Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
"la moda de ser un lienzo al óleo andante"
English translation:
the fashion/trend of being a walking oil painted canvas
Added to glossary by
Michele Fauble
Feb 9, 2005 20:42
19 yrs ago
Spanish term
Mexico
Swedish meticulous translator
Native in: Swedish 
Works in: English to Swedish, Spanish to Swedish
"la moda de ser un lienzo al óleo andante"
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
"Hoy el Body Painting (maquillaje corporal), con técnicas más depuradas, intenta recuperar esa maravillosa magia transformadora y lo que era una tradición ha pasado a ser una moda entre la gente joven; la moda de ser un lienzo al óleo andante…"
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Proposed translations
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Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Native English
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
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the fashion/trend of being a walking oil painted canvas
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias a Michele y a todos los demás!"
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Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
MSc MITI MCIL Chartered Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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Spanish term (edited):
la moda de ser un lienzo al �leo andante
the trend for being a walking oil canvas
It means the trend for covering yourself in tattoos or body paintings.
Peer comment(s):
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claudia16 (X)
32 mins
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Thank you cloudy.
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Adriana de Groote
: Perfecto, sólo cambiaría "for" por "of"
2 hrs
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Thanks Adriana
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Michele Fauble
: Not 'oil canvas'.
2 hrs
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Xenia Wong
Native in Spanish
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English
Excellence-promptness-guarantee-20 yrs.
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
the style / fashion of an oil painted walking canvas
sug.
Peer comment(s):
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Michele Fauble
: 'walking oil painted canvas'
28 mins
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Michele, thanks a lot...........xen
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Spanish term (edited):
la moda de ser un lienzo al �leo andante
the fashion of being a walking oil painting
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Note added at 5 hrs 10 mins (2005-02-10 01:53:06 GMT)
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something like a walking billboard
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Note added at 5 hrs 10 mins (2005-02-10 01:53:06 GMT)
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something like a walking billboard
+1
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Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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94
a fad about becoming a two-legged oil painting
...ha pasado a ser una moda entre la gente joven; la moda de ser un lienzo al óleo andante
...it's become a fad among young people, a fad about becoming a two-legged oil painting
My try.
...it's become a fad among young people, a fad about becoming a two-legged oil painting
My try.
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Michele Fauble
: Not bad, but I still prefer 'walking'.
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Gracias, Michele, just trying to be creative!
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