kam se pomalu vytrácí

16:43 Sep 2, 2013 

Jejda, Hanka, vy ste to zobrala nejako vazne.:-) Ved su to vsetko metafory, dolezite je vyvolat dojem. Krehku oslabenot si predstavte ako taku bielovlasu starenku, ktora sa este zo vsetkych sil snazi ostat upravena a dostojna, ale uz citite, ze prvy silnejsi zavan vetru ju dokaze zvalit na zem a zlamat kosti. Ako preklad by som použil frailty, to pokrýva obidvoje. Naproti tomu taká mľandravá oslabenosť je tlsty starec v špinavej košeli.

16:32 Sep 2, 2013 

Definitely dreaded. Dreaded sea of wrinkles.
Or rather dreaded wrinkled sea?:-)

14:09 Sep 2, 2013 

Ale je pravda, že pokud člověk (stejně jako já) neví o dané kolekci nic jiného, tak je těžké i z češtiny přesně pochopit význam.

14:07 Sep 2, 2013 

Já myslím, že není třeba se omlouvat :-) V té větě se jednalo o to, že původní linie té kolekce se rodí jako silná a krásná atd. a v důsledku času slábne a ztrácí se v hlubinách vrásek. :-)

13:55 Sep 2, 2013 

dreaded, surely?

13:39 Sep 2, 2013 

Jedná se pouze o korekturu textu pro někoho známého a nebyla jsem si jistá, že by souhlasil se zveřejňováním celých vět z obsahu, takže jsem otázky raději stáhla.

13:37 Sep 2, 2013 

No, tak to poteš košte, to ešte len bude drina. Na druhej strane je to úžasná robota, rýdze umenie prekladateľské. Prečo ste stiahli tie otázky?

13:34 Sep 2, 2013 

Be a little more poetical, please:-) What about "Drowned in long-feared wrinkles"?:-)

13:31 Sep 2, 2013 

It is just a short description of a fashion collection designed by a student - a collection reflecting life changes - from youth to old age.

13:31 Sep 2, 2013 

about gradual reduction of physical energy or physical strength, waning and fading are quite frequent adjectives:
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-02-11/national/37027...
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-cites-waning-str...
http://investinme.org/mestory0025.htm
http://www.headsup.ie/personalstories.php

13:16 Sep 2, 2013 

Maybe wither and wilt are too visually strong. After all, we are talking about loss of energy (a person gets increasingly weaker), not about physical changes (however associated with aging).
Lets try how it works as an adjective: Withered energy. Wilted energy.
In comparison with dwindled energy, faded energy or waned energy.

13:04 Sep 2, 2013 

With respect to other questions which the asker posted and subsequently cancelled (it's pitty as they were very interesting), the text is of philosophical-poetic nature.

13:02 Sep 2, 2013 

Good point, but "where" in this question doesn't refer to any physical or mental place. Like in the phrase "where are the dreams of youth"
As Stuart shrewdly answered the energy is away. And one can ask "Where is he?" with away being a corret answer.

12:55 Sep 2, 2013 

I think we really need to gauge the audience, and for that more context would be useful. Is this a lover's lament in a letter, a piece of prose or a marketing text?

12:49 Sep 2, 2013 

but you have this in Czech as well, as I pointed out. It is a rhetorical question, kam se podělo moje mládí i.e. where has my youth gone, I thought there could be a way of strongly distinguishing the Czech kde a kam see my answer re: whither
As to the wither and wilt, see above, linguistically it is not the same as the "anything that means going away" because it not only has a much stronger visual appeal, but also a closer connotation with actual dying.´´´

12:49 Sep 2, 2013 

away

12:31 Sep 2, 2013 

dwindle, wither, wane, fade, melt ... all those would work, but all denote dissipation, and therefore lack any sense of directionality - therefore can hardly be associated with "where". This is the real challenge of this translation.

11:18 Sep 2, 2013 

to wilt (as in the flower of one' s youth) or to wither does appeal to me, but in this context there seems to be rather a process of 'going away, dispersing,diminishing' etc., than disintegrating from within. Although the former (i.e. from within) does offer some wonderful expressions, it is a complete departure from the source. However, that might not be a big deal either, depending.

11:06 Sep 2, 2013 

Felicity’s suggestion sounds good, especially if you want to convey a more physical, shrunken, even haggard undertone. (I’d spell it wither, though.)