Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
desvanecido
English translation:
evanescent, diffused
Added to glossary by
tazdog (X)
May 25, 2001 12:45
23 yrs ago
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Spanish term
desvanecido
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Refers to painting style "...su estilo desvanecido y visionario de figuras en penumbra." (an "ambiente etéreo" was also mentioned, if that helps any).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 0 | evanescent |
Carole Reade-Kentros
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| 0 | conceited |
Maria
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| 0 | vanished, diffused |
Oso (X)
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| 0 | shadowy |
trans4u (X)
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| 0 | diffused |
samsi
|
| 0 | Fade away |
Kenji Otomo
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| 0 | evanescent |
Alan Lambson
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Proposed translations
10 mins
Carole Reade-Kentros
Top quality translations
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evanescent
I think it's evanescent
WordReference gives :
desvanecido
(adj) faint;
evanescent =
adj.
1. passing out of sight; fading away; vanishing.
2. ephemeral or transitory.
and you mention about "ambiante etereo"
etéreo
(adj) ethereal
ethereal [rl]
adj.
1. extremely delicate or refined; exquisite.
2. almost as light as air; impalpable; airy.
3. celestial or spiritual.
4. of, containing, or dissolved in an ether, esp diethyl ether: an ethereal
solution.
5. of or relating to the ether.
Hope it helps !
WordReference gives :
desvanecido
(adj) faint;
evanescent =
adj.
1. passing out of sight; fading away; vanishing.
2. ephemeral or transitory.
and you mention about "ambiante etereo"
etéreo
(adj) ethereal
ethereal [rl]
adj.
1. extremely delicate or refined; exquisite.
2. almost as light as air; impalpable; airy.
3. celestial or spiritual.
4. of, containing, or dissolved in an ether, esp diethyl ether: an ethereal
solution.
5. of or relating to the ether.
Hope it helps !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This was a hard decision, because I think "diffused" is a good answer too, but the previous use in my text of "ethereal" inclines me to "evanescent" in this case. Great word, thanks! "
9 mins
conceited
another choice is "complacent" or "self-satisfied" -- the guy likes to brag, in another words ;o) (very much like Salvador Dali)
Saludos afectuosos. Maria ;o)
Saludos afectuosos. Maria ;o)
Peer comment(s):
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Oso (X)
: no se refiere a su personalidad, sino a su estilo de pintar
7 mins
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14 mins
vanished, diffused
"an ethereal atmosphere"
Mucha suerte y saludos de Oso ¶:^)
Mucha suerte y saludos de Oso ¶:^)
Reference:
25 mins
trans4u (X)
trans4u (X)
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308
shadowy
shadowy-umbroso,umbrío, obscuro, sombreado, tenebroso, misterioso. Oscuro, sin realidad, vago, indefinido, que tiene relacón con un espectro. Típico, simbólico.
Hope this helps.
Bye
Hope this helps.
Bye
Reference:
29 mins
diffused
thinking of art, considering your descripton , I'd say : diffused
one talks of diffused images, you can barely recognize them, they lay in a shadow ...
hope this helps
nice regards
one talks of diffused images, you can barely recognize them, they lay in a shadow ...
hope this helps
nice regards
Reference:
32 mins
Kenji Otomo
Spain
Spain
Spain
Hay que roelo
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59
Fade away
Es solo una opción más.
38 mins
Alan Lambson
Native in English
Your starting point for translation
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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114
evanescent
I'm just adding my endorsement to Carole_A's suggestion.
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