Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
in no colours
Spanish translation:
no usaré colores ni nombres para describirlo
Added to glossary by
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Sep 30, 2006 13:58
17 yrs ago
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English term
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in no colours
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
No sé si hay que entender esta expresión en el sentido de "sin artificios". La frase entera es la siguiente:
However, as I am obliged by the duty of an historian to decency, as well as impartiality, so I thought it necessary, before I used too much freedom with Satan, to produce authentic documents, and bring antiquity upon the stage, to justify the manner of my writing, and let you see I shall describe him in no colours nor call him by any name but what he has been known by for many ages before me".
Muchas gracias de antemano
However, as I am obliged by the duty of an historian to decency, as well as impartiality, so I thought it necessary, before I used too much freedom with Satan, to produce authentic documents, and bring antiquity upon the stage, to justify the manner of my writing, and let you see I shall describe him in no colours nor call him by any name but what he has been known by for many ages before me".
Muchas gracias de antemano
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20 mins
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Peru
Native in Spanish
Peru
Accuracy and Commitment
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Peruvian, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 5 more.
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no usaré colores ni nombres para describirlo
Me parece que es bastante literal, en vez de figurado. Tiene que ser imparcial al describir a Satán, por lo que no dirá que es rojo (como generalmente nos lo imaginamos) ni tampoco le pondrá nombre alguno: diablo, satanás, etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias"
13 mins
No lo describirE con caracterIsticas distintas a las que se han conocido...
figurado to show one's true colours, mostrar uno su verdadero carácter
+2
19 mins
sin pretextos/falsas apariencias
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Note added at 24 mins (2006-09-30 14:22:18 GMT)
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"colour: an outward show often concealing an underlying true charcater. Appearence or pretense offered as justification or extenuation (pretext)."
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Note added at 24 mins (2006-09-30 14:22:18 GMT)
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"colour: an outward show often concealing an underlying true charcater. Appearence or pretense offered as justification or extenuation (pretext)."
Peer comment(s):
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Francisco Rodriguez
1 hr
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gracias Francisco
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María Susana Hernández
: me gusta "sin falsas apariencias", es decir, sin adornos
1 hr
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gracias María
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2 hrs
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
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Spanish
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United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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354
sin detalles
creo que tambien podrás usar sin glorificación dado el contexto del párrafo.
8 hrs
...sin (atribuirle/pintarlo de) color alguno...
Ahondando en la idea implícita, también podría interpretarse como "sin ningún juicio preconcebido" o algo semejante.
1 day 23 hrs
sin matices
otra opción.
2 days 1 hr
no le daré color alguno
otra opción
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