Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ondular
English translation:
ripple
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Nov 2, 2007 10:54
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
ondular
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
es un texto de Juan Jose Saer y dice: ....Lo desconocido es una abstracción; lo conocido, un desierto; perol o conocido a medias, lo vislumbrado, es e lugar perfecto para hacer ondular deseo y alucinacion....
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | ripple |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 4 +1 | sway |
claudia16 (X)
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| 4 +1 | hacer ondular deseo y alucinación > to set up a wave of desire and captivation |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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| 3 | spawn; generate waves [but see below for better ideas] |
Carol Gullidge
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Change log
Nov 16, 2007 11:41: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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143
Selected
ripple
Mike :)
como el agua
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-11-02 10:58:27 GMT)
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Oxford
La traducción de esta palabra en literatura:
ondular vi (liter) « agua » to ripple; «
como el agua
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-11-02 10:58:27 GMT)
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Oxford
La traducción de esta palabra en literatura:
ondular vi (liter) « agua » to ripple; «
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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hacer ondular deseo y alucinación > to set up a wave of desire and captivation
es decir que tú causas el movimiento y entonces sigue por sí mismo
Peer comment(s):
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Gacela20
8 mins
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muchas gracias Gacela, que tengas un muy buen día :-) Deborah
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5 hrs
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
Related KudoZ points
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315
spawn; generate waves [but see below for better ideas]
the perfect place to spawn desire and hallucination...
the perfect birthplace of ...
the perfect cradle of...
the perfect place for generating waves of desire and ...
OR, change it around (grammatical transposition):
the perfect place from whence desire and... emanate. ["emanate" retains the idea of "waves"
the perfect birthplace of ...
the perfect cradle of...
the perfect place for generating waves of desire and ...
OR, change it around (grammatical transposition):
the perfect place from whence desire and... emanate. ["emanate" retains the idea of "waves"
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