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Unveiling

Spanish translation: presentación

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English term or phrase:Unveiling
Spanish translation:presentación
Entered by: broca

11:43 Feb 4, 2013
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: Unveiling
The unveiling of the portrait took place yesterday.
Unveiling= ¿descubrimiento, inauguración?
broca
Local time: 21:30
presentación
Explanation:
A falta de contexto, se suele hablar de presentaciones cuando se muestra, por ejemplo, una obra que acaba de ser restaurada.
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Sara Bueno Carrero
Spain
Local time: 21:30
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5presentación
Sara Bueno Carrero
5 +1(la) primera muestra/exhibición pública
Cándida Artime Peñeñori
5presentación al público
María Luisa Balseiro
3revelada
Claudia Pérez Snead


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
unveiling
presentación


Explanation:
A falta de contexto, se suele hablar de presentaciones cuando se muestra, por ejemplo, una obra que acaba de ser restaurada.

Sara Bueno Carrero
Spain
Local time: 21:30
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: "The picture (of Queen Victoria") was unveiled yesterday before the assembled masters and boys, in the hall of the college."


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Itziar Crespo
5 mins
agree  Patricia Honrubia
1 hr
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4 hrs
agree  amalia_bd
4 hrs
agree  Marta de la Presa
4 days
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
unveiling
presentación al público


Explanation:
En el caso de un monumento podría ser "inauguración".

María Luisa Balseiro
Spain
Local time: 21:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unveiling
(la) primera muestra/exhibición pública


Explanation:
En las reseñas generalmente son utilizados los verbos exhibir y mostrar para referirse a obras pictóricas.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2013-02-04 19:48:44 GMT)
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Los filmes se estrenan.
Los edificios y monumentos se inauguran.
Las estatuas se develan.
Los cuadros se muestran/exhiben por primera vez al público.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2013-02-04 19:50:44 GMT)
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Los filmes se estrenan.
Los edificios y monumentos se inauguran.
Las estatuas se develan.
Los cuadros se muestran/exhiben por primera vez al público/en público.

Cándida Artime Peñeñori
Cuba
Local time: 15:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 55

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Étienne Dolet
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Irene.
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1 day 16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
unveiling
revelada


Explanation:
"The picture (of Queen Victoria") was unveiled yesterday before the assembled masters and boys, in the hall of the college."

"La imagen fue revelada el día de ayer ante …."

My two cents.

Claudia Pérez Snead
Germany
Local time: 21:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Sounds as if it were a photograph being developed (not unveiled). Thank you, of course.

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