Oct 19, 2019 18:00
4 yrs ago
Spanish term
tenía un filo metálico que retumbaba en los oídos
Spanish to English
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Contexto:
— Tranquila — murmuró, de pie detrás de ella. A pesar del ansia que sentía por ella, sus manos acariciaron sus hombros lentamente y bajaron con cuidado por los brazos. Su voz era más grave y marcada que de costumbre y tenía un filo metálico que retumbaba en los oídos de la muchacha — tendré cuidado, no te preocupes y, si a pesar de eso te hago daño, debes decírmelo —estaba seguro de que no ocurriría porque lo que más le importaba, antes que su propio placer, era proporcionárselo a ella.
Muchas Gracias,
Barbara
— Tranquila — murmuró, de pie detrás de ella. A pesar del ansia que sentía por ella, sus manos acariciaron sus hombros lentamente y bajaron con cuidado por los brazos. Su voz era más grave y marcada que de costumbre y tenía un filo metálico que retumbaba en los oídos de la muchacha — tendré cuidado, no te preocupes y, si a pesar de eso te hago daño, debes decírmelo —estaba seguro de que no ocurriría porque lo que más le importaba, antes que su propio placer, era proporcionárselo a ella.
Muchas Gracias,
Barbara
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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his voice had a strident metallic quality echoing in the girl´s ears
If we go to a definition of what a metallic voice is, the ¨su voz era más grave¨ is a contradiction. However, it seems logical to me to translate ¨his voice had a strident metallic quality¨ echoing in the gilr´s ears.
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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2 hrs
steely tone/edge which filled/reverbrated in her ears/head
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Peer comment(s):
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Daniel Hall
: I prefer "steely" to "metallic" in this case
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Yes! Thanks.
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agree |
Taña Dalglish
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Thanks.
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Carol Gullidge
: I don’t think this is the occasion for steely tones!//...steely tones are hardly romantic/seductive dulcet tones...let’s just say that I wouldn’t be won over!
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(his voice) had a metallic edge that echoed in the girl's (her) ears ...
... tenía un filo metálico que retumbaba en los oídos
had a metallic edge that echoed in the girl's (her) ears ...
War Remains - Page 145 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com.jm/books?id=T48tAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA145&l...
Jeffrey Miller - 2018
***His voice had a metallic edge to it.*** “Cease fire!” Three men lay dead in front of Bobby. Two more wounded. One of the men who had crawled toward the house ...
WOMAN OF METTLE - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com.jm/books?id=e0MmBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT134&l...
Linda Caddick - 2015
***His voice had a metallic edge.*** “You lured me with every one of your smiles and your liquid eyes. I knew you were only holding yourself back from me because I ...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-10-19 20:38:20 GMT)
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It is not a question of how the guy feels about the girl, he could be very much in love, but at the time (under this circumstance), his voice as bcsantos has suggested, had a steely tone/note ....
steely adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › english › steely
(of a person's character or behaviour) strong, hard and unfriendly a cold, steely voice a look of steely determination She shivered at the slightly **steely note** in his voice. He could have been hopping mad about something, but that does not mean he may not love or be in love with the person!
steely - Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
usage_words.enacademic.com › steely
showing a calm and firm attitude: He had a look of steely determination in his eyes. The steely tone in his voice told her that he was furious. 2. ) steely blue is ...
had a metallic edge that echoed in the girl's (her) ears ...
War Remains - Page 145 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com.jm/books?id=T48tAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA145&l...
Jeffrey Miller - 2018
***His voice had a metallic edge to it.*** “Cease fire!” Three men lay dead in front of Bobby. Two more wounded. One of the men who had crawled toward the house ...
WOMAN OF METTLE - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com.jm/books?id=e0MmBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT134&l...
Linda Caddick - 2015
***His voice had a metallic edge.*** “You lured me with every one of your smiles and your liquid eyes. I knew you were only holding yourself back from me because I ...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-10-19 20:38:20 GMT)
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It is not a question of how the guy feels about the girl, he could be very much in love, but at the time (under this circumstance), his voice as bcsantos has suggested, had a steely tone/note ....
steely adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › english › steely
(of a person's character or behaviour) strong, hard and unfriendly a cold, steely voice a look of steely determination She shivered at the slightly **steely note** in his voice. He could have been hopping mad about something, but that does not mean he may not love or be in love with the person!
steely - Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
usage_words.enacademic.com › steely
showing a calm and firm attitude: He had a look of steely determination in his eyes. The steely tone in his voice told her that he was furious. 2. ) steely blue is ...
Note from asker:
Well, I thought about "metallic edge", too, but under the circumstances, it seems a little extreme, almost harsh, which isn't at all the way the guy in question feels about the girl. |
3 hrs
had a metallic pitch that rumbled in the ears
My proposition:
had a metallic pitch that rumbled in the ears
had a metallic pitch that rumbled in the ears
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