Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ni habitar la película
English translation:
nor overload the film/movie
Added to glossary by
Marea
Jul 30, 2009 19:10
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
ni habitar la película
Spanish to English
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Script
Pero no quiero relatar una crónica, **ni habitar la película** con un tono elegíaco recargado de épica narrativa o discursos políticos
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | nor overload the film/movie |
Remy Arce
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| 4 | inundate the film |
jude dabo
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| 3 | nor populate the film |
Lisa McCarthy
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| 4 -1 | nor dwell in the film |
Paula Pereyra
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Proposed translations
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16 mins
Selected
nor overload the film/movie
another idea
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Remy!"
6 mins
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Related KudoZ points
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52
nor populate the film
This may work here but I don´t know if it can be used when referring to 'tone'.
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Note added at 13 minutos (2009-07-30 19:23:23 GMT)
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or INHABIT
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Note added at 19 minutos (2009-07-30 19:29:59 GMT)
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**Forget about INHABIT - intransitive verb that cannot be used in this context :-)
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Note added at 22 minutos (2009-07-30 19:32:29 GMT)
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IF YOU WANT A MORE NEGATIVE CONNOTATION I WOULD USE
++BURDEN+++
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Note added at 13 minutos (2009-07-30 19:23:23 GMT)
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or INHABIT
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Note added at 19 minutos (2009-07-30 19:29:59 GMT)
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**Forget about INHABIT - intransitive verb that cannot be used in this context :-)
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Note added at 22 minutos (2009-07-30 19:32:29 GMT)
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IF YOU WANT A MORE NEGATIVE CONNOTATION I WOULD USE
++BURDEN+++
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31 mins
nor dwell in the film
"dwell" sounds more poetic for me...
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
philgoddard
: As LisaMac points out with regard to "inhabit", we need a transitive verb here. Habitar means to fill the film.
19 mins
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Ok!
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2 hrs
inundate the film
cheers
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