May 14, 2016 15:02
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Spanish term
Spain
poniendo lenguas en contacto
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, French to Spanish
dar un giro a su obra (figur.)
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Education / Pedagogy
¿Cómo podría traducir dar un giro a su obra en la siguiente frase?
Pero el giro que el autor dio a su obra no fue bien recibido por la crítica.
Gracias
Pero el giro que el autor dio a su obra no fue bien recibido por la crítica.
Gracias
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | put a twist on his/her work |
David Hollywood
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| 4 | to redirect one's work |
Francois Boye
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| 4 | take a new tangent in his ouevre |
neilmac
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Proposed translations
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David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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480
Selected
put a twist on his/her work
without more context...
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Pero el giro que el autor dio a su obra no fue bien recibido por la crítica.
However, the twist the author put on his/her work was not well received by/didn't go down well with (the) critics.
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Note added at 17 mins (2016-05-14 15:20:36 GMT)
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or: the (new) slant the author put on his/her work etc.
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Note added at 31 mins (2016-05-14 15:34:20 GMT)
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en sentido figurativo por supuesto...
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Note added at 45 mins (2016-05-14 15:48:04 GMT)
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might also be "style" or "turn of phrase" so we really need more context....
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-05-14 17:11:00 GMT)
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ok now with more context I would say "slant"
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-05-14 17:11:45 GMT)
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to reflect the new direction and flavor
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or even "dimension"
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or: "tone"
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slant
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to not be level or straight up and down. : to present (something, such as a news story) in a way that favors a particular group, opinion, etc.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-05-14 17:18:47 GMT)
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you'll have to go with something that fits in with your overall context
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Note added at 14 mins (2016-05-14 15:16:49 GMT)
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Pero el giro que el autor dio a su obra no fue bien recibido por la crítica.
However, the twist the author put on his/her work was not well received by/didn't go down well with (the) critics.
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Note added at 17 mins (2016-05-14 15:20:36 GMT)
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or: the (new) slant the author put on his/her work etc.
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Note added at 31 mins (2016-05-14 15:34:20 GMT)
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en sentido figurativo por supuesto...
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Note added at 45 mins (2016-05-14 15:48:04 GMT)
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might also be "style" or "turn of phrase" so we really need more context....
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-05-14 17:11:00 GMT)
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ok now with more context I would say "slant"
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-05-14 17:11:45 GMT)
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to reflect the new direction and flavor
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-05-14 17:12:56 GMT)
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or even "dimension"
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-05-14 17:17:17 GMT)
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or: "tone"
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slant
Traducir esta página
to not be level or straight up and down. : to present (something, such as a news story) in a way that favors a particular group, opinion, etc.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-05-14 17:18:47 GMT)
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you'll have to go with something that fits in with your overall context
Note from asker:
| It refers to the moment when D.H. Lawrence began to introduce explicit (pornographic) content on his novels. Like in Woman in love for example. But I think your proporsal is OK. Thanks. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kim Edwards-Buarque
: Or "add a twist" maybe
2 hrs
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thanks Kim
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| agree |
ormiston
: I like "add a twist to"
19 hrs
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would work and thanks ormiston
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| agree |
bizisyl
1 day 5 hrs
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thanks bizisyl
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Francois Boye
United States
United States
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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66
to redirect one's work
to redirect = to change direction and focus
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But the author's redirection of his/her work met with rejection by reviewers
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ERASE the sentence's translation and replace it with the following translation:
THE REDIRECTION OF THE AUTHOR'S WORK MET WITH REJECTION BY REVIEWERS
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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-05-14 18:09:49 GMT)
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But the author's redirection of his/her work met with rejection by reviewers
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Note added at 11 hrs (2016-05-15 02:25:59 GMT)
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ERASE the sentence's translation and replace it with the following translation:
THE REDIRECTION OF THE AUTHOR'S WORK MET WITH REJECTION BY REVIEWERS
16 hrs
take a new tangent in his ouevre
"However, the new tangent in the author's oeuvre was not well received by the critics..."
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Note added at 16 hrs (2016-05-15 07:41:12 GMT)
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Or "work" instead of "oeuvre", if you like...
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Note added at 20 hrs (2016-05-15 11:12:53 GMT)
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Dagnabbit, I see I misspelled "oeuvre" at the first attempt. Maybe that's why many people are reluctant to use it...
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Note added at 20 hrs (2016-05-15 11:14:18 GMT)
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Reminds me of a French guy I met once who insisted that "oeuf" wasn't in the dictionary (he thought it was spelt "euf")...
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Note added at 16 hrs (2016-05-15 07:41:12 GMT)
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Or "work" instead of "oeuvre", if you like...
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Note added at 20 hrs (2016-05-15 11:12:53 GMT)
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Dagnabbit, I see I misspelled "oeuvre" at the first attempt. Maybe that's why many people are reluctant to use it...
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Note added at 20 hrs (2016-05-15 11:14:18 GMT)
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Reminds me of a French guy I met once who insisted that "oeuf" wasn't in the dictionary (he thought it was spelt "euf")...
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