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under this weight

Spanish translation: Detrás de esta imagen sombría

21:50 May 27, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / under this weight
English term or phrase: under this weight
She spooned out quivering red Jell-O or drew long bland snakes of soft ice cream from the stainless steel machine, she smoked, wiped her nose and muttered about a fight with her mother or a bad date. Her movements were resigned and bitter, yet her eyes and her nasty humor peeked impishly from under this weighy. There was something pleasing in this combination, something congruent with her spoiled beauty.

Buenas! este es una novela de Mary Gaitskill llamada "The girl on the plane". Aquí consulto sobre lo que quiere decir "under this weight", me da la idea de que se refiere a todas las caracteristicas que dice anteriormente, algoa si como "por debajo de esta imagen", espero puedan ayudarme
GRACIAS!
Yassna (X)
Spanish translation:Detrás de esta imagen sombría
Explanation:
Detrás de esta imagen sombría aparecen...
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Stefania Messina
Netherlands
Local time: 04:29
Grading comment
Graciassss
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2bajo este peso
Eileen Banks
3 +2por debajo de / desde debajo de / bajo esta carga
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4debajo de esta pesada carga
Maria Mastruzzo
3desde debajo de esta supuesta carga
Bubo Coroman (X)
3Detrás de esta imagen sombría
Stefania Messina
1del fondo de tal pesadumbre
Verónica Lassa


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bajo este peso


Explanation:
Suerte!

Eileen Banks
Argentina
Local time: 23:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fanny77: Agree
37 mins
  -> Many thanks Fanny :)!
agree  Juan Carlos García
3 hrs
  -> Gracias Juan Carlos :)!!
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
por debajo de / desde debajo de / bajo esta carga


Explanation:
:)

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 04:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1556

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marjory Hord: sí, bea
16 hrs
  -> Gracias, Marjory - Bea
agree  Maria-Jose Pastor
18 hrs
  -> Gracias, María José - Bea
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
debajo de esta pesada carga


Explanation:
Another option.

Maria Mastruzzo
Australia
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 40
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
desde debajo de esta supuesta carga


Explanation:
me parece que la chica está "inventando" los problemas con su madre o sus novios sólo para tener un poco de "drama" en su vida. El estilo de la redacción es muy juguetón, por eso creo que la autora no quiere que tomemos en serio lo de "weight".

Bubo Coroman (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 223
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
del fondo de tal pesadumbre


Explanation:
La chica lloraba, se sonaba la nariz, hablaba de un mal día, pero... una miradita traviesa aparecía/emergía del fondo de ese pesar, no?

ojalá ayude

Verónica Lassa
Argentina
Local time: 23:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 day 18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Detrás de esta imagen sombría


Explanation:
Detrás de esta imagen sombría aparecen...

Stefania Messina
Netherlands
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Graciassss
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