brands teas de pino
...she is as much a child of chaos as they are. es tan hija del caos como ellas
...than he lets on.... de lo que demuestra/da a entender
...than his house had been ... de lo que había sido su casa
...than you've had hot dinners ... que ya perdí la cuenta
...that was so soft in one direction, so marvelously not when... ...tan suave en una dirección, y tan áspero cuando...
...turning into a fully fleshed out world ... convirtiéndose en un mundo totalmente completo y detallado
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