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Spanish term

Blenda

5 questions

Bitácora de la enseñanza en imágenes

Spanish to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting performing arts

Se trata del título de una serie de fotografías obtenidas durante la impartición de diferentes talleres de formación artística para actores -el registro gráfico de los hechos-. Gracias.

Proposed translations (English)

4 +1	Review of the teaching/workshops in pictures	Charles Davis
3 +1	The workshop in pictures/Pictures of the workshop	Jane Martin
3	Photographic record of workshops	Karen Vincent-Jones (X)

Change log

Feb 12, 2012 20:02: Charles Davis Created KOG entry

Discussion

Charles Davis Feb 8, 2012:

@Blenda and Fionn "Visual review", if you like, though I think "review in pictures" really makes the same impression and it sounds more natural and informal (to me, at least). A "review with pictures" could be an illustrated written critique, but a "review in pictures", which implies just pictures with no text, sounds like looking back over the experience. It's quite common, actually: "Football 2011: review in pictures", "Review of the year in pictures", and so on. It just implies looking back over the highlights.

Fionn: thanks for mentioning "log", which would be the best (probably the only) way of staying closer to the literal meaning. "Visual log" is a possibility, but to me it sounds a bit forced, and "log in pictures" really doesn't work.

fionn Feb 8, 2012:

@blenda I think your suggestion of a 'visual review of the workshops' might be most suitable. That sounds more like a 'look back over what was done' and less like a 'critique'. (Definitely not 'visible', btw!)

Proposed translations

11 mins

Charles Davis

Spain

6650 answers

Native in English

Specializes in field

Selected

Review of the teaching/workshops in pictures

A "bitácora" is a "binnacle" in English: a housing for a ship's compass, but I can't see any way of retaining this metaphor convincingly in English, and I would recommend calling it simply a "review", which is much more natural than anything more literal.

I think the literal "teaching" for "enseñanza" would sound all right, but you could say "workshops", which is apparently the form the teaching took.

Note from asker:

Fionn, gracias por tu observación. Probablemente en el momento de asociar el término con las imágenes podría desprenderse del sentido de la controversia que implica "review". Otras opciones quizá: Visual / Visible / Observed Reviews of the teaching/workshops.

Peer comment(s):

agree	fionn : Sounds good. 'bitácora' is usually translated 'log' as in captain's log - which is presumably placed beside the compass? / Mind you, 'review' might imply a critique, when it is simply a record of the workshops... 39 mins
	Thanks, Fionn! I see what you mean about "review", but I don't think "review in pictures" will be taken that way (unless the pictures are unflattering!)