Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
fine art of small talk
Spanish translation:
el arte del palique/de conversar/parlotear/del parloteo
Added to glossary by
Noni Gilbert Riley
Jul 10, 2007 14:02
16 yrs ago
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English term
fine art of small talk
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Other
gracias!
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
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Jul 23, 2007 13:37: Noni Gilbert Riley Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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24 mins
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
Native in English
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
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110
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el arte del palique/de conversar/parlotear/del parloteo
I've tried a number of adjectives with "arte" and none satisfies - they don't seem to collocate right, so I've opted to omit.
In theory, charlar should be an option, but I'm not keen. Connotations don't feel right.
In theory, charlar should be an option, but I'm not keen. Connotations don't feel right.
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Salloz
: Me encanta "el arte del palique". Ojalá funcione en el contexto, que no conocemos.
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A ver si nos podemos enterar...
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Cándida Artime Peñeñori
: Con el condiciomamiento del contexto que señalara Salloz también me parece muy bien "el arte del palique".
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Claro, sin contexto....
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "el arte de conversar
gracias!"
+7
4 mins
Elizabeth Ardans
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Uruguay
Specialized in health care
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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60
el refinado arte de la conversación trivial
una sug. sin más contexto...
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Jesús Marín Mateos
: Suena bien....
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gracias Jesús!
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Ximena P. Aguilar
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gracias!
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Sp-EnTranslator
: mismo que pensé ;-)
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gracias!
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Florencia Di Bello
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gracias!
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Cándida Artime Peñeñori
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gracias Cándida!
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Maria Agustini
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gracias!
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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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gracias!
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49 mins
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
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
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284
el refinado arte de la conversacion sin trascendencia
small-talk = conversación sin trascendencia
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Marcelo González
: sin más contexto, me quedo con ésta (que me queda bien para una tradu que estoy haciendo ahora mismo) / saludos, Lydia :-)
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pues me alegra mucho que te sirva! saludos Marcelo!
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