a la luz de nuestra centuria
English translation: inspired by present-day trends
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| 11:42 Oct 26, 2008 |
| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | |||||||
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| 4 +1 | with a (highly) contemporary feel |
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| 4 | for the current age |
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| 4 | for our times/century |
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| 4 | "...at the dawn of our century" |
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| 3 +1 | in the light of our century |
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| 4 | inspired by our century's trends |
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Answers
36 mins confidence: 
for the current age Explanation: a suggestion |
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1 hr confidence:
for our times/century Explanation: A common expression used in this context... Literature For Our TimesThis conference, on the theme "Literature For Our Times", will address the role and function of literature in the twenty-first century through keynote ... ocs.sfu.ca/aclals/ - 14k The Walrus » Jean Cocteau » A Dandy for Our Times » ArtWhile this is a very large show, it is hardly bigger than its ambitions: to give us a Cocteau for our times, to rescue the man from a reputation confected ... www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2004.06-art-Jean-Cocteau/ - 54k Building for our time: ThePost.ie"You should have the courage to build of our time and for our time, and not pay mock reverence to the past by pretending to build buildings that seem to be ... archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2002/09/01/story875349528.asp - 18k |
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4 hrs confidence:
"...at the dawn of our century" Explanation: Picking up on a suggestion from my peers...I think it works rasther well for the context. The Vancouver scene at the dawn of our century was a very special time and place , and interpretations of that scene will differ. But perhaps, as Ralph Waldo ... www.amazon.ca/Vancouver-Dawn-Turn-Century-Portrait/dp/produ... - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2008-10-26 16:06:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ... firmly places the tunes at the dawn of the 21st century, and, more importantly, ... www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7409106/.../Songs Of... - 56k - En caché - Páginas similares |
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9 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1in the light of our century Explanation: ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2008-10-26 11:54:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- En mi opinión, "a la luz de" tb podría interpretarse aquí como "al inicio de". En este caso, creo que traduciría "at the dawn of our century" o algo similar. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2008-10-26 16:20:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Neither label, however, does justice to the motivation of their thought or their intellectual capabilities. Instead, these intellectuals might be better understood as dissenters against the confusion and violence of a world emerging into modernty. ***In the light of our century's*** subsequent experience they should be seen as protesting against a slaughter that was just beginning. http://www.catholicworker.org/Roundtable/pmlegacytext.cfm?Nu... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2008-10-26 16:23:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ***At the dawn of our century***, scientists were proclaiming that our understanding of the world was almost complete. Only one or two small problems in physics remained to be solved. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pythagoras |
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