Dec 23, 2009 13:34
14 yrs ago
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English term
left-handed homage
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Here is some context:
Of course, you know, Jungle Book
had the great Dixieland jazz and the songs that
the Sherman Brothers wrote, and, I mean, this is sort of
a left-handed homage to that, and this was really
our big Dixieland swing number and very trumpet-centric.
Thanks in advance!
Of course, you know, Jungle Book
had the great Dixieland jazz and the songs that
the Sherman Brothers wrote, and, I mean, this is sort of
a left-handed homage to that, and this was really
our big Dixieland swing number and very trumpet-centric.
Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Proposed translations
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homenaje indirecto
Me parece que el sentido sería éste. Aunque el significado normal de "left handed" es como dice Roberto, no creo que el músico que hace el comentario insulte a su propia obra.
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Comment: "Thanks Patinba!"
23 mins
Roberto Hall
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&
Spanish
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20 years exp.Marketing Insurance/Invest
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, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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61
homenaje hipócrita / engañoso
I would say
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Note added at 24 mins (2009-12-23 13:59:38 GMT)
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Of doubtful sincerity; dubious: left-handed flattery; a left-handed compliment.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007
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Note added at 25 mins (2009-12-23 14:00:16 GMT)
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un dudoso homenaje
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Note added at 24 mins (2009-12-23 13:59:38 GMT)
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Of doubtful sincerity; dubious: left-handed flattery; a left-handed compliment.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007
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Note added at 25 mins (2009-12-23 14:00:16 GMT)
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un dudoso homenaje
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Jenniferts
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English-Spanish-English Translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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4
Un homenaje ambiguo/a medias, o un falso homenaje
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1296024
Y
http://www.diclib.com/cgi-bin/d.cgi?l=es&page=search&p=ambig...
left-handed compliment = cumplido ambiguo
http://www.scribd.com/doc/21985850/Sagan-Carl-Los-Dragones-D...
left-handed compliment (falso halago)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/spanish/Left-handed
con doble sentido a left-handed compliment : un cumplido a medias
http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/en-es/homage.php
homage = homenaje, honor, tributo
www.coet.es/foros/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=17717
a través de un falso homenaje en
O tal vez “un homenaje a medias tintas”
Ver:
gonchi.blogspot.com/2009/10/spurr-ss10.html
Un homenaje a medias tintas
Y
http://www.diclib.com/cgi-bin/d.cgi?l=es&page=search&p=ambig...
left-handed compliment = cumplido ambiguo
http://www.scribd.com/doc/21985850/Sagan-Carl-Los-Dragones-D...
left-handed compliment (falso halago)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/spanish/Left-handed
con doble sentido a left-handed compliment : un cumplido a medias
http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/en-es/homage.php
homage = homenaje, honor, tributo
www.coet.es/foros/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=17717
a través de un falso homenaje en
O tal vez “un homenaje a medias tintas”
Ver:
gonchi.blogspot.com/2009/10/spurr-ss10.html
Un homenaje a medias tintas
Peer comment(s):
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Beta Cummins
: Me gusta mucho "a medias" y "falso homenaje".
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Gracias, Beta!
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1 hr
Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Chile
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Chile
Politics, Education 22 years exp
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Chilean, Latin American)
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76
homenaje con doble sentido
O "ambiguo", como dice Jenniferts.
2 hrs
Vicky Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
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Colombia
17 years in business
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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16
homenaje informal
como un homenaje un poco clumsy, improvisado...
13 hrs
Coral Getino
United States
United States
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United States
Spanish Language Solutions, Inc
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homenaje insincero
otra opcion mas.
19 hrs
un homenaje fortuito
From the context it's obvious that the statement is meant to be wholly positive - there is nothing negative about it, like "insincere". What it means is that the "Dixieland Swing Number" pays homage to Disney, although it does not "copy" it... the Dixieland Number has its own originality.
This idiom is very like "a back-handed compliment":
This idiom is very like "a back-handed compliment":
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