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cara de caballo

12:00 Oct 26, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Spanish term or phrase: cara de caballo
Silvia tenía cara de caballo...
yans
Argentina
Local time: 17:20


Summary of answers provided
4 +9Silvia's face
mónica alfonso
4 +5Silvia had such a long face
Laura Molinari
5 +1Silvia had a horsy (horsey) face.
Sarah Brenchley
4Silvia's face resembled that of a horse
Parrot
4 -1Silvia had a horse complexion.
Tania Marques-Cardoso


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Silvia's face


Explanation:
resembled a horse
She had a horse-like face

mónica alfonso
Local time: 17:20
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 657

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oso (X): Perfect & fast! ¶:^)
2 mins
  -> Sometimes, only sometimes. Thank you
agree  David Meléndez Tormen
3 mins
  -> Gracias, David
agree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): poor Silvia! #:)))
9 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  dmwray
14 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Myrtha: Good
22 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  mgonzalez (X): 'Resembled a horse's',but I prefer 2nd option.
41 mins
  -> You're right
agree  Carolina Lopez Garcia: Muy buena
50 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  JH Trads
55 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  Patricia Morales Schaefer: Definitely the 2nd option. Excelente. Pobrecita.
18 hrs
  -> Qué se le va a hacer... Hay destinos bravones.
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Silvia had a horse complexion.


Explanation:
I think it is a good option if you are looking for a more literary solution... You can also say 'Silvia had a horse-like face'.

Tania Marques-Cardoso
Brazil
Local time: 17:20
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sarah Brenchley: The mind boggles.
13 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Silvia had such a long face


Explanation:
Isn't 'cara de caballo' the equivalent of someone having a long face, as in 'Why the long face Joe?' Not literally a long face, but a look of sadness?

I don't often hear people comparing others faces to a horse's in English but I have heard on occasion that someone had a 'horsey-face' although this is very colloquial. If you really are comparing her face to a horse's, I would say 'Silvia has a face like a horse'.

I think if the text that comes before or after your sentence talks of Silvia's mood or something of the like, you shouldn't say she has a horse like face. In that context it wouldn't make sense and would be an insult!


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Laura Molinari
Canada
Local time: 16:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 66
Grading comment
Cara de caballo (used in Arg) is literally a long face.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lafuente: I fully agree with you. "Cara larga" is the way I would say it!.
2 hrs
agree  AngelaMR: That makes a lot of sense!!! Good call!:)
3 hrs
agree  elaborne
8 hrs
agree  Spyros Chryssikopoulos
11 hrs
agree  CNF
107 days
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Comment: Cara de caballo (used in Arg) is literally a long face.

2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Silvia's face resembled that of a horse


Explanation:
(to be gramatically consistent).

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 22:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Silvia had a horsy (horsey) face.


Explanation:
This means that she looked like a horse.
Poor Silvia.
Best wishes,
Sarah.


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Sarah Brenchley
Local time: 22:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 104

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): yeah.. poor girl! #:)
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Gabriela.
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