Background figure

Spanish translation: Figura en un segundo plano

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English term or phrase:	Background figure
Spanish translation:	Figura en un segundo plano
Entered by:	María Eugenia Wachtendorff

00:08 Jan 4, 2003

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Psychology / Psychiatry

English term or phrase: Background figure

...it is not the first time that a relatively background figure turned out to have exerted a far-reaching influence, that the "petite histoire" contributed in a surprising fashion to the course of history.

¿FIGURA SECUNDARIA?

María Eugenia Wachtendorff KudoZ activity Questions: 2490 (3 open) (22 without valid answers) (137 closed without grading) Answers: 6081 Chile
Local time: 19:53

figura en un segundo plano

Explanation:
Saludos, María

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Note added at 2003-01-04 01:21:11 (GMT)
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También : persona que se mantenía en la sombra...
persona relegada a un segundo plano

\"...no es la primera vez que una figura/personaje/persona aparentemente relegada a un segundo plano llegue a haber ejercido una influencia trascendental, que la \"pequeña historía\" contribuyese de forma sorprendente a cambiar el curso de la historia\"

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Note added at 2003-01-04 01:26:03 (GMT)
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De nada, María ... y me alegro de que lo hayas resuelto por tí misma.

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dawn39 (X)

Grading comment

Gracias, Dawn. Tienes toda la razón. Es mucho mejor tu idea que la mía.
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Summary of answers provided

5 +2

personaje secundario

Carolina Lopez Garcia

5 +2

figura en un segundo plano

dawn39 (X)

figura trasbastidores

cruzacalles

personaje/individuo/persona [aparentemente] retraído[a]

Terry Burgess

Discussion entries: 2

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

personaje secundario

Explanation:
suerte

Carolina Lopez Garcia
Spain
Local time: 01:53
Native speaker of:

Spanish

4 mins confidence:

figura trasbastidores

Explanation:
figura trasbastidores

Figure or a person with a low profile.
an unexposed person in the background.

cruzacalles
United States
Local time: 19:53

27 mins confidence:

personaje/individuo/persona [aparentemente] retraído[a]

Explanation:
Lo de "aparentemente" es opcional María.
Suerte!
terry

Oxford +

Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

figura en un segundo plano

dawn39 (X)
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Gracias, Dawn. Tienes toda la razón. Es mucho mejor tu idea que la mía.

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