Spanish: ...ante los que pocos pararÃan mientes... (as part of the phrase below)English translation: to which most people wouldn't give a second thought 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Spanish term or phrase: | ...ante los que pocos pararÃan mientes... (as part of the phrase below) | | English translation: | to which most people wouldn't give a second thought | | Entered by: | Aoife Kennedy |
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | | Spanish term or phrase: ...ante los que pocos pararÃan mientes... (as part of the phrase below) | | "Capaces ambas de elevar a categorÃa de arte, objetos, actitudes o elementos domésticos ante los que pocos pararÃan mientes, estas dos artistas, osadas y sin exhibicionismos gratuitos, se mueven en aquellos lÃmites en los que a veces algo parece estar a punto de quebrarse..." |
| | | to which most people wouldn't give a second thought | Explanation:
Collins gives "reflect" for parar mientes en algo... but I think this sounds better.
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Note added at 35 mins (2005-08-18 15:57:04 GMT)
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In other words, these two artists take ordinary objects, etc., to which most people wouldn\'t give a second thought, and turn them into art. |
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 Cindy Chadd
Spain
| Note from asker to answererThank you, Cindy :)
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| ... before those who would get flabbergasted / dumbfounded / cross-eyed
Explanation:
extremely surprised and this is precisely what the Spanish example suggests
| RKurylski
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of:  English, Portuguese
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peer agreement (net): +4