Aug 19, 2004 21:27
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
esbeltas
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
architecture
" ESBELTAS TORRES"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | slender |
Margaret Schroeder
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| 5 +1 | sleek (towers) |
Ltemes
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| 4 +2 | svelte / graceful |
Mapi
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| 5 | graceful |
María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
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| 4 | stylized / stylised |
Carmen Loren
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| 4 | lean |
Susana Galilea
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Proposed translations
+3
45 mins
Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
The right words in the right place.
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
slender
http://seek66.com/eng/barcelon.htm
"The second highlight of Gaudi's genius is the Sagrada Familia (The Holy Family). An unfinished edifice which created a scandal in its time. A marvel of architectural daring, with its eighteen slender towers..."
http://dest.travelocity.com/DestGuides/0,1840,TRAVELOCITY|23...
"Gaudí himself closely supervised the work, and did much of it with his own hands. His feverish devotion to the subject matter clearly shows through in this surreal symphony of imagery, which almost looks as if it were made of wet sand.
Above all this, four slender towers loom like stone cypress trees."
http://sicodinet.unileon.es/sigef03/doc/en/accommodation.htm...
"is a beautiful monument of the purest 13th century Gothic style. Two slender towers frame the magnificent central portico to the West, which encases some very beautiful sculptures."
"The second highlight of Gaudi's genius is the Sagrada Familia (The Holy Family). An unfinished edifice which created a scandal in its time. A marvel of architectural daring, with its eighteen slender towers..."
http://dest.travelocity.com/DestGuides/0,1840,TRAVELOCITY|23...
"Gaudí himself closely supervised the work, and did much of it with his own hands. His feverish devotion to the subject matter clearly shows through in this surreal symphony of imagery, which almost looks as if it were made of wet sand.
Above all this, four slender towers loom like stone cypress trees."
http://sicodinet.unileon.es/sigef03/doc/en/accommodation.htm...
"is a beautiful monument of the purest 13th century Gothic style. Two slender towers frame the magnificent central portico to the West, which encases some very beautiful sculptures."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
4 mins
sleek (towers)
good luck!
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Note added at 8 mins (2004-08-19 21:35:54 GMT)
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China\'s \'It Couple\' Builds Sleek Towers And a High Profile_SOHO ...
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New York City
... city\'s tallest building. Now its Gothic spires and walled graveyard are dwarfed
by sleek towers that climb into the sky. The current ...
www.ivenus.com/travel/breaks/ER-FullLength2-Wk9.asp - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 8 mins (2004-08-19 21:35:54 GMT)
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China\'s \'It Couple\' Builds Sleek Towers And a High Profile_SOHO ...
China\'s \'It Couple\' Builds Sleek Towers And a High Profile. Yuppie Pair Becomes
Darling Of the Changing Media;Who Wore What at Party. ...
www.sohochina.com/english/ _asp/articles_temp.asp?id=10000308 - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
New York City
... city\'s tallest building. Now its Gothic spires and walled graveyard are dwarfed
by sleek towers that climb into the sky. The current ...
www.ivenus.com/travel/breaks/ER-FullLength2-Wk9.asp - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
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4 mins
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gracias
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George Rabel
: >
18 mins
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gracias. un saludete. :o)
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Mapi
: suena muy bien, pero está hablando de Gaudí, y para mí sleek sugiere suavidad de líneas, que es precisamente lo contrario a su estilo. En cualquier otro caso estaría bien.
37 mins
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hola Mapi. Pues resulta que sleek, en realidad, puede tener el significado de "graceful", "smooth" con lo cual creo que todavía es apropiado. Te agradezco el comentario.
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María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
: Perdonad pero - Sleek : shining, glossy; carefully groomed; well-fed; cunning, clever...No me parece que sea el caso de dichas torres.
2 hrs
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nope. you have to look at other definitions of the word. According to Merriam Webster (3a. acepción), SLEEK also means:: "having trim graceful lines". A native English speaker would understand this.
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+2
29 mins
svelte / graceful
Son términos que van bien en Arquitectura
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
: graceful sí
2 hrs
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Gracias Maria Leonor
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| agree |
Andra Parvu
: graceful, totalmente :)
6 hrs
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muchas gracias Andra
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1 hr
Carmen Loren
Native in Spanish
Works in field
FLUENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF LANGUAGE
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 4 more.
stylized / stylised
Creo que va bien aquí
Rough Guides Travel - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Gaudi's work and life are featured and many of his original models are on display. ... pieces
in the museum is his archetype for the very stylized towers and shape ...
travel.roughguides.com/planning/journalEntryActivity. asp
JournalID=16403&EntryID=24717 - 58k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares
IgoUgo: Travel Reviews, Vacation Pictures, Travel Deals - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Gaudi's work and life are featured and many of his original models are on display. ...
pieces in the museum is his archetype for the very stylized towers and shape ...
www.igougo.com/planning/ journalEntryActivity.asp?EntryID=24717 - 37k - En caché - Páginas similares
Sri Lanka - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... In corners of carmine field was stylised towers of pagoda (1). In 1951 two stripes
were added as symbol of minorities Tamils and Maurs (2). In 1972 towers were ...
vexilolognet.hyperlink.cz/Sri%20Lanka.htm - 2k - En caché - Páginas similares
CVG - Previews - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Twisted, stylised towers snake into the sky, while well-realised characters are
instantly recognisable from their literary counterparts, even before you've ...
www.computerandvideogames.com/ previews/previews_story.php?id=58439 - 29k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares
Rough Guides Travel - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Gaudi's work and life are featured and many of his original models are on display. ... pieces
in the museum is his archetype for the very stylized towers and shape ...
travel.roughguides.com/planning/journalEntryActivity. asp
JournalID=16403&EntryID=24717 - 58k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares
IgoUgo: Travel Reviews, Vacation Pictures, Travel Deals - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Gaudi's work and life are featured and many of his original models are on display. ...
pieces in the museum is his archetype for the very stylized towers and shape ...
www.igougo.com/planning/ journalEntryActivity.asp?EntryID=24717 - 37k - En caché - Páginas similares
Sri Lanka - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... In corners of carmine field was stylised towers of pagoda (1). In 1951 two stripes
were added as symbol of minorities Tamils and Maurs (2). In 1972 towers were ...
vexilolognet.hyperlink.cz/Sri%20Lanka.htm - 2k - En caché - Páginas similares
CVG - Previews - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Twisted, stylised towers snake into the sky, while well-realised characters are
instantly recognisable from their literary counterparts, even before you've ...
www.computerandvideogames.com/ previews/previews_story.php?id=58439 - 29k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares
Peer comment(s):
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Baadshah
: sounds good but doesnt really translate esbelta
8 hrs
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I've been searching for the word's meaning and think you're quite right. It seems that the Spanish term 'estilizado' has a wider meaning than 'stylized', although I find it fits the intention: stylized meaning more artistic than realistic
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25 mins
Susana Galilea
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
Customized Translation Services ENG>SPA
Native in: Spanish (Variants: US, Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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4
lean
another option
... The short, squat stadium and the tall, lean tower combine to create
the odd couple that currently dominates the local landscape. ...
www.canadianarchitect.com/issues/ISarticle. asp?id=70665&story_id=CA99874&issue=08012001&PC=&a... - 42k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 2 hrs 6 mins (2004-08-19 23:34:06 GMT)
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Sculpture Community - Sculpture.net - I\'ve gotta question for ya\'
... (Anne, as an architect, you may have some insight into this.) It was
this movement that gave us skyscrapers and clean, lean towers. ...
www.sculpture.net/community/ archive/index.php/t-373.html - 17k - Cached - Similar pages
VirtualTourist.com - Thun Must See Activities Guide - Pictures ...
... From the four lean towers on the corners of the donjon one can enjoy fantastic
views of the city, the lake and the alps. > german_eagle\'s Thun Page. ...
www.virtualtourist.com/vt/a87a9/4/ - 99k - Cached - Similar pages
... The short, squat stadium and the tall, lean tower combine to create
the odd couple that currently dominates the local landscape. ...
www.canadianarchitect.com/issues/ISarticle. asp?id=70665&story_id=CA99874&issue=08012001&PC=&a... - 42k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 2 hrs 6 mins (2004-08-19 23:34:06 GMT)
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Sculpture Community - Sculpture.net - I\'ve gotta question for ya\'
... (Anne, as an architect, you may have some insight into this.) It was
this movement that gave us skyscrapers and clean, lean towers. ...
www.sculpture.net/community/ archive/index.php/t-373.html - 17k - Cached - Similar pages
VirtualTourist.com - Thun Must See Activities Guide - Pictures ...
... From the four lean towers on the corners of the donjon one can enjoy fantastic
views of the city, the lake and the alps. > german_eagle\'s Thun Page. ...
www.virtualtourist.com/vt/a87a9/4/ - 99k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Andy Watkinson
: Hola Susana. Aquí el uso de "lean" es muy personal, vamos, "de autor" . "short, squat" se contrapone a "tall, lean", un poco a lo del "Gordo y el Flaco". O Lemmon/Matthau. = "the odd couple". Es más un juego de palabras que una opción "estándar", cr
37 mins
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se agradece el aporte :)
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2 hrs
María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
Native in Spanish
Responsible, trustworthy and accurate
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to Spanish, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
graceful
graceful
adj. elegant and beautiful
Semyan.com - Gaudi Architecture - [ Traduzir esta página ]
... here that I realized that Antoni Gaudi was not ... in the design of these precipitous towers, especially without ... closely, you can see the graceful, modern lines ...
www.semyan.com/Post08/Gaudi.htm - 7k - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes
Antoni Gaudi Art and Architecture - [ Traduzir esta página ]
... Considering the material used, these towers are light and graceful. ... the materials employed." (James Johnson Sweeney and Josep Lluis Sert, "Antoni Gaudi"). ...
www.american-buddha.com/sagrada.fam.25.htm - 4k - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes
... The design is weirdly graceful, and the whole “kissing towers” thing has its ... of 9/11 victims like the fact neither of the towers encroach on ... Antoni Gaudi. ...
www.blacktable.com/wtc030129.htm - 22k - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes
Gaudi bid for Twin Towers memorial (NEW WTC DESIGN) - [ Traduzir esta página ]
... More on it here: http://www.op.net/~jmeltzer/Gaudi/eltemple.html (It's still under ... Thos stark skinny towers are looking downright graceful compared to ...
209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/827638/posts - 40k - Resultado suplementar - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes
Casterbridge Tours - Itineraries - [ Traduzir esta página ]
... with its soaring towers, and Guell Park , a testament to Gaudi’s unique ... continue with a journey to Segovia , a city of delicate spires and graceful towers. ...
www.casterbridgetours.com/itineraries/sp2.htm - 41k -
adj. elegant and beautiful
Semyan.com - Gaudi Architecture - [ Traduzir esta página ]
... here that I realized that Antoni Gaudi was not ... in the design of these precipitous towers, especially without ... closely, you can see the graceful, modern lines ...
www.semyan.com/Post08/Gaudi.htm - 7k - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes
Antoni Gaudi Art and Architecture - [ Traduzir esta página ]
... Considering the material used, these towers are light and graceful. ... the materials employed." (James Johnson Sweeney and Josep Lluis Sert, "Antoni Gaudi"). ...
www.american-buddha.com/sagrada.fam.25.htm - 4k - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes
... The design is weirdly graceful, and the whole “kissing towers” thing has its ... of 9/11 victims like the fact neither of the towers encroach on ... Antoni Gaudi. ...
www.blacktable.com/wtc030129.htm - 22k - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes
Gaudi bid for Twin Towers memorial (NEW WTC DESIGN) - [ Traduzir esta página ]
... More on it here: http://www.op.net/~jmeltzer/Gaudi/eltemple.html (It's still under ... Thos stark skinny towers are looking downright graceful compared to ...
209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/827638/posts - 40k - Resultado suplementar - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes
Casterbridge Tours - Itineraries - [ Traduzir esta página ]
... with its soaring towers, and Guell Park , a testament to Gaudi’s unique ... continue with a journey to Segovia , a city of delicate spires and graceful towers. ...
www.casterbridgetours.com/itineraries/sp2.htm - 41k -
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