Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
under the surface
English answer:
subtext information
Added to glossary by
Leah Aharoni
Jan 17, 2004 20:31
20 yrs ago
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English term
Clients you need for the work you love
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: English, Hebrew, Russian
under the surface
English
Art/Literary
A literal translation would be, "The information UNDER THE SURFACE will not be gathered."
The best I could come up with so far is implicit or insinuated, which are not quite it. I am looking for an adjective equivalent of "undercurrent."
It's on the tip of my tongue but I can't place my finger on it.
The best I could come up with so far is implicit or insinuated, which are not quite it. I am looking for an adjective equivalent of "undercurrent."
It's on the tip of my tongue but I can't place my finger on it.
Responses
| 4 +1 | subtext information |
Kim Metzger
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| 4 +7 | implied, understood, couched, inherent, unspoken |
NancyLynn
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| 4 +1 | unuttered / implicit |
Ildiko Santana
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| 4 +1 | underlying |
sarahl (X)
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| 5 | not readily apparent |
agtranslat
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| 4 | less-than-obvious |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 4 | in-depth information |
Laurel Porter (X)
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| 3 | connotative |
pike
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| 3 | undertoned |
Mehmet Şahin (X)
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| 1 | implicit |
Nikita Kobrin
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Responses
+1
9 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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2249
Selected
subtext information
Maybe this would apply in your situation, but I really think we need to know more about your "information."
"Famed screenwriting guru Robert McKee describes “subtext” as what’s underneath the surface – feelings, emotions, and all the other stuff that lurks beneath what we say or do out in the open.
In this regard, then, we should begin with definitions: the “text” of a script is basically the words on the page – the scene description and dialogue. “Subtext” is stuff that isn’t on the page – it’s what we extrapolate from the context of the scene or story about what is really going on. Subtext is integral to a screenplay because it mirrors what happens in real life – namely, that what people say and do isn’t necessarily always reflective of what is really going on in their minds or in their lives."
"Famed screenwriting guru Robert McKee describes “subtext” as what’s underneath the surface – feelings, emotions, and all the other stuff that lurks beneath what we say or do out in the open.
In this regard, then, we should begin with definitions: the “text” of a script is basically the words on the page – the scene description and dialogue. “Subtext” is stuff that isn’t on the page – it’s what we extrapolate from the context of the scene or story about what is really going on. Subtext is integral to a screenplay because it mirrors what happens in real life – namely, that what people say and do isn’t necessarily always reflective of what is really going on in their minds or in their lives."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "loved this answer"
+7
4 mins
implied, understood, couched, inherent, unspoken
a few synonyms to spark you
Peer comment(s):
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TonyTK
: between the lines?
14 mins
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great! thanks!
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RHELLER
: I think insinuated is great but unspoken is also good :-)
1 hr
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great! thanks!
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| agree |
sarahl (X)
: you're full of fire today, I hope you're not short-tempered!
1 hr
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no, just very excited about going to Spain
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| agree |
Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
2 hrs
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thanks !
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Annamaria Leone
17 hrs
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thanks!
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Mario Marcolin
: nice
19 hrs
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Ines Garcia Botana
: Between the lines
19 hrs
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4 mins
connotative
how about his one?
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-01-17 20:38:24 GMT)
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yeah, well, I\'m a male, thus the suggestion offered above could not have been anything else but \"his one\"...;-))
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-01-17 20:38:24 GMT)
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yeah, well, I\'m a male, thus the suggestion offered above could not have been anything else but \"his one\"...;-))
7 mins
Nikita Kobrin
Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania
Translator/Journalist/Voiceover Pro
Native in: Russian (Variants: Standard-Russia, Standard-Latvia, Standard-Lithuania, Standard-Belarus, Standard-Ukraine)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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35
implicit
+ tacit, covert
+1
35 mins
Ildiko Santana
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
Accurate / Fast / Cheap -- Pick Two
Native in: Hungarian , English
Works in: Hungarian to English, English to Hungarian, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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162
unuttered / implicit
Since the definition of *undercurrent* is 'subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning', I would probably use unuttered or implicit.
Further options might be: implicative, implied, inarticulate, inferred, inherent, latent, tacit, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unverbalized ...
Further options might be: implicative, implied, inarticulate, inferred, inherent, latent, tacit, undeclared, understood, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unverbalized ...
+1
1 hr
underlying
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Moore (X)
: To me, this looks like the one you're looking for....
15 hrs
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1 hr
undertoned
maybe?
4 hrs
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
&
English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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455
less-than-obvious
a possibility, if I understood your Q.
5 hrs
in-depth information
- or "more in-depth information"
Another approach - I think the difference implied here, in a polling situation is between superficial v. more in-depth information.
Another approach - I think the difference implied here, in a polling situation is between superficial v. more in-depth information.
14 hrs
agtranslat
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Castilian native, no nonsense
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Dutch to Spanish, English to Spanish, French to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
12
not readily apparent
Sugestion: "Not readily apparent information will not be gathered/will be missed".
University of Maine Office of Services for Students with ...
... documentation of disability and accommodation need from a qualified medical or
other licensed professional evaluator if disability is not readily apparent. ...
www.ume.maine.edu/onward/disable.htm - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
Interpretation
... exposed to hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions, equipment or operations
which are out of the ordinary, unexpected or not readily apparent." There are ...
tis.eh.doe.gov/rl/unpres/d93-09-032.htm - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
Pitfall Harry's "Mystery of the Map" - The Clues and their ...
... But order is not always readily apparent to a disorderly mind, especially when order
itself has been ordered. Do not be misled by the limitations of the eye. ...
members.tripod.com/~PitfallHarry/MysteryOfMapSolutions/ Clues2.html - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
University of Maine Office of Services for Students with ...
... documentation of disability and accommodation need from a qualified medical or
other licensed professional evaluator if disability is not readily apparent. ...
www.ume.maine.edu/onward/disable.htm - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
Interpretation
... exposed to hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions, equipment or operations
which are out of the ordinary, unexpected or not readily apparent." There are ...
tis.eh.doe.gov/rl/unpres/d93-09-032.htm - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
Pitfall Harry's "Mystery of the Map" - The Clues and their ...
... But order is not always readily apparent to a disorderly mind, especially when order
itself has been ordered. Do not be misled by the limitations of the eye. ...
members.tripod.com/~PitfallHarry/MysteryOfMapSolutions/ Clues2.html - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
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