al venero de

English translation: which turns the well-spring of all futures into

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Spanish term or phrase:	que convierte al venero de todos los futuros en
English translation:	which turns the well-spring of all futures into
Entered by:	Bubo Coroman (X)

07:57 Jul 21, 2008

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy / water

Spanish term or phrase: al venero de

It's in a very "philosophical" (and in my opinon very bloated!) introduction to a report on water resources. "Los espejos del agua han sido rotos. Por eso también reflejan ese ingente desprecio que invariablemente convierte, al venero de todos los futuros, en la más letal de las trampas". "Venero" can obviously mean spring, source or origin, but my doubt is whether there's an equivalent phrase in English for the specific structure of "al venero de".

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which turns the well-spring of all futures [water] into the most lethal of traps

Explanation:
"well-spring" in the sense of "source" (water is the "source" of the future because life is impossible without it).

The comma after "convierte" would be better omitted. The "a" which follows it is the personal "a" as if water were a person or animal.

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Bubo Coroman (X)

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Great! Now why didn't I think of removing the commas?! That really makes sense.
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at the dawn of any future

Сергей Лузан

3 +1

the (life) source

Lisa McCarthy

which turns the well-spring of all futures [water] into the most lethal of traps

Bubo Coroman (X)

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13 mins confidence:

at the dawn of any future

Language variant: at the dawn of any future events

Explanation:
conveys yje idea of the source I presume. Hope it helps. Good luck! :)

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Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 11:46
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the (life) source

Explanation:
still on the water theme.

to get the ball rolling!

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Note added at 16 minutos (2008-07-21 08:13:24 GMT)
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Just had another idea.

"""THE ETERNAL SPRING OF OUR FUTURE""""

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 10:46
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

6 hrs confidence:

which turns the well-spring of all futures [water] into the most lethal of traps

Bubo Coroman (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

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Great! Now why didn't I think of removing the commas?! That really makes sense.

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