Aug 20, 2015 15:45
8 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
que saludaba al buen tiempo con timidez
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
In A Novel
Contexto (adults have been playing with a child on a sunny spring day, making her feel like a free-flying bird):
Cuando terminábamos, por efecto del mareo, caímos todos al matorral, que saludaba al bien tiempo con timidez.
The literal rendering grates on my nerves.
Gracias,
Barbara
Cuando terminábamos, por efecto del mareo, caímos todos al matorral, que saludaba al bien tiempo con timidez.
The literal rendering grates on my nerves.
Gracias,
Barbara
Proposed translations
2 hrs
James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
&
English
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) , Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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94
Spanish term (edited):
que saludaba al buen tiempo con timidez
Selected
which welcomed the fine weather with a gentle sway
Another suggestion.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
27 mins
(which was) timidly waving at the good weather
Sounds quite naff though...
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Note added at 31 mins (2015-08-20 16:16:30 GMT)
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Matorral is brush or brushwood, but grass sort of undulates (waves) in the wind, which is why I chose "wave" for the "saludaba" part. I must admit it reads badly...
I reckon the only solution will be to make up a similarly onirically sounding phrase without trying too hard to stick to the original...
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Note added at 31 mins (2015-08-20 16:16:30 GMT)
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Matorral is brush or brushwood, but grass sort of undulates (waves) in the wind, which is why I chose "wave" for the "saludaba" part. I must admit it reads badly...
I reckon the only solution will be to make up a similarly onirically sounding phrase without trying too hard to stick to the original...
39 mins
Adolfo Fulco
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Argentina
Libraries raised me!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain, Argentine)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Spanish, and 1 more.
shyly greeting at the sun
Me suena más natural decir *sun* (asociado al buen tiempo) que *good weather*.
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Note added at 40 mins (2015-08-20 16:25:04 GMT)
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which seemed to be/which was
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Note added at 40 mins (2015-08-20 16:25:04 GMT)
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which seemed to be/which was
+1
41 mins
Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Ireland
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Ireland
B.A. Eng. & Ling., DipTrans IoLET, MCIL
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
23
which quietly welcomed the good weather
For example.
Peer comment(s):
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franglish
: which diffidently / timorously welcomed the sunny weather
13 mins
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Thank you, franglish.
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