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Spanish translation: realizar milagros

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English term or phrase:	turn a warty old frog into a handsome prince
Spanish translation:	realizar milagros
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07:57 Aug 4, 2005

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Tech/Engineering - Computers (general) / Digital Imaging

English term or phrase: turn a warty old frog into a handsome prince

Before we rush into making changes to our digital files in order to creat great art, or turn a warty old frog into a hansome prince....

¿Se os ocurre alguna expresión en castellano que no sea "convertir a la rana en príncipe"?

Smartranslators KudoZ activity Questions: 1748 (2 open) (2 without valid answers) (25 closed without grading) Answers: 24263
Local time: 11:18

realizar milagros

Explanation:
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Alba Mora
Local time: 06:18

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You've got it! Es exactamente lo que quería y creo que queda muy bien en este contexto. Muchísimas gracias por aportar la idea, y gracias a todos por sus fantásticas traducciones. Todas eran excelentes, pero me decanto por esta. Es lo que andaba buscando...
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5 +5

transformar a un sapo viejo y verrugoso en un apuesto príncipe

María Eugenia Wachtendorff

realizar milagros

Alba Mora

3 +1

convertir un dibujo infantil en un Picasso

Anabel Martínez

transformar un feo y verrugoso sapo en un hermoso príncipe

David Russi

ver nota

hecdan

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

12 mins confidence:

transformar un feo y verrugoso sapo en un hermoso príncipe

Explanation:
Una opción

David Russi
United States
Local time: 03:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 328

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

transformar a un sapo viejo y verrugoso en un apuesto príncipe

Explanation:
Es la traducción completa, pero...
Yo diría: "transformar a un sapo viejo y feo en un apuesto príncipe"

Warty = verrugoso, averrugado

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Note added at 35 mins (2005-08-04 08:32:44 GMT)
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Precisamente por tu nota sugerí abreviarlo un poco, pero si está en el original... lo menos que puedes poner es \"transformar a un sapo en un príncipe\" :D

María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Local time: 05:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 82

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

convertir un dibujo infantil en un Picasso

Explanation:
bueno, yo iría por la expresión traducida, pero si buscas ideas, aquí tienes una que por el contexto podría servir. Yo dirí algo así como "o convertir el dibujo de tu hijo/a / sobrino/a en un Picasso/Renoir, Rembrandt etc."

Espero que te sirva de ayuda :)

Anabel Martínez
Local time: 11:18
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

26 mins confidence:

ver nota

Explanation:
tu pregunta es bien específica y me parece que las respuestas hasta ahora buscan traducir la expresión, que quizás no sea lo más apropiado; te sugeriría olvidar la expresión en inglés y recurrir a alguna figura que transmita mejor la idea, como 'embellecer a Frankenstein' (¡no esa, por favor!) o cosas por el estilo

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Note added at 2 hrs 53 mins (2005-08-04 10:51:00 GMT)
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convertir a un sapo en doncella (aunque el cuento sea con príncipe me gusta más que sea doncella)
redimir a Quasimodo
hacer aparecer a Narciso (o Beckham, si eres del Real Madrid)
:)))

hecdan
Local time: 06:18
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 52

5 hrs confidence:

realizar milagros

Explanation:
Suerte

Alba Mora
Local time: 06:18
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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