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Spanish term or phrase:
prisma
English translation:
kaleidoscope
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Marina Herrera
Jul 14, 2006 14:46
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prisma
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Hello. The title of an article on souks (Arab bazaars):
"El zoco, un prisma de cultura y tradición"
I am not sure what idea they are attempting to evoke with "prisma", which to me is just a 3D shape.
Can anyone help?
"El zoco, un prisma de cultura y tradición"
I am not sure what idea they are attempting to evoke with "prisma", which to me is just a 3D shape.
Can anyone help?
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kaleidoscope
Ya que la palabra prisma parece no haberte llevado más allá de la figura geométrica, la palabra "kaleidoscope" es una especie de prisma creativo que permite ver la variedad y los colores desde muchas perspectivas.
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Comment: "very nice, thanks Marina and all other contributors"
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melting pot
Esa es la idea, un sitio donde pasan muchas cosas, donde se concentran muchos años de cultura y tradición.
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vision
DRAE gives "punto de vista, perspectiva", hence my suggestion. It's not entirely clear from the context what exactly is meant, I think.
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-07-14 14:54:59 GMT)
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You could, of course, use lots of other "looking" or "opinion" words: view/perspective/take
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-07-14 14:54:59 GMT)
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You could, of course, use lots of other "looking" or "opinion" words: view/perspective/take
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reflection
to me, a prism is something that reflects light and colors.
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rainbow
Just an idea, thaking some poetic license. It's what comes out of a prism, in a way. Or leave it as 'prism' and let the author take responsibility. He may expect his readers to see the word and see the vision of a scattering of light rays...
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Susana Mate
: I like this option
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: This answer is closest to the idea of "prism."
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prism
I believe you should leave it as is. No other word has the same connotations as something that reflects lights and colors, and as something that when you look through it, you see multiple fragmented images.
There are several Google hits for either "cultural prism" or "prism of culture".
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Note added at 45 mins (2006-07-14 15:32:20 GMT)
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It just occurred to me that "kaleidoscope" could also work, if you're not comfortable with using prism---similar connotations of light refraction, multiplicity of images, etc.
There are several Google hits for either "cultural prism" or "prism of culture".
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Note added at 45 mins (2006-07-14 15:32:20 GMT)
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It just occurred to me that "kaleidoscope" could also work, if you're not comfortable with using prism---similar connotations of light refraction, multiplicity of images, etc.
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Anton Baer
: I have to agree, as already suggested -- let the reader see the 'rainbow'
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Margarita M. Martínez
: Todas las opciones son buenas, incluso mejores que prisma, la mayoría, pero existiendo la palabra prism con el mismo significado me parece que utilizar otras es "corregir" al autor (que bien pudo utilizar cualquiera de las demás opciones). Saludos, mmm
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gracias, estoy de acuerdo
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Mónica Ameztoy de Andrada
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gracias
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Nikki Graham
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