Dec 9, 2010 01:38
13 yrs ago
Spanish term
indumento expandido
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Education / Pedagogy
cv
Capítulos de libros
Indumento Expandido. Texto crítico para el concurso UADE de pintura
http://www.trendxchange.com/?p=427
Indumento Expandido. Texto crítico para el concurso UADE de pintura
http://www.trendxchange.com/?p=427
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +2 | expanding clothes |
Charles Davis
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3 | the creative garment |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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Proposed translations
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14 hrs
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expanding clothes
Sorry, I overlooked this question before. Ideally you want a catchy title for a show. I think there is an argument for keeping "expand" in there, with the double meaning of metaphorically expanding one's idea of what clothes can be and literally, as it says in the link, making clothes that expand: "Prendas, instalaciones en sí mismas, generadoras de espacios, recorridos, instancias. Pliegues como acordeones expanden gorgueras..." "Expanded" to "expanding" is a small step, a minor liberty. Gerunds in titles are very common in English. And "clothes" for "the garment", plural for singular, is also a very common adjustment between Spanish and English.
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Note added at 22 hrs (2010-12-10 00:35:02 GMT)
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I hadn't quite realised before, but I suppose another feature of my suggestion here (which may or may not be an advantage depending on your point of view) is that the gerund, "expanding", could be read either as transitive or as intransitive: "making clothes expand" and "clothes that expand". I think this kind of wordplay is probably an attraction in the art world. What remains is to decide on the best word for "indumento", and there are a number of possibilities to choose from.
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Note added at 23 hrs (2010-12-10 01:23:31 GMT)
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And on that point, perhaps "expanding apparel" is worth considering, especially for America, where "apparel" is more common than in UK English. The internal half-rhyme (-pa-) is an attraction in a title.
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Note added at 22 hrs (2010-12-10 00:35:02 GMT)
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I hadn't quite realised before, but I suppose another feature of my suggestion here (which may or may not be an advantage depending on your point of view) is that the gerund, "expanding", could be read either as transitive or as intransitive: "making clothes expand" and "clothes that expand". I think this kind of wordplay is probably an attraction in the art world. What remains is to decide on the best word for "indumento", and there are a number of possibilities to choose from.
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Note added at 23 hrs (2010-12-10 01:23:31 GMT)
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And on that point, perhaps "expanding apparel" is worth considering, especially for America, where "apparel" is more common than in UK English. The internal half-rhyme (-pa-) is an attraction in a title.
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Comment: "Great!"
7 hrs
the creative garment
If the text refers to an exhibition of student designs for clothing. I'm not certain what you want here! "The expanded garment" would be the literal translation, in the sense of going beyond the traditional idea of a piece of clothing. If I had to name it, I would say "The metaphorical garment", but that would be naming it, not translating it.
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