Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
que convierte al venero de todos los futuros en
English translation:
which turns the well-spring of all futures into
Added to glossary by
Bubo Coroman (X)
Jul 21, 2008 07:57
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
al venero de
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Philosophy
water
It's in a very "philosophical" (and in my opinon very bloated!) introduction to a report on water resources. "Los espejos del agua han sido rotos. Por eso también reflejan ese ingente desprecio que invariablemente convierte, al venero de todos los futuros, en la más letal de las trampas". "Venero" can obviously mean spring, source or origin, but my doubt is whether there's an equivalent phrase in English for the specific structure of "al venero de".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | which turns the well-spring of all futures [water] into the most lethal of traps |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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| 4 | at the dawn of any future |
Сергей Лузан
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| 3 +1 | the (life) source |
Lisa McCarthy
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Change log
Jul 21, 2008 20:23: Bubo Coroman (X) Created KOG entry
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which turns the well-spring of all futures [water] into the most lethal of traps
"well-spring" in the sense of "source" (water is the "source" of the future because life is impossible without it).
The comma after "convierte" would be better omitted. The "a" which follows it is the personal "a" as if water were a person or animal.
The comma after "convierte" would be better omitted. The "a" which follows it is the personal "a" as if water were a person or animal.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great! Now why didn't I think of removing the commas?! That really makes sense. "
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Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
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Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
at the dawn of any future
conveys yje idea of the source I presume. Hope it helps. Good luck! :)
Reference:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&as_qdr=all&q=%22dawn+of+any+future%22&btnG=Search
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Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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the (life) source
still on the water theme.
to get the ball rolling!
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Note added at 16 minutos (2008-07-21 08:13:24 GMT)
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Just had another idea.
"""THE ETERNAL SPRING OF OUR FUTURE""""
to get the ball rolling!
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Note added at 16 minutos (2008-07-21 08:13:24 GMT)
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Just had another idea.
"""THE ETERNAL SPRING OF OUR FUTURE""""
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