06:54 Jun 18, 2001 |
Catalan to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary | ||||
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na | worm / earthworm |
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na | worm |
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na | Worm |
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na | cuckoo? |
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na | granted, I've never heard of a worm (earth- or otherwise)... |
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worm / earthworm Explanation: The latter choice fits best in the context: "the (earth)work and the bird." Cheers, HC Routledge Catalan/English dictionary (1993) |
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worm Explanation: To maintain the rhythm of the verse, WORM sounds better. “Renat will sing the worm and the sparrow” |
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Worm Explanation: Hi. Surely this term is to be found in even the most elementary of CAT/ENG dictionaries. I don't understand the question! |
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cuckoo? Explanation: Hola. Never heard of a singing (earth)worm and I feel that, being a song, there could be some metaphorical hidden meaning or a typo, which is one reason why, Heather, people send questions to ProZ: one can never be too sure. Pardal is indeed, as said above, "sparrow", not just "bird". As for "cuc", is it really "cuc" or "cucut"? "Cucut" is a bird (Cuculus Canorus) and a singing one too: "cuckoo" in English. What I think now as I write is that here "cuc" is a barbarism coming from the Spanish "cuco" which is, yeap, "cockoo". Hope it helps, OM to all :-)) Collins Dicc. Institut d'estudis catalans |
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granted, I've never heard of a worm (earth- or otherwise)... Explanation: vocalizing, but why do you assume that all the critters in the song are also in the chorus? After all, as the proverb has it, the early bird gets the worm. Certainly that sentiment could find itself expressed in lyric form... either metaphorically costumed or, dare I say it, nu comme un ver. Cheers, HC |
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