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23:16 Jan 3, 2021 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / In An Autobiography | |||||||
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like an indefinable confluence of mysterious effluents Explanation: I think the author was going for some sort of "flow" in this composition. I tried to preserve it in the translation. |
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an indefinable/inexpressible surge/wave of strange/mysterious outpourings Explanation: couple of ideas to work with -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2021-01-04 04:31:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- so many ways to render this and a couple of ideas |
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a sort of undefinable afflux of mysterious emanations Explanation: I chose "a sort of" to reflect the informality of "una como." "Afluencia" is the act of "afluir": 3. intr. Fís. Dicho de una cosa: Fluir hacia un punto. https://dle.rae.es/afluir afflux: n. A flow to or toward an area, especially of blood or other fluid toward a body part. https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=afflux "Efluvios" is tricky, I went with "emanations" because of its abstract meaning: emanation 1. An abstract but perceptible thing that issues or originates from a source. https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/emanation |
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as it were an indescribable gush of mysterious flows Explanation: indefinible translates well to indefinable in English, yet indescribable seems a synonym of more common usage. |
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