Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
una como indefinible afluencia de efluvios misteriosos
English translation:
as it were an indescribable gush of mysterious flows
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
Jan 3, 2021 23:16
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Spanish term
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una como indefinible afluencia de efluvios misteriosos
Spanish to English
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In An Autobiography
Contexto:
Se le oprimía el pecho; en los senos experimentaba una como indefinible afluencia de efluvios misteriosos, y en el bajo vientre como silenciosos desgarramientos. ¿Qué era aquello, Dios mío? ¿Dónde estaría Lucas?
Mil Gracias,
Barbara
Se le oprimía el pecho; en los senos experimentaba una como indefinible afluencia de efluvios misteriosos, y en el bajo vientre como silenciosos desgarramientos. ¿Qué era aquello, Dios mío? ¿Dónde estaría Lucas?
Mil Gracias,
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
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Feb 19, 2021 17:06: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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as it were an indescribable gush of mysterious flows
indefinible translates well to indefinable in English, yet indescribable seems a synonym of more common usage.
Note from asker:
| Excellent! A gushing out is exactly what was happening here. Thank you! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Mexico
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Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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like an indefinable confluence of mysterious effluents
I think the author was going for some sort of "flow" in this composition. I tried to preserve it in the translation.
+1
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David Hollywood
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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136
an indefinable/inexpressible surge/wave of strange/mysterious outpourings
couple of ideas to work with
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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-01-04 04:31:41 GMT)
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so many ways to render this and a couple of ideas
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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-01-04 04:31:41 GMT)
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so many ways to render this and a couple of ideas
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Pablo Waldman
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Argentina
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Specializes in field
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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12
a sort of undefinable afflux of mysterious emanations
I chose "a sort of" to reflect the informality of "una como."
"Afluencia" is the act of "afluir":
3. intr. Fís. Dicho de una cosa: Fluir hacia un punto.
https://dle.rae.es/afluir
afflux:
n. A flow to or toward an area, especially of blood or other fluid toward a body part.
https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=afflux
"Efluvios" is tricky, I went with "emanations" because of its abstract meaning:
emanation
1. An abstract but perceptible thing that issues or originates from a source.
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/emanation
"Afluencia" is the act of "afluir":
3. intr. Fís. Dicho de una cosa: Fluir hacia un punto.
https://dle.rae.es/afluir
afflux:
n. A flow to or toward an area, especially of blood or other fluid toward a body part.
https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=afflux
"Efluvios" is tricky, I went with "emanations" because of its abstract meaning:
emanation
1. An abstract but perceptible thing that issues or originates from a source.
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/emanation
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