a todo eso, que no es poco
English translation: which is no mean feat/quite a feat
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| 21:55 Jul 12, 2013 |
| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Papermaking | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Edward Tully Local time: 14:39 | ||||||
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| 4 +6 | quite a proposition |
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| 4 +5 | which is no mean feat |
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| 5 | to all that, which means a lot |
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3 mins confidence: 
to all that, which means a lot Explanation: It is kind of expression in Spanish |
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7 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +6
peer agreement (net): +6quite a proposition Explanation: I think this calls for a free translation. Literally it's saying that Ortega invites us to do all that (all the stuff mentioned in the previous sentence), which is not a little (in other words quite a lot). But to me it would sound more natural to use something like the suggestion above: just on its own, as a sentence on its own (not actually a sentence, but you know what I mean). I think it captures something of the tone of "que no es poco", a somewhat ironic understatement. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2013-07-12 22:22:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You're welcome, Jeff! I think "todo eso, que no es poco" implies that what the artist is inviting us to do is important and difficult, and "quite a proposition" is designed to reflect that. |
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