Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
grado cero de la expresion
English translation:
zero degree of expression
Added to glossary by
Lorena Zuniga
Mar 6, 2017 23:51
7 yrs ago
Spanish term
Costa Rica
grado cero de la expresion
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
El grado cero de la expresión es el principio básico que anima cada una de las muestras de este formidable banco facial, institución pionera de una industria —la del archivo humano— que en más de cuarenta años no hará sino multiplicarse de manera demencial.
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| 3 +1 | zero degree of expression |
Marie Wilson
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| 3 | going from zero/starting from the bottom up |
David Hollywood
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zero degree of expression
A literal translation could work here.
French painter Charles Le Brun's theory of expression:
"All the expressions described in the text and illustrated in the sketches are defined according to the contrast with the norm "tranquillity", understood as a sort of **zero degree of expression** in which no part of the face is altered."
http://www.etudes-episteme.org/2e/IMG/pdf/ee_1_art_cottegnie...
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El rostro y el alma: Siete ensayos fisiognómicos - Google Books Section 6
Francisco González Crussí - 2014 - Literary Collections
Le Brun se esfuerza por sistematizar las expresiones del rostro. ... “La tranquilidad” constituye algo así como el “grado cero” de la expresión facial, y todas ... “La tranquilidad”, diagrama de Charles Le Brun que representa un rostro idealizado ..
https://books.google.es/books?isbn=6073123213
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The way I see it, this really is just about facial expression. I understand that this is about a "face bank" or database of facial images, and the expression on each one, "cada una de las muestras", is neutral, or with a "zero degree of expression".
French painter Charles Le Brun's theory of expression:
"All the expressions described in the text and illustrated in the sketches are defined according to the contrast with the norm "tranquillity", understood as a sort of **zero degree of expression** in which no part of the face is altered."
http://www.etudes-episteme.org/2e/IMG/pdf/ee_1_art_cottegnie...
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Note added at 10 hrs (2017-03-07 09:57:20 GMT)
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El rostro y el alma: Siete ensayos fisiognómicos - Google Books Section 6
Francisco González Crussí - 2014 - Literary Collections
Le Brun se esfuerza por sistematizar las expresiones del rostro. ... “La tranquilidad” constituye algo así como el “grado cero” de la expresión facial, y todas ... “La tranquilidad”, diagrama de Charles Le Brun que representa un rostro idealizado ..
https://books.google.es/books?isbn=6073123213
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Note added at 14 hrs (2017-03-07 14:02:00 GMT)
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The way I see it, this really is just about facial expression. I understand that this is about a "face bank" or database of facial images, and the expression on each one, "cada una de las muestras", is neutral, or with a "zero degree of expression".
Peer comment(s):
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Carol Gullidge
: your explanation makes this not as daft as it would appear at first sight :) - without it, I'm afraid I would probably have scoffed!
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Thank you, Carol!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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going from zero/starting from the bottom up
to get the ball rolling
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starting from scratch
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Note added at 7 mins (2017-03-06 23:59:21 GMT)
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this is a very creative one, so let's see what else comes up
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Note added at 9 mins (2017-03-07 00:01:25 GMT)
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starting with a clean sheet, etc. etc.
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Note added at 57 mins (2017-03-07 00:49:53 GMT)
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the tabula rasa principle, etc.
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Note added at 58 mins (2017-03-07 00:50:33 GMT)
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sooo many ways to do this so....
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Note added at 6 mins (2017-03-06 23:58:22 GMT)
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starting from scratch
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Note added at 7 mins (2017-03-06 23:59:21 GMT)
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this is a very creative one, so let's see what else comes up
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Note added at 9 mins (2017-03-07 00:01:25 GMT)
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starting with a clean sheet, etc. etc.
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Note added at 57 mins (2017-03-07 00:49:53 GMT)
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the tabula rasa principle, etc.
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Note added at 58 mins (2017-03-07 00:50:33 GMT)
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sooo many ways to do this so....
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