Spanish term
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en las manos unidas por grilletes de Teseo.
Translator colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well. This is a translation about Mythology.
It's about the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.
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Ariadna imploró a Teseo que se arrodillase y esté lo hizo, pero no sin antes hacerle saber que era Teseo, hijo del rey Egeo, que venía poner fin al Minotauro. Ariadna entonces pidió que le diesen muerte tratándolo de enemigo de su padre, el rey Minos, pero mientras los guardias se le llevaban Ariadna puso algo en las manos unidas por grilletes de Teseo.
| 4 +1 | in/into the shackled hands of Theseus |
neilmac
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| 4 +1 | in Teseo's shackled hands. |
Simone Taylor
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| 4 +1 | In Teseo's manacled hands |
Andrew Bramhall
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| 4 | in Theseus' handcuffed hands |
Cecilia Gowar
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Proposed translations
in/into the shackled hands of Theseus
The name in English is Theseus, and IMHO the "in the... of..." construction is more in line with the tone and register of the tale, rather than the possessive apostrophe. You decide:
Version 1:
"...but as the guards took him away, Ariadne slipped something into the shackled hands of Theseus. "
Version 2.
"...but as the guards took him away, Ariadne slipped something into Theseus' shackled hands."
Theseus’ shackled hands.."
Palamon was left in the tyrant's keep, with shackled hands and ironed feet...
| Thanks Neilmac. |
| Thanks Neilmac. |
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in Teseo's shackled hands.
| Thanks Miss Taylor. |
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Andrew Bramhall
: "shackled" or " bound"; ( but shackles are more usually used on the legs)
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Thank you.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: Theseus in English/ nope.
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Name treatment will depend on the client and what was chosen for the rest of the book.
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in Theseus' handcuffed hands
| Muchas gracias Cecilia. |
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Andrew Bramhall
: Yes but 'hand' twice is overkill; just " cuffed hands" would be better;
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Yvonne Gallagher
: Apostrophe and "handcuffed" not great
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In Teseo's manacled hands
| Thanks Andrew. |
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Yvonne Gallagher
: Theseus in English
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You're right, thanks;
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Simone Taylor
: Manacled is also a good option.
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Thank you!
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