Mar 6, 2018 12:30
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Spanish term
Argentina
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teñido de rojo
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Marketing
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An interview with the head of an Argentine advertising agency that recently won the McDonald's account:
Estamos armando los equipos, estamos tomando gente, y algunos de nosotros con mucha atención puesta en eso. Hoy la agencia está teñida de rojo con la ‘M’ amarilla.
Thanks
Estamos armando los equipos, estamos tomando gente, y algunos de nosotros con mucha atención puesta en eso. Hoy la agencia está teñida de rojo con la ‘M’ amarilla.
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | decked out in red with the yellow "M" |
Carol Gullidge
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| 4 +4 | [some suggestions] |
philgoddard
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| 4 | is proud to wear the company's red colour and yellow "M" |
Pamela Olea
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| 4 | steeped in red |
Marcelo González
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Proposed translations
+4
2 hrs
Carol Gullidge
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138
Spanish term (edited):
teñido de rojo con la ‘M’ amarilla
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decked out in red with the yellow "M"
or - another possibility, since this is marketing and therefore calls for a certain amount of brainstorming: -
sporting the yellow "M" on a red background
sporting the yellow "M" on a red background
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
38 mins
Pamela Olea
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is proud to wear the company's red colour and yellow "M"
Tendrías que re frasear para que tenga sentido. Esto podría ser una opción. Espero te sirva.
Saludos
Saludos
+4
2 hrs
philgoddard
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[some suggestions]
Teñida means dyed or tinged, but I agree that a literal translation doesn't work. I interpret this partly as meaning we're imbued with the client's values, but mainly that its logo and corporate colors are everywhere you look. Ad agencies often have client artwork displayed in their offices.
We have yellow 'Ms' on red backgrounds plastered all over our walls
We have red and yellow logos coming out of our ears
We live and breathe yellow 'M's on red backgrounds
We have little yellow Ms running through our veins
We have yellow 'Ms' on red backgrounds plastered all over our walls
We have red and yellow logos coming out of our ears
We live and breathe yellow 'M's on red backgrounds
We have little yellow Ms running through our veins
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Carol Gullidge
8 mins
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
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| agree |
MollyRose
: Ha ha.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Chema Nieto Castañón
: Yeap, that is the idea; "that its logo and corporate colors are everywhere you look"
4 hrs
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2 hrs
Marcelo González
United States
United States
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Specializes in field
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Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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40
steeped in red
I think this might work.
steep
to cause to stay in a liquid, especially in order to become soft or clean, or to improve flavour:
Leave the cloth to steep in the dye overnight.
We had pears steeped in red wine for dessert.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/steep
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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-03-06 15:02:44 GMT)
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As Phil has pointed out, the source text basically means "tinged" in this context, which is the meaning of "steeped" as well. Also, "steeped in tradition" is an often heard phrase as well.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-03-06 15:31:21 GMT)
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See definitions 1 and 3 below.
steep
1 : to soak in a liquid at a temperature under the boiling point (as for softening, bleaching, or **extracting an essence**)
2 : to cover with or plunge into a liquid (as in bathing, rinsing, or soaking)
**3 : to saturate with or subject thoroughly to (some strong or pervading influence) ·practices steeped in tradition**
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steeped
This translation appears to retain the metaphor rather nicely. IMO
steep
to cause to stay in a liquid, especially in order to become soft or clean, or to improve flavour:
Leave the cloth to steep in the dye overnight.
We had pears steeped in red wine for dessert.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/steep
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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-03-06 15:02:44 GMT)
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As Phil has pointed out, the source text basically means "tinged" in this context, which is the meaning of "steeped" as well. Also, "steeped in tradition" is an often heard phrase as well.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-03-06 15:31:21 GMT)
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See definitions 1 and 3 below.
steep
1 : to soak in a liquid at a temperature under the boiling point (as for softening, bleaching, or **extracting an essence**)
2 : to cover with or plunge into a liquid (as in bathing, rinsing, or soaking)
**3 : to saturate with or subject thoroughly to (some strong or pervading influence) ·practices steeped in tradition**
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steeped
This translation appears to retain the metaphor rather nicely. IMO
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