Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
sonrisa de circumstancias
English translation:
forced smile
Added to glossary by
Nedra Rivera Huntington
Jun 11, 2007 21:52
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
Reliability, conscientiousness and style
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
sonrisa de circumstancias
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
structure
Context:
"Le apetece ... unas madejicas de cordero?"
La mujer traga saliva e intenta dibujar una SONRISA DE CIRCUMSTANCIAS con sus labios pintados de rosa intenso.
I get the general idea of putting on a brave face, but my brain is fried and I can't come up with anything nice. This is a noir style book for teenagers, from Spain.
Many thanks in advance!
"Le apetece ... unas madejicas de cordero?"
La mujer traga saliva e intenta dibujar una SONRISA DE CIRCUMSTANCIAS con sus labios pintados de rosa intenso.
I get the general idea of putting on a brave face, but my brain is fried and I can't come up with anything nice. This is a noir style book for teenagers, from Spain.
Many thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +8 | a forced smile |
Daniel Burns (X)
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| 4 +4 | smile politely |
Clare Macnamara
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| 4 +1 | an appropriate smile |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 5 | fake smile |
Beatriz Galiano (X)
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| 4 | with a sham smile upon her face |
Gándara
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| 4 | a fixed smile |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Proposed translations
+8
43 mins
Selected
a forced smile
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Note added at 44 mins (2007-06-11 22:37:02 GMT)
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tries to force a smile
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Note added at 46 mins (2007-06-11 22:39:00 GMT)
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s
Women's WORLD
When he looked back at me, I saw that he was terrified, but he tried to force a smile. "Do you think they’ll find something? They should know, right? ...
www.wworld.org/archive/archive.asp?ID=391 - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 44 mins (2007-06-11 22:37:02 GMT)
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tries to force a smile
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Note added at 46 mins (2007-06-11 22:39:00 GMT)
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s
Women's WORLD
When he looked back at me, I saw that he was terrified, but he tried to force a smile. "Do you think they’ll find something? They should know, right? ...
www.wworld.org/archive/archive.asp?ID=391 - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
R. Alex Jenkins
: Good! // That's what I would say in English - seems the most natural.
3 hrs
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Edward Tully
4 hrs
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| agree |
Cinnamon Nolan
6 hrs
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| agree |
Gacela20
8 hrs
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| agree |
franglish
8 hrs
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| agree |
Noni Gilbert Riley
9 hrs
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
10 hrs
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| agree |
Dr. Andrew Frankland
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Very nice. Thanks much for your help."
+4
21 mins
Clare Macnamara
Native in English
Works in field
Fast, efficient and intuitive.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
smile politely
"she attempts to smile politely" or "makes an attempt at a polite smile"
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Note added at 25 mins (2007-06-11 22:17:37 GMT)
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another option "does her best to smile politely".
(a mí sí que me apetecen esas madejicas!!)
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Note added at 27 mins (2007-06-11 22:19:27 GMT)
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or even "makes a brave attempt at a polite smile" ...
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Note added at 25 mins (2007-06-11 22:17:37 GMT)
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another option "does her best to smile politely".
(a mí sí que me apetecen esas madejicas!!)
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Note added at 27 mins (2007-06-11 22:19:27 GMT)
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or even "makes a brave attempt at a polite smile" ...
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Clare. I was stronly considering this, but went with "forced" in the context. Too bad we can't split the points! You can find the madejicas in an imaginary (?) bar in Zaragoza, La Comadreja Parda, of all places! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sery
1 hr
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Thaks, Sery!
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| agree |
Marcela Dutra
: I like "attempts to smile politely" considering what follows
3 hrs
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Thanks, Marcela!
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| agree |
franglish
: with Marcela
9 hrs
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Thanks, Franglish!
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
10 hrs
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Hi and thanks, Carol!
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27 mins
with a sham smile upon her face
a mí me suena que además de poner cara de valiente, hubo de fingir la sonrisa un poco
+1
2 hrs
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
133
an appropriate smile
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Katarina Peters
: yes, appropriate to the circumstance!
8 mins
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Thank you Katarina!
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3 hrs
fake smile
...she 'tries' to show a 'fake smile' I guess, since it was not spontaneous
10 hrs
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
80
a fixed smile
"tasty food is served with a fixed smile'' www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/html/Output/Published/Emeral...
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