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my particular dinner bell

Spanish translation: mi incentivo personal

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English term or phrase:	my particular dinner bell
Spanish translation:	mi incentivo personal
Entered by:	Laura Rodriguez

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11:34 Nov 9, 2009

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: my particular dinner bell

Hola,

¿alguien sabe a qué se puede referir aquí con "dinner bell"? ¿Es alguna expresión?
Gracias

I was sure he had my destruction in mind. But now that he held my attention, he seemed perfectly content. I didn't trust him for a second. I blocked his good humor from my mind and concentrated on my own anger . . . and on fear in the world at large.

My particular dinner bell.

Laura Rodriguez KudoZ activity Questions: 2255 (7 open) (59 closed without grading) Answers: 437
Local time: 02:49

mi incentivo personal

Explanation:
Alude al experimento de reflejo condicionado estudiado por Pavlov usando perros (el sonido de la campanilla los hace salivar antes de que la comida aparezca)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Pavlov
En este caso, concentrarse en su ira, etc., es lo que le ayuda a mantenerse en guardia.

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cgowar

Grading comment

Muchas gracias.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +8

mi incentivo personal

cgowar

3 +2

mi llamada de alerta particular

rosanpugliese

mi particular (o personal) llamada a cenar

Juan Vilca

campanilla para anunciar la cena

Rodolfo Peña

mi manera particular de llamar la atención

Vicky Rengifo

mi propia cábala / mi propio amuleto / mi propio método

Diego Carpio

era mi manera de no bajar la guardia / ponerme las pilas

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

7 mins confidence:

campanilla para anunciar la cena

Explanation:
Es costumbre en ciertas casas de familias ricas que la servidumbre anuncia la cena sonando una campanilla...

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-11-09 11:43:35 GMT)
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Por cierto, el contexto que ofreces no aclara el uso del término...creo que cuando dice "my particular dinner bell" se refiere a una señal dirigida especialmente al personaje.

Rodolfo Peña
Local time: 02:49
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Gracias, Rodolfo.

11 mins confidence:

mi propia cábala / mi propio amuleto / mi propio método

Explanation:
Es lo que se me antoja de tu contexto aunque me gustaría saber cómo sigue tu texto.

Saludos y espero que sea de utilidad.

Diego.

Diego Carpio
Argentina
Local time: 22:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Notes to answerer

Asker: Gracias, Diego.

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

mi incentivo personal

cgowar
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 271

Grading comment

Muchas gracias.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Gracias cgowar

10 mins confidence:

era mi manera de no bajar la guardia / ponerme las pilas

Explanation:
Entiendo que se refiere a la llamada de atención de la campana de la cena, pero no creo que se pueda hacer una traducción literal.

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Note added at 33 mins (2009-11-09 12:07:16 GMT)
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O también: "Era mi señal de alarma particular"

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 02:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 1170

Notes to answerer

Asker: Gracias, Bea.

2 hrs confidence:

mi particular (o personal) llamada a cenar

Explanation:
Se refiere especificamente a el miedo en el mundo en general (fear in the world at large); Cuando siente que hay miedo al rededor, sabe que hay una victima a la mano, y esa sensacion, ese aroma a vicitima es lo que lo llama a cenar. Es el instincto del cazador. Lo que nos dicen muchas veces no demostrar por ejemplo frente a un perro desconocido - no le demuestres miedo. Si demuestras miedo, sabe que eres presa facil.

Juan Vilca
Local time: 20:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Gracias Juan

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

mi llamada de alerta particular

Explanation:
Yo me inclino más a "una llamada de alerta"

rosanpugliese
Local time: 19:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

Notes to answerer

Asker: Gracias Rosan

7 hrs confidence:

mi manera particular de llamar la atención

Explanation:
Creo que 'dinner bell' puede verse como una figura de llamar la atención. Por el contexto, pensaría que llamar la atención de su rival.
Es una interpretación válida..

Vicky Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 20:49
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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