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una faena redonda

English translation: a clean kill // an excellent performance


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Spanish term or phrase:una faena redonda
English translation:a clean kill // an excellent performance
Entered by: Robert Forstag
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01:11 Dec 3, 2008
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Zoology / falconry / Spain
Spanish term or phrase: una faena redonda
Habrá quien no alcance la excelencia en su relación con el ave que atiende. Basta observar a quienes se quedan en contrastar técnicas de manejo, estrategias de caza o peculiaridades de la cría por poner algunos ejemplos. La cetrería es esto y mucho más. Va más allá de unas cuantas presas capturadas al final de la temporada. Trasciende a la cotidianeidad del cetrero haciéndole eslabón de la cadena humana que desde hace 5000 años encontró en la libre alianza con el ser alado su modo de vida. Como en tantas otras actividades humanas es la máxima expresión del arte la que justifica que otras se queden por el camino.Como en tantas otras actividades humanas es la máxima expresión del arte la que justifica que otras se queden por el camino. Dicho en otras palabras, para ver un buen partido de fútbol o una buena corrida de toros hay que aguantar mucha mediocridad. Basta ver un partido de antología o *una faena redonda* para relativizar lo anterior.

"a splendid quarry"?

Thank you.
Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 01:36
a clean kill
Explanation:
I'm assuming that 'un partido de antología ' refers to a football match in the previous sentence and that, logically, 'una faena redonda' refers to some aspect of bull-fighting.

I'm no bull-fighting expert (or lover, come to that...) but in that world I believe 'faena' refers to the 'kill'. Here in Chile when my neighbours talk about the slaughter of animals (goats, calves, etc.) for the traditional Sunday afternoon spit-roast the word 'faena' comes up regularly.
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xxxmediamatrix
Local time: 01:36
Grading comment
Thanks to Mediamatrix and Muriel for pointing out the parallel structure that ought to have been obvious to me. I think that Media's option makes the bullfighting reference clear in a way that Tom's choice does not (even though "an excellent performance" is an accurate translation of the term, and would work well in other contexts).

Thanks to all.
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Summary of answers provided
2 +3an excellent performance
Tom2004
3a clean killxxxmediamatrix
Summary of reference entries provided
he gave a splendid performance
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Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
an excellent performance


Explanation:
maybe

Tom2004
Canada
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Or maybe a "perfect performance."
6 hrs
  -> Yes, "perfect" fits perfectly. Thanks Muriel!
agree  moken: Or "outstanding". :O)
9 hrs
  -> Yes, I don't see why not. Thanx Álvaro!
agree  Katy Harris
10 hrs
  -> thanx Katy!
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a clean kill


Explanation:
I'm assuming that 'un partido de antología ' refers to a football match in the previous sentence and that, logically, 'una faena redonda' refers to some aspect of bull-fighting.

I'm no bull-fighting expert (or lover, come to that...) but in that world I believe 'faena' refers to the 'kill'. Here in Chile when my neighbours talk about the slaughter of animals (goats, calves, etc.) for the traditional Sunday afternoon spit-roast the word 'faena' comes up regularly.

xxxmediamatrix
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to Mediamatrix and Muriel for pointing out the parallel structure that ought to have been obvious to me. I think that Media's option makes the bullfighting reference clear in a way that Tom's choice does not (even though "an excellent performance" is an accurate translation of the term, and would work well in other contexts).

Thanks to all.
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Reference comments


9 hrs
Reference: he gave a splendid performance

Reference information:
faena: set of passes with the cape

hizo una faena maravillosa he gave a splendid performance (with the cape)


"faena" en el diccionario Español-Inglés4 (Taur) set of passes with the cape hizo una faena maravillosa he gave a splendid performance (with the cape). 5 (Cono Sur) (=obreros) gang of workers ...
diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-ingles/faena - Páginas similares

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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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