Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
a nivel de rasgos formales.
English translation:
in terms of formal features
Added to glossary by
Lynne Gleghorn
Jun 7, 2009 11:25
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
a nivel de rasgos formales.
Spanish to English
Other
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Painting
Estoy traduciendo un catálogo para una exhibición de arte: es una entrevista a la artista y la frase entera es:
Me gustaría que explicaras qué razones tienes para abordar los iconos elegidos, “mujer” y “vasija”, con tintas y carbón sobre papeles de mediano y gran formatohechos a mano gracias a lo cual logras obtener unas imágenes, visualmente, sugerentes y fluidas, a nivel de rasgos formales.
Mi intento hasta que me he quedado bloqueada:
I would like you to explain why you address the chosen icons, “woman” and “vessel” in ink and charcoal on hand made medium and large format paper thanks to which you have obtained visually suggestive and fluid images with..
Me gustaría que explicaras qué razones tienes para abordar los iconos elegidos, “mujer” y “vasija”, con tintas y carbón sobre papeles de mediano y gran formatohechos a mano gracias a lo cual logras obtener unas imágenes, visualmente, sugerentes y fluidas, a nivel de rasgos formales.
Mi intento hasta que me he quedado bloqueada:
I would like you to explain why you address the chosen icons, “woman” and “vessel” in ink and charcoal on hand made medium and large format paper thanks to which you have obtained visually suggestive and fluid images with..
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40 mins
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in terms of formal features
I find "a nivel de" is mind-numbingly overused ¡n most contexts in Spanish ...
Note from asker:
| I completely agree with you about that and thanks for your help |
| I have really had a problem deciding but I think this is the most adequate especially as I completely agree with you as regards "a nivel de" |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much"
24 mins
regarding their formal features
;)
Note from asker:
| Podría ser y hasta me gusta pero voy a esperar un poco como me ha quedado tan así De todas formas muchas gracias por tu sugerencia |
33 mins
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Chile
40 Years Business, Legal, Certificates
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
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whose formal features are / with ....... formal features
I would turn the text around a little bit.
Good luck!
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Note added at 40 mins (2009-06-07 12:05:33 GMT)
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I think the key is to express the idea without leaving anything out while refraining from translating word by word.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Note added at 40 mins (2009-06-07 12:05:33 GMT)
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I think the key is to express the idea without leaving anything out while refraining from translating word by word.
Good luck!
Note from asker:
| Yes I think you're right. I think I'll have a bit of a rest and rethink the whole thing. Thanks for your help |
+1
4 hrs
whose shapely features (are visually suggestive and fluid)
"formal" seems to refer to "forma" (shape), i.e. the shape of the woman and crockery
1 day 3 hrs
level of formal features
with.... a level of formal features
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