Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
...ante los que pocos pararían mientes... (as part of the phrase below)
English translation:
to which most people wouldn't give a second thought
Added to glossary by
Aoife Kennedy
Aug 18, 2005 15:21
18 yrs ago
Spanish term
...ante los que pocos pararían mientes... (as part of the phrase below)
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
"Capaces ambas de elevar a categoría de arte, objetos, actitudes o elementos domésticos ante los que pocos pararían mientes, estas dos artistas, osadas y sin exhibicionismos gratuitos, se mueven en aquellos límites en los que a veces algo parece estar a punto de quebrarse..."
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18 mins
Spanish term (edited):
...ante los que pocos parar�an mientes... (as part of the phrase below)
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to which most people wouldn't give a second thought
Collins gives "reflect" for parar mientes en algo... but I think this sounds better.
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Note added at 35 mins (2005-08-18 15:57:04 GMT)
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In other words, these two artists take ordinary objects, etc., to which most people wouldn\'t give a second thought, and turn them into art.
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Note added at 35 mins (2005-08-18 15:57:04 GMT)
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In other words, these two artists take ordinary objects, etc., to which most people wouldn\'t give a second thought, and turn them into art.
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Spanish term (edited):
...ante los que pocos parar�an mientes... (as part of the phrase below)
... before those who would get flabbergasted / dumbfounded / cross-eyed
extremely surprised and this is precisely what the Spanish example suggests
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46 mins
Spanish term (edited):
...ante los que pocos parar�an mientes... (as part of the phrase below)
ordinary objects
is the meaning....objects that do not give pause..that are not mind-boggling...
the Translation should be simple...
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Note added at 46 mins (2005-08-18 16:08:46 GMT)
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In a list like this in English, I don\'t think a paraphrasal translation works at all...
ordinary, trite objects....
parar mientes= mind boggling
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Note added at 47 mins (2005-08-18 16:09:02 GMT)
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Final: everyday, ordinary objects
the Translation should be simple...
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Note added at 46 mins (2005-08-18 16:08:46 GMT)
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In a list like this in English, I don\'t think a paraphrasal translation works at all...
ordinary, trite objects....
parar mientes= mind boggling
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Note added at 47 mins (2005-08-18 16:09:02 GMT)
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Final: everyday, ordinary objects
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Daniel Coria
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Spanish term (edited):
...ante los que pocos parar�an mientes... (as part of the phrase below)
...which few of us would deem significant/relevant/meaningful...
Or "...which few people would consider significant/relevant/meaningful..."
Hope it helps!
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Note added at 1 hr 34 mins (2005-08-18 16:56:09 GMT)
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[PDF] What future for whites? Population projections and racialised...
...that would create an amalgam that few today would consider meaningful. In reality, little attempt is made to link current categorisations ...
http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/ijpg.224
Saludos/Regards!
Hope it helps!
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Note added at 1 hr 34 mins (2005-08-18 16:56:09 GMT)
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[PDF] What future for whites? Population projections and racialised...
...that would create an amalgam that few today would consider meaningful. In reality, little attempt is made to link current categorisations ...
http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/ijpg.224
Saludos/Regards!
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