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conforman una columna dorsal a la vez que el corazón

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Spanish term or phrase:	conforman una columna dorsal a la vez que el corazón
English translation:	they are/constitute the light and life/heart of.... [+ more below]
Entered by:	Robert Copeland

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23:32 Oct 13, 2007

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Tourism & Travel

Spanish term or phrase: conforman una columna dorsal a la vez que el corazón

Context: An internal patio is being described. This patio allows indirect sunlight to radiate to all corners of the building-The Spanish below is in reference to this internal patio structure.)
Estas estructuras transparentes *****conforman una columna dorsal a la vez que el corazón atmosférico***** de la Facultad.

Robert Copeland KudoZ activity Questions: 1145 (none open) (18 closed without grading) Answers: 3716 United States
Local time: 04:02

they are/constitute the light and life/heart of.... [+ more below]

Explanation:

they are the heart and lungs [a little poetic licence here, which might be judicious for the sake of readability!]

they provide the light and life [if you want to keep literal]

they are the nub

they are the heart

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(my guess is that you'd need something fairly simple here to give the gist and read well without over-explication)

Selected response from:

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:02

Grading comment

Thanks so much, I really liked all of the answers. Deborah, special thanks to you as well, very helpful ideas to get the ball rolling here!
Thanks so much.......
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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

they are/constitute the light and life/heart of.... [+ more below]

Carol Gullidge

4 +1

form both the backbone and the heart

Refugio

(these structures) constitute the heart and soul of the building's atmosphere

Cecilia Della Croce

are the backbone from which the Faculty is suspended as well as being the heart which gives it ...

Deborah Lockett

shaped like a spinal column as well as the atmospheric heart..

Lydia De Jorge

they constitute one of the Faculty's essential features

Alan Corbo

Answers

19 mins confidence:

they constitute one of the Faculty's essential features

Explanation:
Could work

Alan Corbo
Uruguay
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of:

Spanish

3 hrs confidence:

shaped like a spinal column as well as the atmospheric heart..

Explanation:
I think literal works well here..

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 04:02
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 48

6 hrs confidence:

are the backbone from which the Faculty is suspended as well as being the heart which gives it ...

Explanation:
"... its emotional tone"

or alternatively "... "its feel"

or alternatively "... its sense of identity"

- "atmosférico" can be understood either literally or figuratively. The figurative meaning is that of the heart as the centre of emotion, which is the one I have given above. The other one is the literal meaning, i.e. that the transparent structures let in "atmosphere" i.e. air, as well as light.

In this case the translation would be:

"are the backbone from which the Faculty is suspended as well as being the heart which lets in air and light"

Note: by "suspended" I am just referring to the fact that the organs of the chest and abdomen are slung from the backbone which is their supporting structure; in the case of the building it is used figuratively not literally.

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 09:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 155

9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

they are/constitute the light and life/heart of.... [+ more below]

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 168

Grading comment

Thanks so much, I really liked all of the answers. Deborah, special thanks to you as well, very helpful ideas to get the ball rolling here!
Thanks so much.......

14 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

form both the backbone and the heart

Explanation:
Or, if you want to modify the metaphor, "form both the linchpin and the hub"

Refugio
Local time: 01:02
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 63

22 hrs confidence:

(these structures) constitute the heart and soul of the building's atmosphere

Explanation:
hth

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 05:02
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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