Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
drowning in a digital sea of molten neon
English answer:
the colours from the neon lights of the city looked like a sea of light
English term
your Arabic language partner
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
drowning in a digital sea of molten neon
At night, it looks like the whole city is on fire, a 22nd-century vision from Blade Runner drowning in a digital sea of molten neon.
Sep 16, 2008 20:14: Tony M changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Poetry & Literature"
Sep 24, 2008 15:04: Patricia Townshend (X) Created KOG entry
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the colours from the neon lights of the city looked like a sea of light
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Demi Ebrite
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Thanks debrite
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Ken Cox
: and 'digital' in this sort of context is more or less synonymous with 'computerised'
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thanks Ken
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Marie Scarano
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Portugal
Experienced in technical translations
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Italian to Portuguese, and 5 more.
the lights turned the city into a coloured digital sea
submerged in an electronic ocean of liquefied bright lights
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
awash in the swirling currents of a blinding neon tide sweeping over the stores and buildings
Best to keep the original - though
Reference comments
You may also want to consider listing questions like this under the 'Literature' category, as there are many additional colleagues who may have other ideas to offer you from that camp. There may be someone who is very familiar with Ridley Scott, author of the Blade Runner series, who could offer additional insight.
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Ken Cox
: 'literature' or 'journalism' would certainly be better categories
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Thanks, Ken
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Gary D
: PLEASE DON"T REPHRASE IT ... It is such a wonderful line.. You will kill the persons phrase if you do. A true poet wrote this, It is absolutely a wonderful line. I wish I wrote it....
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Thanks, Gary
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Phong Le
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Thanks, phongicehcmc
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