Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
oscuros sones
English translation:
ominous rumblings/sounds
Added to glossary by
Cecilia Gowar
Jul 20, 2016 19:44
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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oscuros sones
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This is the opening paragraph of a text by an Argentine art critic:
En los albores del siglo XXI muchos se preguntaron si el tercer milenio traería bendiciones o catástrofes, un mundo nuevo, una sociedad más justa, una humanidad igualitaria o los oscuros sones del apocalipsis.
Dark sounds seems so literal...might he be getting at something else? A more apt metaphor in English?
Thanks
En los albores del siglo XXI muchos se preguntaron si el tercer milenio traería bendiciones o catástrofes, un mundo nuevo, una sociedad más justa, una humanidad igualitaria o los oscuros sones del apocalipsis.
Dark sounds seems so literal...might he be getting at something else? A more apt metaphor in English?
Thanks
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | ominous rumblings/sounds |
Cecilia Gowar
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| 3 +1 | grim strains |
JohnMcDove
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| 3 | the weird vision (or facets) of an apocalypse |
Ellen Kraus
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Jul 23, 2016 20:53: Cecilia Gowar Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Cecilia Gowar
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ominous rumblings/sounds
You could even use "hummings" but I'd use "ominous".
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Comment: "thanks"
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Ellen Kraus
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the weird vision (or facets) of an apocalypse
just one out of numerous possible options
+1
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JohnMcDove
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grim strains
... the gloomy strains...
A couple of additional options.
Cheers! ;-)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-07-20 23:08:43 GMT)
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lugubrious and somber chords of Apocalypse, like the Death March of Saul...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_(Handel)
Well, I am not sure if that is too "grim" (I actually like it!), but it could work "for words"... mmm..., I guess. :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22BdaFiInrc
A couple of additional options.
Cheers! ;-)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-07-20 23:08:43 GMT)
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lugubrious and somber chords of Apocalypse, like the Death March of Saul...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_(Handel)
Well, I am not sure if that is too "grim" (I actually like it!), but it could work "for words"... mmm..., I guess. :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22BdaFiInrc
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
: Although "strains" might be too niche for some readers...
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Thank you, Neilmac. :-)
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