Feb 11, 2019 12:43
5 yrs ago
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English term
Who is she
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Expression
バスカヴィルの犬より
"There is Laura Lyons - her initials are L.L. - but she lives in Coombe Tracey."
"Who is she?" I asked.
"She is Frankland's daughter."
直訳だと「彼女は誰ですか」になりますが、こういう流れですでに対象の名前が分かっていて、他の情報が知りたい場合は、どういう言い方が適切なんでしょうか。
手元の訳本は「どういう女性でしょう」と訳したのですが、これはこれでニュアンスが微妙に違う気がしてならない。
"There is Laura Lyons - her initials are L.L. - but she lives in Coombe Tracey."
"Who is she?" I asked.
"She is Frankland's daughter."
直訳だと「彼女は誰ですか」になりますが、こういう流れですでに対象の名前が分かっていて、他の情報が知りたい場合は、どういう言い方が適切なんでしょうか。
手元の訳本は「どういう女性でしょう」と訳したのですが、これはこれでニュアンスが微妙に違う気がしてならない。
Proposed translations
(Japanese)
| 5 | それって（誰のこと）？ |
Shiho Fukuda Koski
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| 4 | 何者(ですか)？ |
Takako Kimura-Ude
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| 3 | 誰のことですか |
Yukie Nakamura
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Proposed translations
4 hrs
Shiho Fukuda Koski
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
Specializes in field
United States
Certified English to Japanese Translator
Native in: Japanese (Variant: Kansai) 
Works in: English to Japanese
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3
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それって（誰のこと）？
This is a fiction and I believe every sentence does not have to be translated word by word.
Here, the reader knows that "she" refers to the name, Laura Lyons, instead of the actual person, so "それ" instead of "彼女" would be better. Also, "誰" could be omitted since it is obvious from the context what the speaker is asking. Japanese sounds more natural with fewer pronouns and interrogatives in such occasion as this.
Here, the reader knows that "she" refers to the name, Laura Lyons, instead of the actual person, so "それ" instead of "彼女" would be better. Also, "誰" could be omitted since it is obvious from the context what the speaker is asking. Japanese sounds more natural with fewer pronouns and interrogatives in such occasion as this.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I ended up going with "そのローラ・ライアンズとは？" Thank you all for your suggestions."
1 hr
Yukie Nakamura
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
Works in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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4
誰のことですか
This is a phrase used to ask for a description of a person.
In this context, you could say, “それは誰のことですか” (using “it/それ” to indicate that the person didn’t recognize the name “Laura Lyons” or put a face to the name).
In this context, you could say, “それは誰のことですか” (using “it/それ” to indicate that the person didn’t recognize the name “Laura Lyons” or put a face to the name).
1 day 3 hrs
Takako Kimura-Ude
Slovenia
Slovenia
Native in Japanese
Works in field
Slovenia
Specialized in art and history
Native in: Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, French to Japanese, Slovenian to Japanese, and 1 more.
何者(ですか)？
In order to demand further information after the name, I think '何者’ should be fitting. This might sound a bit stiff, depending on the relationship between the speaker and his/her counterpart.
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