Glossary entry (derived from question below)
español term or phrase:
las lágrimas deslizarse por...
inglés translation:
(the) tears streaming down
Added to glossary by
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Apr 3, 2022 23:09
2 yrs ago
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español term
Estados Unidos
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Native in: español 
Works in: inglés al español, español al inglés, inglés al francés, and 6 more.
las lágrimas deslizarse por...
Non-PRO
español al inglés
Otros
Poesía y literatura
Literature.
I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from Latin American Spanish into American English. Translator colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well. This is a translation about Mythology.
It's about the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.
I hope that all of you are healthy and safe from Covid19.
Here is the full paragraph for your review:
¿Por qué lloras, por la muerte del toro?» Preguntó Teseo al ver las lágrimas deslizarse por el suave rostro de su joven madre. «No», le respondió su madre, «estaba pensando en un pinar y en una roca que hay en medio de ese pinar...
It's about the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.
I hope that all of you are healthy and safe from Covid19.
Here is the full paragraph for your review:
¿Por qué lloras, por la muerte del toro?» Preguntó Teseo al ver las lágrimas deslizarse por el suave rostro de su joven madre. «No», le respondió su madre, «estaba pensando en un pinar y en una roca que hay en medio de ese pinar...
Proposed translations
(inglés)
| 4 +4 | (the) tears streaming down |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 +1 | the tears rolling down |
Andrew Bramhall
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| 5 | tears running down |
Eileen Brophy
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Change log
Apr 8, 2022 12:42: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Apr 22, 2022 13:20: Lucia Leszinsky changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Proposed translations
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7 minutos
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos
Native in inglés
Specializes in field
Estados Unidos
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: inglés
Works in: español al inglés, francés al inglés, inglés al español, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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103
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(the) tears streaming down
I think this is the way the expression is rendered into English, more often than not.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your help Miss Barbara. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
3 horas
Andrew Bramhall
Reino Unido
Reino Unido
Native in inglés
Reino Unido
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: inglés
Works in: español al inglés, alemán al inglés
Related KudoZ points
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70
the tears rolling down
Why are you mourning the death of the bull?" Theseus asked as he saw the tears rolling down his young mother's smooth face. "No," his mother replied, "I was thinking about a pine grove and a rock in the middle of that pine grove....
There is a difference between 'streaming' and 'rolling' ; if tears stream down a face, they do so in a constant flow, if they roll, they do so in individual tears, one after another.
There is a difference between 'streaming' and 'rolling' ; if tears stream down a face, they do so in a constant flow, if they roll, they do so in individual tears, one after another.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your help Andrew. |
7 horas
Eileen Brophy
España
España
Native in inglés
Specializes in field
España
The Right Word Used in the Right Context
Native in: inglés (Variant: UK)
Works in: español al inglés, inglés al español
Related KudoZ points
:
16
tears running down
This is what we say in English
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Note added at 10 hrs (2022-04-04 09:51:49 GMT)
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Yes I think it's used everywhere.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2022-04-04 09:57:41 GMT)
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I have checked in the US dictionary and it's also used in American English.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2022-04-04 09:51:49 GMT)
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Yes I think it's used everywhere.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2022-04-04 09:57:41 GMT)
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I have checked in the US dictionary and it's also used in American English.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Miss Eileen. Is this correct for American English too? Please let me know. Yugoslavia |
| Thanks again Miss Eileen. I have just got the message. |
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