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English: a safe let

Spanish translation: valor puesto en la pared







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English term or phrase:a safe let
Spanish translation:valor puesto en la pared
Entered by:Sergio Aguirre
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / art
English term or phrase: a safe let
"a landscape painting is not so much a framed window onto the world as a safe let into the wall, a safe into which the visible has been deposited"
fertofoe
Spain
valor puesto en la pared
Explanation:
Algo valioso colgado en la pared
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Sergio Aguirre
Mexico
Note from asker to answerer
Muchas gracias por su respuesta. Es la que se adapta más al texto que estoy leyendo.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2caja fuerte instalada en la pared
Marian Greenfield
4 +1espacio / lugar seguro
David Russi
4valor puesto en la paredSergio Aguirre
4valor puesto en la paredSergio Aguirre


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
valor puesto en la pared

Explanation:
Algo valioso colgado en la pared

Sergio Aguirre
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Muchas gracias por su respuesta. Es la que se adapta más al texto que estoy leyendo.
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
valor puesto en la pared

Explanation:
Algo valioso colgado en la pared.



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Sergio Aguirre
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
caja fuerte instalada en la pared

Explanation:
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Marian Greenfield
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Sol: yes, "safe" as a noun, "let" as a verb
12 mins

agree Steven Marzuola
53 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
espacio / lugar seguro

Explanation:
Me parece que esto permite transmitir el concepto de "seguro" inherente en el térmno inglés "safe", pero sin la dureza del término castellano "caja fuerte".

David Russi
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Andy Watkinson: My inclination also...
2 hrs
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