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"la moda de ser un lienzo al óleo andante"

English translation: the fashion/trend of being a walking oil painted canvas

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Spanish term or phrase:"la moda de ser un lienzo al óleo andante"
English translation:the fashion/trend of being a walking oil painted canvas
Entered by: Michele Fauble

20:42 Feb 9, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Spanish term or phrase: "la moda de ser un lienzo al óleo andante"
"Hoy el Body Painting (maquillaje corporal), con técnicas más depuradas, intenta recuperar esa maravillosa magia transformadora y lo que era una tradición ha pasado a ser una moda entre la gente joven; la moda de ser un lienzo al óleo andante…"
Lisa Dahlander
Mexico
Local time: 08:42
the fashion/trend of being a walking oil painted canvas
Explanation:
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 06:42
Grading comment
Gracias a Michele y a todos los demás!
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2the trend for being a walking oil canvas
Rebecca Hendry
5 +1a fad about becoming a two-legged oil painting
Henry Hinds
4 +1the style / fashion of an oil painted walking canvas
Xenia Wong
4 +1the fashion of being a walking oil painting
Refugio
4the fashion/trend of being a walking oil painted canvas
Michele Fauble


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
la moda de ser un lienzo al óleo andante
the trend for being a walking oil canvas


Explanation:
It means the trend for covering yourself in tattoos or body paintings.

Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  claudia16 (X)
32 mins
  -> Thank you cloudy.
agree  Adriana de Groote: Perfecto, sólo cambiaría "for" por "of"
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Adriana
neutral  Michele Fauble: Not 'oil canvas'.
2 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the style / fashion of an oil painted walking canvas


Explanation:
sug.

Xenia Wong
Local time: 08:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble: 'walking oil painted canvas'
28 mins
  -> Michele, thanks a lot...........xen
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the fashion/trend of being a walking oil painted canvas


Explanation:
-

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 06:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 13
Grading comment
Gracias a Michele y a todos los demás!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
la moda de ser un lienzo al óleo andante
the fashion of being a walking oil painting


Explanation:
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Note added at 5 hrs 10 mins (2005-02-10 01:53:06 GMT)
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something like a walking billboard

Refugio
Local time: 06:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Michele
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a fad about becoming a two-legged oil painting


Explanation:
...ha pasado a ser una moda entre la gente joven; la moda de ser un lienzo al óleo andante

...it's become a fad among young people, a fad about becoming a two-legged oil painting

My try.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 07:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble: Not bad, but I still prefer 'walking'.
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Michele, just trying to be creative!
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