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wafting strain of a violin

Spanish translation: los acordes de un violín que flotaban / se oían a lo lejos

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English term or phrase:wafting strain of a violin
Spanish translation:los acordes de un violín que flotaban / se oían a lo lejos
Entered by: Scheherezade Suria Lopez

20:32 Jun 20, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: wafting strain of a violin
From time to time, his ears caught the rumble of conversation or the weafting strain of a violin as it carried throgh the night.
Scheherezade Suria Lopez
Spain
Local time: 17:21
los acordes de un violín que flotaban / se oían a lo lejos
Explanation:
No es una traducción exacta, es una interpretación... "strain" tiene, según la def. del diccionario,un doble significado, el concepto de "lejanía" + son, ritmo, etc, por eso agregué "acordes"
strains pl (tune): the strains of a flute could be heard in the distance se oía una flauta a lo lejos; we danced to the strains of ‘The Blue Danube’ bailamos al son or al compás de ‘El Danubio Azul’; a melancholy strain (in sing) (poet) un son melancólico (liter)
Oxford Superlex Dict.
Y "wafting" me da la idea de algo que flota, que está en el aire:
waft: transitive senses : to cause to move or go lightly by or as if by the impulse of wind or waves

Es una traducción literaria, así que tenés libertad para dejar volar la imaginación!
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Gisela Herrera
Argentina
Local time: 12:21
Grading comment
precioso!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4los acordes de un violín que flotaban / se oían a lo lejos
Gisela Herrera
5 +2el ondulante sonido (son) de un violín
Daniel Coria


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
el ondulante sonido (son) de un violín


Explanation:
Good luck!

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Note added at 11 mins (2005-06-20 20:44:15 GMT)
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el ondulante sonar/cantar/sollozo/tono de un violín...

Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 12:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  luzia fortes: me gusta! 'la ondulante melodía' también podría ser
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Luzia...
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
1 day 22 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
los acordes de un violín que flotaban / se oían a lo lejos


Explanation:
No es una traducción exacta, es una interpretación... "strain" tiene, según la def. del diccionario,un doble significado, el concepto de "lejanía" + son, ritmo, etc, por eso agregué "acordes"
strains pl (tune): the strains of a flute could be heard in the distance se oía una flauta a lo lejos; we danced to the strains of ‘The Blue Danube’ bailamos al son or al compás de ‘El Danubio Azul’; a melancholy strain (in sing) (poet) un son melancólico (liter)
Oxford Superlex Dict.
Y "wafting" me da la idea de algo que flota, que está en el aire:
waft: transitive senses : to cause to move or go lightly by or as if by the impulse of wind or waves

Es una traducción literaria, así que tenés libertad para dejar volar la imaginación!



    Reference: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=waf...
Gisela Herrera
Argentina
Local time: 12:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
precioso!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Te quedó muy bonito :o)
1 min
  -> gracias por el elogio, María Teresa!
agree  Marc Figueras: Sí, creo que capta bien el significado ;-)
20 mins
  -> gracias, Marc!
agree  Margarita Gonzalez: Me encanta.
2 hrs
  -> gracias MargaEsther! muy amable...
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
1 day 22 hrs
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