Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

en un pentámetro que trata de ser ingenioso

English translation:

a pentameter that tries/attempts to be witty/ingenious

Added to glossary by Lydia De Jorge
Sep 10, 2011 23:53
12 yrs ago
Spanish term

en un pentámetro que trata de ser ingenioso

Homework / test Spanish to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting el minotauro
Ovidio, en un pentámetro que trata de ser ingenioso, habla del "hombre mitad toro y toro mitad hombre"; Dante, que conocía las palabras de los antiguos, pero no sus monedas y monumentos, imaginó al Minotauro con cabeza de hombre y cuerpo de toro (Infierno, XII, 1-30).

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Change log

Sep 11, 2011 00:23: M. C. Filgueira changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"

Sep 24, 2011 13:35: Lydia De Jorge Created KOG entry

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Proposed translations

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a pantameter that tries/attempts to be witty/ingenious

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Note added at 13 hrs (2011-09-11 12:53:37 GMT)
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Correction: It should say pentameter.
Peer comment(s):

neutral franglish : pEntameter
3 hrs
Correct. Thanks!
agree Marina56 : ok
3 hrs
Saludos, Marina!
agree Charles Davis : I think "witty" is the right word here.
13 hrs
Thanks, Charles!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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