Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
jam-making (poetry)
Spanish translation:
(poesía) empalagosa
Added to glossary by
Kaiser_Soze
Jan 15, 2007 17:03
17 yrs ago
English term
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jam-making
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Posters of lost causes hung on drawing pins, posters by Christopher Logue about electric chairs, political statements that would never be realised, and poetry broadsheets that were as far from jam-making as Tintern Abbey is from Las vegas.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +3 | empalagosa |
Kaiser_Soze
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| 3 +4 | la preparación de mermeladas |
Refugio
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| 5 +1 | improvisaciones |
Ricardo Falconi
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| 3 | (tan lejos de) la improvisación/espontaneidad |
Miguel Fuentes
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Proposed translations
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39 mins
Kaiser_Soze
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Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
empalagosa
"...y andanadas de poesía que estaba tan lejos de ser empalagosa como..."
Me parece, dado el contexto, que "jam-making" podría referirse a un tipo de poesía cursi o dulzona, del cual el poeta en cuestión se encuentra lejano.
Saludos
Me parece, dado el contexto, que "jam-making" podría referirse a un tipo de poesía cursi o dulzona, del cual el poeta en cuestión se encuentra lejano.
Saludos
Peer comment(s):
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Refugio
16 mins
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Thx, Ruth!
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Alan R King
: me gusta
20 mins
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Gracias, Alan!
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| agree |
Miguel Fuentes
: I thing you're on a good track right there. "Fabricar mermelada" made no sense to me.
21 mins
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Thank you, Miguel. Rgds
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "gracias"
+1
5 mins
Ricardo Falconi
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improvisaciones
creo que podria aplicarse en este contexto
6 mins
Miguel Fuentes
Mexico
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Spanish
Mexico
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Related KudoZ points
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12
(tan lejos de) la improvisación/espontaneidad
Una opción. Creo que se refiere a la espontaneidad o improvisación como el "jam" en la música de jazz.
Peer comment(s):
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Alan R King
: me parece que no, Miguel; eso es jamming, jam-making quiere decir elaboración de mermelada...
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"Jamming" is also called "Jam". But never mind that: jam spread hardly makes sense. The author makes a comparison: two elements that would usually relate (poetry posts and jam), but under that situation are far apart. I guess both are kind of a long shot
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13 mins
la preparación de mermeladas
It may be meant literally, in an incongruous list of elements.
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-01-15 17:19:14 GMT)
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I think if the term referred to musical improvisation, it would be "jamming" rather than "jam-making".
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Note added at 49 mins (2007-01-15 17:52:31 GMT)
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You are probably right, Alex. Metaphorically, it could refer to the production of sugary, sentimental verses ("sentimientos azucarados"?).
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-01-15 17:19:14 GMT)
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I think if the term referred to musical improvisation, it would be "jamming" rather than "jam-making".
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Note added at 49 mins (2007-01-15 17:52:31 GMT)
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You are probably right, Alex. Metaphorically, it could refer to the production of sugary, sentimental verses ("sentimientos azucarados"?).
Note from asker:
| I have thought about it. The thing is that it is the only incongruous element of the list. |
Peer comment(s):
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Alan R King
0 min
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Thanks, Alan
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patricia scott
: Yes.
2 mins
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Thanks, Patricia
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Juan Carlstein
18 mins
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Gracias, Juan
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Juan Vilca
41 mins
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Thanks, Jvilca
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