Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
\"Personaje y su doble\"
English translation:
ego and alter-ego / self and alter-ego / self and double
Added to glossary by
Kathleen Misson
Jan 5, 2010 10:37
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
"Personaje y su doble"
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
This is a name for a series of paintings to be presented at an art show. Without seeing what the paintings are, it is difficult to translate this. Any ideas?
Many thanks.
Se trata de una serie de pequeños cuadros bajo el título “Personaje y su doble”
Many thanks.
Se trata de una serie de pequeños cuadros bajo el título “Personaje y su doble”
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +3 | ego and alter-ego / self and alter-ego / self and double |
HugoSteckel
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3 | Image and reflection |
Edward Tully
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3 | Figure and mirror-image |
Evans (X)
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3 | Two-faced |
Tim Dickinson
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Proposed translations
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ego and alter-ego / self and alter-ego / self and double
the term "the double" is a tenet of artistic and literary representation. However, as a title, I think "ego and alter-ego" is potentially more compelling..
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-01-05 10:42:36 GMT)
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I also think "character/person and.." sounds clumsy and unconvincing in English, whereas "personaje" doesn't sound the same to me. Others may and will disagree :-)
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Note added at 4 mins (2010-01-05 10:42:36 GMT)
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I also think "character/person and.." sounds clumsy and unconvincing in English, whereas "personaje" doesn't sound the same to me. Others may and will disagree :-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I went with ego and alter-ego but other answers are all appreciated. Thank you all for your suggestions."
12 mins
Image and reflection
a general option that may work...
38 mins
Figure and mirror-image
I like what the others have suggested so far. This is just another option. Could also be "Image and Mirror-image".
2 hrs
Two-faced
As none of us have actually seen the painting, I'm offering this somewhat imaginative interpretation for discussion after discarding "character and double" which sounded rather flat. Cheers!
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