entroncar con

19:07 Dec 22, 2016 

Okay, thanks. I think I misread it then, I thought the implication was perhaps a slight dig at aristocratic pretensions.
And for the rest, yes, you're right, although even if it's slightly off-topic natter, it may help clarify the text concerned.

18:57 Dec 22, 2016 

this isn't within the KudoZ term being asked (entroncar con)

18:55 Dec 22, 2016 

Sorry, but I don't really think "veneer" - with its potential for negative connotations - would work here :(

18:42 Dec 22, 2016 

Perhaps "veneer" would work here?

13:43 Dec 21, 2016 

Oh, and "aborigen" is simply aboriginal, or indigenous if you prefer. There's no need to keep it in Spanish.

13:42 Dec 21, 2016 

I think symbol of distinction is OK, but mark or sign of distinction might be better.

13:41 Dec 21, 2016 

It literally means a sort of film that forms on old bronze or oil paintings or furniture; it can be shiny or dull depending on the surface; on paintings it's a soft, dull surface. But the real point of the metaphor is that it's a mark of age, value, sophistication, pedigree. "Patina" can be used like this in English, but if you think it won't be understood then perhaps you could change the metaphor and put something like "display an aura of venerability/pedigree/grandeur": something that suggests old nobility. "Sheen" or "lustre" are possibilities, though I don't think that's quite the main point.

13:18 Dec 21, 2016 

I only posted a suggestion for the main term, for these reasons, and because I might be confident with one term but not another. For example, I think symbol of distinction sounds fine but I'm not familiar with "pátina".

12:32 Dec 21, 2016 

Remember that you can only ask one KudoZ question at a time! So requests for help the other terms need to be posted as separate questions...
Amongst other things, having answers to more than one question makes grading practically impossible, and also doesn't help with the Glossaries.