rifoso

English translation: keen/eager

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Spanish term or phrase:	rifoso
English translation:	keen/eager
Entered by:	Barbara Cochran, MFA

16:55 Nov 18, 2010

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Poem

Spanish term or phrase: rifoso

Description of a horse in the poem "La salida del cafetal" by Cuban poet Joaquín Lorenzo Luaces.

Contexto:

"Tasca espumante el argentino freno,
El bridón principeño generoso;
Enarca el cuello en ademán **rifoso,**
De noble ardor y de soberbia lleno.

Mil Gracias,

femme

Barbara Cochran, MFA KudoZ activity Questions: 1895 (7 open) (3 without valid answers) (233 closed without grading) Answers: 3899 United States
Local time: 00:06

restless/keen/eager

Explanation:
His neck arched in eager gesture...

See if you can get it to scan!

Cf. ref below, which appears to be a specialist talking:
"Conocí un caballo cruza de cuarto de milla que había ganado varias veces en las famosas carreras parejeras, en mi opinión era un excelente corcel, pero sus dueños querían que el caballo esté incontenible a la hora de la carrera, así que empezaron a usar drogas y estimulantes para que el caballo esté rifoso, pero vaya sorpresa se llevaron los propietarios cuando notaron que el jinete no pudo detener al caballo durante la carrera, estampándose éste en un auto de los aficionados."

Selected response from:

fionn
Germany
Local time: 06:06

Grading comment

I chose "eager" becaue it goes along with the idea of "champing at the bit," which was described here.

Thank You.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

spirited

Carol Gullidge

ardent/burning

Juan Ripoll

restless/keen/eager

fionn

Answers

22 mins confidence:

restless/keen/eager

fionn
Germany
Local time: 06:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 15

Grading comment

I chose "eager" becaue it goes along with the idea of "champing at the bit," which was described here.

Thank You.

42 mins confidence:

ardent/burning

Explanation:
Otras opciones.
rifoso es deformación de rijoso,
ver: http://books.google.com.uy/books?id=a8sD2GOSRzMC&pg=PA738&lp...
Saludos

Juan Ripoll
Uruguay
Local time: 01:06
Native speaker of:

Spanish

53 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

spirited

Explanation:
ie, with spirit, as only a horse can arch his neck...

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Note added at 56 mins (2010-11-18 17:51:20 GMT)
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or (at a push): proudly arching its neck

but a lot depends on whether you need to rhyme and scan... If so, what do you have for the rest of the verse?

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 315

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