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English: arranging its basic types

Spanish translation: jugando con (modificando) los personajes arquetípicos







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English term or phrase:arranging its basic types
Spanish translation:jugando con (modificando) los personajes arquetípicos
Entered by:Sandra Rodriguez
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Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / entrevista a director de cine
English term or phrase: arranging its basic types
Hola ,
alguien me puede ayudar con esta frase. Gracias por vuestras propuestas.

I wanted to work in the mode of commedia dell'arte, the greatest style of theater. Leaving aside the Greeks, who were incomparable, every great dramatist has merely modifies the essential formulas of the commedia. By arranging its basic types, Molière could write a play in one night.
susana anton
Spain
jugando con (modificando) los personajes arquetípicos
Explanation:
Creo que un dramaturgo o director usaría “jugando con”.
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Sandra Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
Note from asker to answerer
muchas gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3jugando con (modificando) los personajes arquetípicos
Sandra Rodriguez
4 +2organizando los personajes arquetípicosmediamatrix
5organizando los caracteres básicos/reorganizando los personajes principales
Rafael Serrano
4Intercambiando los tipos básicos
Marisa Raich


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
organizando los caracteres básicos/reorganizando los personajes principales

Explanation:
Espero te ayude

Rafael Serrano
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 34
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Intercambiando los tipos básicos

Explanation:
Creo que el sentido es éste: "Intercambiando los tipos básicos, Molière hubiera podido escribir una comedia en una sola noche."

Marisa Raich
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral mediamatrix: No es que "Molière hubiera podido escribir..." sino que "Molière escribió..."
14 mins
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
organizando los personajes arquetípicos

Explanation:
'Commedia dell'arte' is based on the creation of numerous scenarios with a very limited number of architypical characters, immediately recognisable by their dress and mannerisms (as in the traditional 'Punch and Judy' theatre.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedia_del_arte

mediamatrix
Chile
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Mónica Algazi
2 hrs

agree Egmont
11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
jugando con (modificando) los personajes arquetípicos

Explanation:
Creo que un dramaturgo o director usaría “jugando con”.

Sandra Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
Note from asker to answerer
muchas gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree alexfromsd
7 hrs
  -> Gracias Alex!

agree viva madrid
17 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias!

agree John Paul Weir
17 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias John!
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