Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
a la deriva
English translation:
adrift
Added to glossary by
Carolina Orloff (X)
Nov 20, 2007 17:16
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
a la deriva
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
I am translating some of my own lit. crit work from Spanish into English, and this phrase is part of my last sentence, which is a metaphor! Quite crucial. ... es como un barco a la deriva a punto de descubrir un continente.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | adrift |
Henry Hinds
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| 5 +1 | drifting (ship)/ (ship) set adrift... |
trans4u
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| 4 +1 | like a ship adrift |
David Russi
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| 3 | drifting towards |
John Rawlins
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Proposed translations
+4
1 min
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
128
Selected
adrift
Ya
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for such a quick reply. Very helpful indeed!"
+1
2 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
64
like a ship adrift
on the edge of the discovery of a new continent
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-11-20 17:22:13 GMT)
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Better:
adrift, like a ship on the very edge of discovering a new continent
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-11-20 17:22:13 GMT)
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Better:
adrift, like a ship on the very edge of discovering a new continent
Note from asker:
| Thanks very much. |
| I like your phrase the most, but to be fair the previous translator got the term 'adrift' on its own before... |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Onandia Martinez
8 mins
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| neutral |
Jim Tucker (X)
: "on the verge" or "on the brink", I think you mean
1 hr
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17 mins
drifting towards
like a boat drifting towards an undiscovered continent...
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot. |
+1
24 mins
drifting (ship)/ (ship) set adrift...
A drifting ship /a ship set adrift on the verge of discovering a (new) continent.
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
JPW (X)
1 day 58 mins
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