Jan 29, 2010 12:15
14 yrs ago
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English term
"Lady Elder"
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
As she is very old, does Elder have the meaning of "age' or as she is inside a plant the meaning of "Saúco" = Elder? and how would "lady" be translated?
The phrase is in thie following context:
“Lady Elder! are you within?”
And the tree shoots out its green buds and the tender leaves unfold themselves.
The phrase is in thie following context:
“Lady Elder! are you within?”
And the tree shoots out its green buds and the tender leaves unfold themselves.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 2 | Doña Mayor |
Ingrid Valentin (X)
|
| 3 +1 | Doña Saúco |
patinba
|
| 4 | Doña Elder |
jude dabo
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| 3 | Hada Madre |
Cecilia Gowar
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Proposed translations
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Doña Mayor
Hi,
I think I would translate Lady by Doña, and better not 'Señora', see hereunder
'Una persona mayor' is 'elder' referring to her age, but there's still this confusion with bigger, etc., so I don't like it that much but I can't find anything else.
En wikipedia : En la actualidad, aunque la forma de uso de don/doña es más libre, según el lugar y la clase social del que lo aplica o lo recibe puede tener connotaciones muy diferentes:
*Respeto, sea por edad, experiencia o logros personales.
*Afabilidad.
*Buena voluntad hacia la persona a quien se aplica, especialmente si quien lo hace es una de mayor estatus social.
I think I would translate Lady by Doña, and better not 'Señora', see hereunder
'Una persona mayor' is 'elder' referring to her age, but there's still this confusion with bigger, etc., so I don't like it that much but I can't find anything else.
En wikipedia : En la actualidad, aunque la forma de uso de don/doña es más libre, según el lugar y la clase social del que lo aplica o lo recibe puede tener connotaciones muy diferentes:
*Respeto, sea por edad, experiencia o logros personales.
*Afabilidad.
*Buena voluntad hacia la persona a quien se aplica, especialmente si quien lo hace es una de mayor estatus social.
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Comment: "Thank you. I am still undecided which one to use because of the double meaning of 'age' and 'plant'"
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2 hrs
Doña Saúco
Surely he is addressing the tree, which reacts accordingly?
2 hrs
Cecilia Gowar
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Hada Madre
Me parece una versión adecuada en castellano, teniendo en cuenta el contexto más general.
Se trata de un libro ilustrado para niños, publicado a principios del siglo pasado.
Acerca de "Lady Elder" dice que
"she is the Mother of all the
fairies and elves"
Se trata de un libro ilustrado para niños, publicado a principios del siglo pasado.
Acerca de "Lady Elder" dice que
"she is the Mother of all the
fairies and elves"
11 hrs
Doña Elder
Elder here refers to name and not age e.g Mrs.Elder
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