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Message board > S.O.S!!! URGENT HELP NEEDED!!!
S.O.S!!! URGENT HELP NEEDED!!!
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Mar0919
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S.O.S!!! URGENT HELP NEEDED!!!
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NATIVE SPEAKERS, I URGENTLY NEED HELP WITH A PHRASE I DEFINITELY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT MEANS! I am translating a text but cannot give this phrase a good meaning in Spanish. Can you help me please? What does: "THE TREES ARE CLOSE-GALLERIED" mean? Does it mean that the trees are very close to each other, next to each other?
Thanks a bunch!
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13 Dec 2012
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yanogator
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Maybe that �s an expression used in some other countries, but I don �t think it exists in the US. Where did you get the text? Maybe some context would help. Bruce |
13 Dec 2012
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maryse pey�
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Hi dear Mar, hope everything well for you. Your sentence makes me think of trees planted one close to another and that when you look at them you can imagine a gallery under their branches, like a covered path. May this idea help you ? Plenty of hugs and Merry Christmas to you dear. Maryse. |
13 Dec 2012
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Mar0919
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Yes, Bruce, sorry! Context would surely help! This is a text I �m translating for a Language school. It uses this to "test" potential candidates to work with them on their translating skills! Am I cheating? LOL!!!
Hotels in
Sinharaja Reserve
The last
undisturbed area of rainforest in Sri Lanka.
Sinharajah is a great primeval rainforest which
cloaks the peaks of several mountains in the South West of Sri Lanka. Thick
mysterious woods are dominated by tall majestic Hor-Bu Hora and Kina trees,
often 130 foot
high and close-galleried, so it provides a shrub free forest floor beautifully
dappled with sun filtering through. |
13 Dec 2012
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Mar0919
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Thank you, dearest Maryse!!! Merry Christmas, hugs and kisses your way!!!! Thanks for your help!
You �re right, dear Sophia! I got a little carried away with my frustration and forgot to add the context!
Hugs!!! |
13 Dec 2012
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douglas
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I believe Maryse is correct.
I think it refers to this definiton for gallery (but turned into an adjective):
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13 Dec 2012
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Zora
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It �s like a canopy. The trees � leaves are almost touching, creating an umbrella or shady effect.
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13 Dec 2012
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Mar0919
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Thank you, guys! You �re wonderful! Kind of got the hang of it now! Now... my big challenge, transfer that idea to Spanish, and make it make sense! LOL!!!
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13 Dec 2012
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yanogator
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I think it �s ridiculous that they give you a word to translate that you �ll never see in your work. They should focus on realistic situations. However, they are probably wanting to check your creativity in trying to find an equivalent. If I were doing that, I would ask you to translate a sentence with "tease" in it. As far as I know, there isn �t an exact equivalent of "tease" in Spanish, so you would have to use the sentence to determine which Spanish word would be closest. Try to translate "If you don �t stop teasing your sister, you �ll have to sit in the corner." A cat likes to tease a mouse before it kills it. Bruce |
13 Dec 2012
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Mar0919
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I �d rather translate "tease" a zillion times!!!! That �s easy Bruce! even though it �s not an EXACT equivalent, there are a lot of Spanish words that can be used to describe tease.
"If you don �t stop teasing your sister, you�ll have to sit in the corner."
"Si no dejas de molestar a tu hermana, vas a tener que sentarte en el rinc�n."
" A un gato le gusta burlarse de un rat�n antes de matarlo."
Depending on the context, tease can take several other meanings.
Well, that �s my H.O.
Thanks to all, you were all of great help!!!
Hugs,
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13 Dec 2012
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