Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
grappling so close to the bone
Spanish translation:
enfrentarse atrevidamente a cuestiones tan penetrantes
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Nov 11, 2002 18:18
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English term
Oscar
at grappling so close to the bone
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
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Comedies rarely suceed at grappling with issues so close to the bone.
Proposed translations
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Las comedias rara vez logran enfrentarse atrevidamente a cuestiones tan penetrantes.
La idea de 'close to the bone' es que corta profundo, que hiere, que penetra a un nivel intensamente doloroso de nuestra existencia.
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Comment: "Hola. Muchas gracias por la respuesta. La encuentro muy adecuada para el tema. Un saludo. Oscar"
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Native in Spanish
Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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tratar (abordar) temas (tramas) con tanta profundidad
Pongo tramas como opción secundaria para darle un giro teatral al asunto...
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lidiar con cuestiones tan delicadas( tratar de resolver cuestiones tansensibles o subidas de tono)
Las opciones tratan de abarcar posibles contextos.
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Richard Boulter
: The bone is inside the skin , and past the nerves. When the question gets that far along it hurts a lot, like getting to one's heart (NOT the heart of the matter).
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Maria Celia Costanzo
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Free (not sworn) translator
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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Las comedias raramente tienen éxito al tratar temas tan extremos.
extremos = que hieran susceptibilidades, desgarradores, etc.
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cuando tratan sobre temas fundamentales
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