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el tipico y topica Sevilla de panfleto publictario

English translation: the typical picture-postcard image of Seville


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Spanish term or phrase:el típico y tópica Sevilla de panfleto publicitario
English translation:the typical picture-postcard image of Seville
Entered by: James A. Walsh
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22:43 Aug 2, 2011
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Spanish term or phrase: el tipico y topica Sevilla de panfleto publictario
Hello,
What would be a good translation for " el tipico y topica Sevilla de panfleto publictario".

Context: Un mundo en el que el tipico y topica Sevilla de panfleto publictario desaparace para dejar paso a gorillas cleptomanos drogadictos camellos y prostitutas.

The speaker is referring to the other side of Seville which he depicts in his webseries.

Thanks
translation1201
(A world in which) the typical picture-postcard view/image of Seville
Explanation:

Another take on it.

Selected response from:

James A. Walsh
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Local time: 07:31
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2the typical, trite Seville of the advertising brochurespatinba
4(A world in which) the typical picture-postcard view/image of Seville
James A. Walsh
4the picturesque Seville of/seen in/brought to mind by tourist brochures
Jenni Lukac
4the typical Seville with the usual images in publicity leaflets
Eileen Brophy


  

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el tipico y topical Sevilla de panfleto publictario
the typical Seville with the usual images in publicity leaflets


Explanation:
How about this?

Eileen Brophy
Local time: 07:31
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the typical, trite Seville of the advertising brochures


Explanation:
tópico, ca.
5. m. Ret. Lugar común que la retórica antigua convirtió en fórmulas o clichés fijos y admitidos en esquemas formales o conceptuales de que se sirvieron los escritores con frecuencia. U. m. en pl.

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
1 hr
  -> Thank-you!
agree  Terri L. Myers: simple, effective, and paints a clear picture
14 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Terri!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the picturesque Seville of/seen in/brought to mind by tourist brochures


Explanation:
I suggest a more literary translation here.

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 07:31
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(Un mundo en el que) el típico y tópica Sevilla de panfleto publicitario
(A world in which) the typical picture-postcard view/image of Seville


Explanation:

Another take on it.




    Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=&q=%22typical+picture-post...
James A. Walsh
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Local time: 07:31
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