Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
como elemento decorativo o cuando nos deleitamos al observarlas
English translation:
as decorative elements, or when we take pleasure in gazing at them
Spanish term
como elemento decorativo o cuando nos deleitamos al observarlas
Flores y plantas:
Ellas nos transmiten su energía a través de sus colores, sus formas, sus olores y esto nos permite establecer lazos con esa energía toda vez que las preferimos como elementos decorativos o cuando nos deleitamos al observarlas en jardines, parques, campos y montañas.
Esta es mi propuesta:
Flowers and plants:
Their characteristics such as colours, shapes and fragrances connect humans with their energy. In consequence, this allows us to create links which leads us to prefer them as decorative elements or when we enjoy watching them in gardens, parks, fields and mountains.
Gracias por su atención y ayuda
Jun 11, 2020 11:56: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Jun 11, 2020 12:18: Barbara Cochran, MFA changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/123909">Barbara Cochran, MFA's</a> old entry - "como elemento decorativo o cuando nos deleitamos al observarlas"" to ""every time that we show our preference for them as decorative elements, or when we enjoy gazing at t""
Jun 11, 2020 12:18: Barbara Cochran, MFA changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/123909">Barbara Cochran, MFA's</a> old entry - "como elemento decorativo o cuando nos deleitamos al observarlas"" to ""every time thatas decorative elements, or take pleasure in gazing at them when we enjoy gazing at t""
Jun 11, 2020 12:19: Barbara Cochran, MFA changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/123909">Barbara Cochran, MFA's</a> old entry - "como elemento decorativo o cuando nos deleitamos al observarlas"" to ""as decorative elements, or take pleasure in gazing at them when we enjoy gazing at t""
Jun 11, 2020 13:49: Barbara Cochran, MFA changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/123909">Barbara Cochran, MFA's</a> old entry - "como elemento decorativo o cuando nos deleitamos al observarlas"" to ""as decorative elements, or take pleasure in gazing at them""
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Proposed translations
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
every time that we show our preference for them as decorative elements, or when we enjoy gazing at t
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"or when we rest our gaze on them..."
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"o when we take pleasure in gazing at them..."
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"or..."
| Gracias por su atención. En verdad que es difícil escoger una respuesta porque todas son valiosas. Me decido por la suya porque la siento muy cerca a la poesía. |
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Chema Nieto Castañón
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Gracias, Chema.
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Marcelo González
: I especially like your last option :-)
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Mil gracias, Marcelo.
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United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
(whenever we use them) as decoration, or delight in looking at them
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Chema Nieto Castañón
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Stephanie Ament
: Agree. I posted some slight variations, but it seems that "delight" is a key term to get in here.
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Marcelo González
7 hrs
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Rebecca Reddin (X)
15 hrs
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Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
whether we prefer them as decorative elements or when we delight in observing ..
Their energy is transmitted to us through their colors, their forms, their smells and this allows us to establish links with that energy, whether we prefer them as decorative elements or when we delight in observing them in gardens, parks, fields and mountains.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes to "whether we prefer.." but I don't like "observing". This is basic Spanish (and English) IMO
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Thank you.
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United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
every time we choose them as decoration or enjoy watching them
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Chema Nieto Castañón
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Thanks Chema! ¡Saludos!
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Marcelo González
: Though I really like the beginning, I'm not so sure about the end, with 'watching' for things that don't move. Watching flowers or plants seems odd. IMO
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You are right, it should be ¨seeing¨
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Yvonne Gallagher
: I like the beginning too but NOT "watching" This is basic Spanish (and English) IMO
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Thanks Yvonne! True, it should be ¨seeing¨.
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
as a decoration or something we love looking at
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just the way we would say it in English
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anyway steer away from "watching"
United States
Authentic translations, detailed editing
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, British, UK, US)
Works in: Spanish to English
use them for decorating or delight in seeing them in gardens, parks, countrysides, etc.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2020-06-09 01:50:07 GMT)
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I had another resource here that didn't come through; apologies. Alternatively "use them decoratively" (ref. https://www.spotlightnews.com/opinion/point-of-view/2011/12/... and https://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/05/archives/around-the-garde... The latter reference is a bit old but the usage isn't necessarily outdated.
"Wildcrafting ideas abound when using plants for decorating"
They convey their energy.../every time we either choose them as decoration/thrilled by their look
A. "They convey their energy" me parece suficiente. No hay necesidad de incluir el pronombre "nos" del dativo u objeto indirecto. Por otra parte "convey" tiene más fuerza semántica que "transmit".
B. Me parece que el "preferimos" del texto original debe entenderse como "elegir", ya que no hay un elemento comparativo. Digo, uno por lo general prefiere una cosa en relación a otra.
C. "Thrilled by their look" me parece que tiene más fuerza que "observar". También podrías decir "thrilled by their presence in..." a fin de no limitarte sólo a lo visual.
Espero que en algo te ayude. Suerte
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