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el sí del no

English translation: the positive within the negative

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Spanish term or phrase:	el sí del no
English translation:	the positive within the negative
Entered by:	Linda Grabner

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19:30 Oct 8, 2011

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Spanish term or phrase: el sí del no

A ese apetito de metamorfosis [de Góngora] añade San Juan lo que se ha llamado afirmación del mundo nocturno, o si se quiere el sí del no.

Este contexto de veras no me da ninguna inspiración para una glosa posible, salvo que sugiere la existencia de alguna contradicción. Viene de un ensayo de análisis literario. Fue escrito por un ecuatoriano, y se está traduciendo para un público estadounidense.

Linda Grabner KudoZ activity Questions: 28 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 100 United States
Local time: 22:33

the positive within the negative

Explanation:
If the word affirmation / affirmative has already been used a few words back to translate 'afirmación' then something else may be needed to translate 'sí'....

Selected response from:

Sarita Jannin
Local time: 04:33

Grading comment

You know, sometimes it takes a village... everyone was going in the same direction, but in terms of precise wording, I think you hit the nail on the head!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

the 'yes' within the 'no'/affirmation witinh negation

Aradai Pardo Martínez

the afirmative of (the/in a) negative

Lourdes Sanchez

the positive within the negative

Sarita Jannin

the yes of the no

Deborah Lockett

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

22 mins confidence:

the yes of the no

Explanation:
I think you can translate in the simplest way because your question term has already been explained in the context, affirmation of the nocturnal world. I often feel the least complicated way of translating is the best.

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 03:33
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 83

8 hrs confidence:

the afirmative of (the/in a) negative

Explanation:
Hope it helps

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Note added at 8 horas (2011-10-09 03:56:26 GMT)
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It is quite late, "of" should be included in the parenthesis

the afirmative (of the/in a) negative

Lourdes Sanchez
Local time: 22:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the 'yes' within the 'no'/affirmation witinh negation

Explanation:
Es difícil con tan poco contexto, ¿la metamorfosis implica una negación de la identidad (del trabajo, del estilo, etc.) previa?

Quizás te puedan servir estas propuestas...

Saludos

http://books.google.fr/books?id=UnkPAQAAIAAJ&q="affirmation ...

http://books.google.fr/books?id=F1cjv5An4x8C&pg=PA95&dq="yes...

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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-10-09 11:28:56 GMT)
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Within, no witinh :)

Aradai Pardo Martínez
France
Local time: 04:33
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 day22 mins confidence:

the positive within the negative

Explanation:
If the word affirmation / affirmative has already been used a few words back to translate 'afirmación' then something else may be needed to translate 'sí'....

Sarita Jannin
Local time: 04:33
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

You know, sometimes it takes a village... everyone was going in the same direction, but in terms of precise wording, I think you hit the nail on the head!

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