Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
iluminación no muy alta
English translation:
dim lighting
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Becker
Nov 4, 2005 04:04
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
iluminación no muy alta
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
En un guión:
"ESCENA 89:
INT. DÍA. SALÓN ELEGANTE DE CLUB.
EN LO QUE PARECIERA SER UN LUGAR MUY EXCLUSIVO, CON MUEBLES ELEGANTES, GRANDES CUADROS, VENTANALES QUE DAN A UN CAMPO DE GOLF E **ILUMINACIÓN NO MUY ALTA**, VEMOS A UN GRUPO DE HOMBRES ELEGANTEMENTE VESTIDOS Y CÓMODAMENTE SENTADOS. ENTRE ELLOS ESTÁ EL GENERAL CANALES, VESTIDO CON TRAJE Y CORBATA."
Pido excusas por las mayúsculas; es "copy & paste" del texto original.
"ESCENA 89:
INT. DÍA. SALÓN ELEGANTE DE CLUB.
EN LO QUE PARECIERA SER UN LUGAR MUY EXCLUSIVO, CON MUEBLES ELEGANTES, GRANDES CUADROS, VENTANALES QUE DAN A UN CAMPO DE GOLF E **ILUMINACIÓN NO MUY ALTA**, VEMOS A UN GRUPO DE HOMBRES ELEGANTEMENTE VESTIDOS Y CÓMODAMENTE SENTADOS. ENTRE ELLOS ESTÁ EL GENERAL CANALES, VESTIDO CON TRAJE Y CORBATA."
Pido excusas por las mayúsculas; es "copy & paste" del texto original.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +4 | dim lighting |
Adriana de Groote
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4 +4 | subdued light |
Henry Hinds
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4 +2 | soft lighting |
Robert Forstag
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4 | low lighting |
Anne Grimes
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Proposed translations
+4
4 mins
Spanish term (edited):
iluminaci�n no muy alta
Selected
dim lighting
Otra posibilidad
BookCrossing - Fun and Games - Dim lighting. Candles make my ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]Posted by Dagny (90/29) 2 wks ago (10/7/2005 8:55:03 AM BX time). Dim lighting. Candles make my throat itch. Lewis and Clark or Jacques Cousteau? ...
www.bookcrossing.com/forum/29/2810989/ subj_-Dim-lighting.-Candles-make-my-throat-itch. - 397k - En caché - Páginas similares
eG Forums -> Dim lighting in restaurants - [ Traduzca esta página ]I am surprised that you said I wrote about liking dim lighting, as I do not. ... When very dim lighting is coupled with shattering noise, ...
forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=52349 - 54k - En caché - Páginas similares
BookCrossing - Fun and Games - Dim lighting. Candles make my ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]Posted by Dagny (90/29) 2 wks ago (10/7/2005 8:55:03 AM BX time). Dim lighting. Candles make my throat itch. Lewis and Clark or Jacques Cousteau? ...
www.bookcrossing.com/forum/29/2810989/ subj_-Dim-lighting.-Candles-make-my-throat-itch. - 397k - En caché - Páginas similares
eG Forums -> Dim lighting in restaurants - [ Traduzca esta página ]I am surprised that you said I wrote about liking dim lighting, as I do not. ... When very dim lighting is coupled with shattering noise, ...
forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=52349 - 54k - En caché - Páginas similares
Peer comment(s):
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Georges Tocco
3 mins
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Thank you Georges!
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agree |
JaneTranslates
: This is the answer I would have given.
22 mins
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Thank you Jane for your kind comment!
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agree |
Margarita Gonzalez
46 mins
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Muchas gracias!
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agree |
Yvette Neisser Moreno
: Yes, I think this is what a script would say in English.
4 hrs
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¡Muchas gracias!
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neutral |
DylanS
: you need to be careful with the use of dim as it can have negative connotations
8 hrs
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Thank you Dylan, but you lost me a little (about the negative connotations)
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neutral |
Rachel Fell
: maybe dimmed lighting
9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias a todos."
+4
2 mins
Spanish term (edited):
iluminaci�n no muy alta
subdued light
Ya
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
: Or "lighting."
50 mins
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Gracias, Muriel, estaría muy bien así.
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agree |
Luis Zepeda
1 hr
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Gracias, Luis.
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agree |
Daniel Burns (X)
3 hrs
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Gracias, Daniel.
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agree |
Chris Williams
: yes but definitely "lighting" A subdued light sounds like a defeated light!
5 hrs
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Gracias, Chris, "lighting" is even better.
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3 hrs
Spanish term (edited):
iluminaci�n no muy alta
low lighting
another way of saying it..
+2
9 hrs
Spanish term (edited):
iluminaci�n no muy alta
soft lighting
In the context of describing the atmosphere of bar in a way that is meant to sound appealing, I think that "soft lighting works better than any of the other choices offered thus far.
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Suerte.
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Suerte.
Peer comment(s):
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Rachel Fell
8 mins
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Thanks so much, Rachel.
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agree |
Casey Dovale
: this is certainly correct and the most appropiate!
10 hrs
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Thank you, Casey.
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