Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase:abandonar lastres
A travel writer is reminiscing about her time in Afghanistan:
"Allí quise abandonar lastres y correr en pos de nuevos e insospechados conocimientos que no busqué en libros, ni en museos, ni en monumentos."
I know "lastre" is a ballast or heavy weight and that she wants to free herself of that weight so she can go in pursuit of knowledge but I can't think how to say that in English.
Explanation: this also fits the context, and according to my trusty Collins, lastre can also mean "good sense; good judgment". To me, this is more feasible than "ballast, burden, inconvenience" for this context. At least, it's easier to make it fit the sentence!
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sorry, forgot these:
throw caution to the wind - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary ... Throw blanket · throw cap over the windmill · throw cap over the windmills throw caution to the wind throw caution to the winds · throw caution to the winds ...
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throw caution to the winds - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary ... Definition of throw caution to the winds in the Idioms Dictionary. throw caution to the winds phrase. What does throw caution to the winds expression mean?
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throw caution to the winds - definition of throw caution to the ... Definition of throw caution to the winds in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of throw caution to the winds. What does throw caution to the winds mean? throw ... www.thefreedictionary.com/throw caution to the winds - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
throw caution to the winds: Information and Much More from Answers.com throw caution to the winds Also, throw discretion to the winds . Behave or speak very rashly, as in Throwing caution to the winds, he ran after the. www.answers.com/topic/throw-caution-to-the-winds - 35k - Cached - Similar pages
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Sorry, only the last of those links is actually any help, without going into the link!
I think there is a sense of both letting go of things (preconceptions, guidebooks and museums perhaps) and of being daring. I like the idea of freeing yourself of shackles and of throwing caution to the winds but have made these other suggestions as I think they are slightly more open to interpretation and are, in this sense, closer to the original.
Lucy Phillips United Kingdom Local time: 10:29 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
Explanation: this also fits the context, and according to my trusty Collins, lastre can also mean "good sense; good judgment". To me, this is more feasible than "ballast, burden, inconvenience" for this context. At least, it's easier to make it fit the sentence!
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 46 mins (2008-03-04 16:57:41 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
sorry, forgot these:
throw caution to the wind - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary ... Throw blanket · throw cap over the windmill · throw cap over the windmills throw caution to the wind throw caution to the winds · throw caution to the winds ...
idioms.thefreedictionary.com/throw+caution+to+the+wind - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
throw caution to the winds - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary ... Definition of throw caution to the winds in the Idioms Dictionary. throw caution to the winds phrase. What does throw caution to the winds expression mean?
idioms.thefreedictionary.com/throw+caution+to+the+winds - 26k - Cached - Similar pages
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throw caution to the winds - definition of throw caution to the ... Definition of throw caution to the winds in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of throw caution to the winds. What does throw caution to the winds mean? throw ... www.thefreedictionary.com/throw caution to the winds - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
throw caution to the winds: Information and Much More from Answers.com throw caution to the winds Also, throw discretion to the winds . Behave or speak very rashly, as in Throwing caution to the winds, he ran after the. www.answers.com/topic/throw-caution-to-the-winds - 35k - Cached - Similar pages
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Sorry, only the last of those links is actually any help, without going into the link!
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