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apunte documental

English translation: documentary contribution/record

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Spanish term or phrase:apunte documental
English translation:documentary contribution/record
Entered by: Marian Martin (X)

18:44 May 23, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Archaeology / Maya, Mexico
Spanish term or phrase: apunte documental
From another caption:

El sitio arqueológico, de grandes dimensiones, aún se encuentra en exploración y cerrado al público. La imagen es un apunte documental del autor.
Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 13:42
documentary contribution/record
Explanation:
Apunte can also indicate "record", "entry", and if taken a little further, also "contribution". In this case it is a documentary contribution/record made by the author. If the image is a photo, it would make sense to use one of these terms or something similar, once sketch and note are ruled out. Just a suggestion, hope it might help in some way. -:)
http://www.babylon.com/definition/apunte/English

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Marian Martin (X)
Spain
Local time: 22:42
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2documentary note
neilmac
5one of the documents logged by the author/ in the author’s notations
Sandra Rodriguez
4documentary contribution/record
Marian Martin (X)
3This (or The) image was documented by the author.
JPW (X)
3documentary sketch
hfp


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
documentary note


Explanation:
Straight literal translation

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-05-23 18:49:38 GMT)
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apunte m
1 a (nota) note
b apuntes mpl (Educ) notes (pl); (texto preparado) handout, prepared notes (pl); no necesitas tomar apuntes en clase you
don’t need to take notes in class; sacar apuntes (RPl) to take notes;

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-05-23 18:50:17 GMT)
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documental1 adj : documentary

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-05-23 18:51:39 GMT)
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Since the text refers to an image, it may be the 2nd meaning given in Oxford: 2 a (Art) sketch;

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-05-23 18:52:18 GMT)
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... so "documentary sketch" is another possibility.

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-05-23 18:52:33 GMT)
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Yes

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 22:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 72
Notes to answerer
Asker: I thought of that, too, but doesn't it seem odd for an image?

Asker: I'd thought of sketch, but I've got a pdf of the original book, and it's photo taken by the author. (I'd forgotten I had the images when I posted the question -- sorry!)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  margaret caulfield: I entirely agree!
1 hr
agree  Claudia Vera
19 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
This (or The) image was documented by the author.


Explanation:
Another way of saying it I suppose.

JPW (X)
Local time: 21:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
documentary sketch


Explanation:
Are you sure it's a photo? Could it be a sketch that is very well done? According to the RAE, apunte can mean "Dibujo tomado del natural rápidamente." That would be appropriate here.

hfp
United States
Local time: 16:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yup. It is a photo. Thanks for offering an answer all the same!

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
one of the documents logged by the author/ in the author’s notations


Explanation:
The image is one of the documents logged by the author/
in the author’s notations / references

No sabemos si alude a las notas del arqueólogo que investigó el sitio, o a las notas del autor de una crónica de viajes, o al redactor de una nota promocional de turismo. De cuelquier forma, la imagen es parte de un registro de documentos de referencia.


Sandra Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 16:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
documentary contribution/record


Explanation:
Apunte can also indicate "record", "entry", and if taken a little further, also "contribution". In this case it is a documentary contribution/record made by the author. If the image is a photo, it would make sense to use one of these terms or something similar, once sketch and note are ruled out. Just a suggestion, hope it might help in some way. -:)
http://www.babylon.com/definition/apunte/English



Marian Martin (X)
Spain
Local time: 22:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24
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