Dec 19, 2016 14:55
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Argentina
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la santidad y la salvación
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This is a line from a script that takes place in an opera house in Argentina. The director of the opera house is talking to journalists:
BRUNO
Yo lo veo como un desafío. En cualquier caso estoy muy agradecido por esta oportunidad. Es un placer volver acá... a este país y a este Teatro.
DIRECTOR
Pasaron ciento treinta años...
¿No le parece que volver a la santidad y la salvación a esta altura es un poco...?
Bruno sonríe ante la frase provocativa. Contesta en perfecto italiano.
Thanks
BRUNO
Yo lo veo como un desafío. En cualquier caso estoy muy agradecido por esta oportunidad. Es un placer volver acá... a este país y a este Teatro.
DIRECTOR
Pasaron ciento treinta años...
¿No le parece que volver a la santidad y la salvación a esta altura es un poco...?
Bruno sonríe ante la frase provocativa. Contesta en perfecto italiano.
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | holiness and salvation |
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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| 3 +1 | coming back to sanctity and to salvation... |
Tony Conde
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| 3 +1 | regain former glory |
Marie Wilson
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Proposed translations
+1
36 mins
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Ecuador
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English
Ecuador
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, English
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holiness and salvation
Another option.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
MollyRose
: Return to holiness and salvation is the literal translation and I don't see any reason to translate it some other way, especially since we don't have enough context to know what in the world they're talking about.
1 day 13 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
+1
27 mins
Tony Conde
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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Native in: Portuguese 
, French
Works in: French to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, Spanish to Portuguese, and 6 more.
coming back to sanctity and to salvation...
coming back to sanctity and to salvation...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
: I might say "a return to" sanctity and salvation, but I agree that the literal translation has a nice ring to it.
1 day 2 hrs
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+1
34 mins
regain former glory
There will be many ways to say this. My interpretation is "Don't you think that regaining your former glory at this point is a bit...?".
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