siguiendo los dictados

English translation: following the teachings

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Spanish term or phrase:	siguiendo los dictados
English translation:	following the teachings
Entered by:	Carmen Schultz

08:57 Feb 21, 2008

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music

Spanish term or phrase: siguiendo los dictados

Con The Blind Lemons se retorna el blues eléctrico más tradicional, siguiendo los dictados de la escuela de Chicago en versiones de Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Albert King, Elmore James, Billy Boy Arnold.

I don't like following the dictations- I just can't think of good way to convey the meaning in English.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Wil Hardman (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 421 (5 open) (9 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 142 United Kingdom
Local time: 15:29

following the teachings of; following the guidelines/rules/dicates

Explanation:
some options

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-02-21 09:04:26 GMT)
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Oops, it should say in the second part "following the dictates of " (not dicates)

Selected response from:

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 09:29

Grading comment

Thanks to all the answers for your good solutions. I liked both Victoria's and Gert's solutions, which were more idiomatic but went for this as it was closest to the original.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

following the teachings of; following the guidelines/rules/dicates

Carmen Schultz

3 +1

following the traditions of

Victoria Porter-Burns

resuming the elements of X's style

Gert Sass (M.A.)

Answers

6 mins confidence:

following the teachings of; following the guidelines/rules/dicates

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 09:29
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thanks to all the answers for your good solutions. I liked both Victoria's and Gert's solutions, which were more idiomatic but went for this as it was closest to the original.

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

following the traditions of

Explanation:
I know it varies ever so slightly from the source but I think in this case it gives the same impression.

Victoria Porter-Burns
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:29
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 day 15 hrs confidence:

resuming the elements of X's style

Explanation:
returning to the (style) elements of
reviving elements of
acting on the maxims of

Just a few options

Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 16:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 14

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