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nos ocupa y deleita por su desbordada sabiduría

English translation: that holds our attention while it delights us with its profuse written and visual knowledge

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Spanish term or phrase:	nos ocupa y deleita por su desbordada sabiduría
English translation:	that holds our attention while it delights us with its profuse written and visual knowledge
Entered by:	Michael Powers (PhD)

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20:30 Oct 11, 2007

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Art/Literary - Anthropology

Spanish term or phrase: nos ocupa y deleita por su desbordada sabiduría

... a través de la edición del libro que nos ocupa y deleita por su desbordada sabiduría tanto escrita como visual.

I can't decide if I can afford to ignore the "que nos ocupa" part. This is what I have, but I'm not happy with it:

this book that you have in your hands, which delights as it bursts with both written and visual knowledge

Patricia Rosas KudoZ activity Questions: 1427 (none open) (60 closed without grading) Answers: 1631 United States
Local time: 11:01

that holds our attention while we enjoy it overwhelming wisdom

Explanation:
I had to translate "y" as "while" to make it flow - obviously I included "nos ocupa"

Mike : )

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Note added at 27 mins (2007-10-11 20:58:44 GMT)
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its overwhelming wisdom - with an "s" - itS

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Note added at 38 mins (2007-10-11 21:08:59 GMT)
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Yes, your suggestion sounds very nice, Patricia.

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Note added at 4 days (2007-10-16 03:58:55 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome, Patricia - Mike :)

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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 14:01

Grading comment

Thanks for your help, Mike (and thanks everyone else, too!). I went with: "... that holds our attention while it delights us with its profuse written and visual knowledge" -- a tad flowery, but it'll have to do ;-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

it captures/engages and delights us with its richness of wisdom

Lydia De Jorge

through this edition brimming wisdom in words and visuals that delight

Sandra Rodriguez

that holds our attention while we enjoy it overwhelming wisdom

Michael Powers (PhD)

which captivates us and delights us with its abounding wisdom

Daniel Greuel

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

59 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

it captures/engages and delights us with its richness of wisdom

Explanation:
,

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

3 hrs confidence:

which captivates us and delights us with its abounding wisdom

Explanation:
...in both written and visual form

another option. :)

Daniel Greuel
United States
Local time: 13:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

4 hrs confidence:

through this edition brimming wisdom in words and visuals that delight

Explanation:
la frase queda más concisa, más clara

Sandra Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 14:01
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

27 mins confidence:

that holds our attention while we enjoy it overwhelming wisdom

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Mike!

Asker: How about this: this book that holds our attention while it delights us with its profuse written and visual knowledge? wisdom in a book that is supposed to be factual somehow doesn't cut it for me ;-)

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Oct 16, 2007 - Changes made by Michael Powers (PhD):
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