desfase

English translation: out of sync

10:37 Apr 16, 2005

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

Spanish term or phrase: desfase

This comes from an interview with an artist. I know the literal translation is "gap" but it doesn't seem to fit well in the sentence. He is talking about the staging of one of his installations.

Any suggestions welcome.

"Pero, pro otro lado, tambíen esta la situación de desfase, siempre hay alguien que come, gente que mira, están los que sirvan y siempre hay alguien que sale sin pagar"

DylanS KudoZ activity Questions: 103 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 20 Spain
Local time: 10:54

English translation:out of sync

Explanation:
Hello Dylan!

Could it be 'out of sync'? Maybe something like 'there's also this situation of things being out of sync'.

Just an idea - and greetings from the South Coast!

Selected response from:

Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:54

Grading comment

Thanks Luce, you get the points on this one.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

phase shift/ phase difference

Maria Boschero

(wrong) timing

Cristián Bianchi-Bruna

time lag

Coral Getino

(the fact that different events are) out of phase

Ross Andrew Parker

out of sync

Lucy Phillips

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

7 mins confidence:

(wrong) timing

Explanation:
Me parece lo más cercano si estamos hablando de instalar o implementar algo.

Cristián Bianchi-Bruna
Costa Rica
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

3 hrs confidence:

time lag

Explanation:
Lo que entiendo es que esta hablando del espacio de tiempo desde que el pintor pinta un cuadro hasta cuando los espectadores lo perciben...

Anthony Ausgang - Writing - INTERNATIONAL TATTOO ART - March 1997
... Time lag sometimes gives the first piece that magnificently soft edge of an
... that "…western paining revolves around the depiction of crucial moments ...
www.ausgangart.com/writing_10.html - 27k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 3 hrs 8 mins (2005-04-16 13:45:42 GMT)
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Otra opcion seria \"timing\", pero no estoy de acuerdo con \"wrong\" en este contexto. \"Timing\" indicaria el momento en que el pintor produce la obra, que logicamente es anterior al de la muestra.

Coral Getino
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

phase shift/ phase difference

Explanation:
Si está hablando de una instalación, éste es el significado que tiene en el campo de la electricidad. Espero que te ayude y que se adecúe a tu contexto.
Suerte!

Maria Boschero
Argentina
Local time: 05:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

5 hrs confidence:

(the fact that different events are) out of phase

Explanation:
Another option.

Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 10:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

1 day 4 hrs confidence:

out of sync

Explanation:
Hello Dylan!

Could it be 'out of sync'? Maybe something like 'there's also this situation of things being out of sync'.

Just an idea - and greetings from the South Coast!

Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Thanks Luce, you get the points on this one.

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