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Spanish: a la deriva

English translation: adrift







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Spanish term or phrase:a la deriva
English translation:adrift
Entered by:Carolina Orloff
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: a la deriva
I am translating some of my own lit. crit work from Spanish into English, and this phrase is part of my last sentence, which is a metaphor! Quite crucial. ... es como un barco a la deriva a punto de descubrir un continente.
Carolina Orloff
United Kingdom
adrift
Explanation:
Ya
Selected response from:

Henry Hinds
United States
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks for such a quick reply. Very helpful indeed!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4adrift
Henry Hinds
5 +1drifting (ship)/ (ship) set adrift... trans4u
4 +1like a ship adrift
David Russi
3drifting towards
John Rawlins


  

Answers

1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
adrift

Explanation:
Ya

Henry Hinds
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 108
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks for such a quick reply. Very helpful indeed!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree viva madrid
7 mins
  -> Gracias, Viva.
agree Lucia Colombino: así han traducido el título del cuento de Quiroga// :)
9 mins
  -> Gracias, Lucía. Claro, fui yo el traductor (no, no es cierto, bromeo).
agree Sandra Rodriguez
16 mins
  -> Gracias, Sandra.
agree Maria523
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, María.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
like a ship adrift

Explanation:
on the edge of the discovery of a new continent

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-11-20 17:22:13 GMT)
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Better:

adrift, like a ship on the very edge of discovering a new continent

David Russi
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 48
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks very much.

Asker: I like your phrase the most, but to be fair the previous translator got the term 'adrift' on its own before...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Onandia Martinez
8 mins
neutral Jim Tucker: "on the verge" or "on the brink", I think you mean
1 hr
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
drifting towards

Explanation:
like a boat drifting towards an undiscovered continent...

John Rawlins
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a lot.

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drifting (ship)/ (ship) set adrift...

Explanation:
A drifting ship /a ship set adrift on the verge of discovering a (new) continent.

trans4u
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a lot.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree John Paul Weir
1 day58 mins
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