...siendo la principal uno de con sus fetiches favoritos: la pipa...

English translation: ...the main one being one of his favourite vices: the pipe

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Spanish term or phrase:...siendo la principal uno de con sus fetiches favoritos: la pipa...
English translation:...the main one being one of his favourite vices: the pipe
Entered by: Edward Tully

22:07 Apr 16, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Exhibition of Fernando Bellver
Spanish term or phrase: ...siendo la principal uno de con sus fetiches favoritos: la pipa...
Completa la exposición una serie de esculturas de pequeño formato, siendo la principal uno de con sus fetiches favoritos: la pipa, inseparable chimenea.

I'm wondering if there's a word missing? Can't quite get it. Any help anyone out there?
tamaraschuster
Local time: 23:37
...the main one being one of his favourite vices: the pipe
Explanation:
"fetish" in modern English is hardly used and normally refers to something sexual, vice is much more common for bad habits, addictions etc.

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Edward Tully
Local time: 00:37
Grading comment
Thank you. I agree that fetish is out of context so I will go for vice.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1...the main one being one of his favorite fetishes: the pipe
Gerardo Noriega Rivero
5...the main one showing one of his / her favorite fetishes: pipes...
Cesar Serrano
5...the main one being one of his favourite vices: the pipe
Edward Tully


Discussion entries: 4





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
...the main one showing one of his / her favorite fetishes: pipes...


Explanation:
...the main one showing one of his / her favorite fetishes: pipes...

parece que en el original en ES "de" esta de mas

Cesar Serrano
United States
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
...the main one being one of his favorite fetishes: the pipe


Explanation:
Either "de" or "con" are there by mistake.

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Note added at 28 minutos (2007-04-16 22:35:26 GMT)
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I meant "...the main one being one with his favorite fetishes: the pipe..."

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Note added at 2 horas (2007-04-17 00:45:58 GMT)
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After Katarina's comment it becomes clear to me that my first proposal could be the right one.

Gerardo Noriega Rivero
Mexico
Local time: 17:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katarina Peters: it's the "con" that shouldn't be there...
2 hrs
  -> Thank you very much, Katarina
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
...the main one being one of his favourite vices: the pipe


Explanation:
"fetish" in modern English is hardly used and normally refers to something sexual, vice is much more common for bad habits, addictions etc.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-04-17 11:07:45 GMT)
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More detail about young cameron indulging in his favourite vice ... Return to the young cameron indulging in his favourite vice page. ...
flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=1335965 - 18k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares
[ Más resultados de flickr.com ]

Crammed Discs / SSR / DJ Morpheus- [ Traduzca esta página ]He spends many months indulging in his favourite vice, i.e. collecting rare, obscure and marvelous vinyl records. In 1994, Samy reincarnates as DJ ...
www.crammed.be/ssr/artists/morpheus/djmorphc.htm - 17k - En caché - Páginas similares

Max- [ Traduzca esta página ]... his eerie premonitions about media "dictator" Rupert Murdoch to his controversial live indulgence in his favourite vice, the singer musing, ...
maxtv.com.au/Max/GeorgeMichael.aspx - 30k - En


Edward Tully
Local time: 00:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 139
Grading comment
Thank you. I agree that fetish is out of context so I will go for vice.
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