con el hocico en alto

English translation: perceiving myself with the snout thrust upward, as if trying to sniff the arrival of spring

11:31 Aug 1, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Lírica contemporánea
Spanish term or phrase: con el hocico en alto
..."al verme con el hocico en alto, como intentando olfatear la llegada de la primavera"... (figuradamente, de una persona)
...Noticing my snout high up, as if trying to scent Spring’s arrival...
Susana Martin Dudoignon
Spain
Local time: 10:41
English translation:perceiving myself with the snout thrust upward, as if trying to sniff the arrival of spring
Explanation:
perceiving myself with the snout thrust upward, as if trying to sniff the arrival of spring

perceive - To become aware of directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing.

to sniff - To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something.

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ANCA ROXANA CHIRILA
Spain
Local time: 10:41
Grading comment
Thanks a lot Roxana!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2with my nose in the air
Rachel Fell
4perceiving myself with the snout thrust upward, as if trying to sniff the arrival of spring
ANCA ROXANA CHIRILA
4with my nose stuck up in the air
bcsantos
4with my nose tilted up as if trying to scent out the arrival of spring
Lucy Williams
4sniffing the wind
neilmac
3seeing me sniffing the wind as if to know whether spring had come
Bubo Coroman (X)


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
perceiving myself with the snout thrust upward, as if trying to sniff the arrival of spring


Explanation:
perceiving myself with the snout thrust upward, as if trying to sniff the arrival of spring

perceive - To become aware of directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing.

to sniff - To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something.

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ANCA ROXANA CHIRILA
Spain
Local time: 10:41
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot Roxana!
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
seeing me sniffing the wind as if to know whether spring had come


Explanation:
does the translation have to contain a specific number of syllables to fill the line of lyrics?

Bubo Coroman (X)
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 151
Notes to answerer
Asker: No, not limited. Thanks so far!

Asker: Thanks Deb!

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
with my nose in the air


Explanation:
seeing me with my nose in the air, as if trying to smell/detect the spring

I Can Smell Spring in the Air!

So what does Spring smell like? Maybe not what you would expect. Around here long before the spring peepers make their first chirp, before the robins return, before the outdoors begins to smell of thawing earth there are two sure signs that spring is on its way.

http://www.localharvest.org/blog/26423/entry/i_can_smell_spr...

Do I Smell Spring In The Air?
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/big.asp?photoID=6227096&c...

"...Tasha, on the other hand, doesn’t mind the cold. Her nose is awake long before I can detect spring in the air. I’ve seen her plunge her whole head into a foot of snow in order to smell the tracks of some small animal, laid down weeks before..." she's a dog, by he way.../
http://donskiff.com/geometry_of_spring.htm

Its a Greyt Day: March 2009
Do I detect spring in the air? 0 comments. Labels: Jori. Thursday, March 19, 2009. Happy Birthday Sweetie. Today would have been your 15th birthday. ...
greyhoundgardens.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html

Pages .A Nose For All Seasons .Sniffer May Detect Spring, Winter ...
Many of the .persons who think they have detected a smell of spring in air during the last two weeks prob ably will claim that they can smell a hint of ...
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snout doesn't sound right in this context - it sounds disparaging, etc.

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Note added at 50 mins (2009-08-01 12:21:38 GMT)
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woops - didn't close the italics properly...

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Note added at 53 mins (2009-08-01 12:24:08 GMT)
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I missed the fact that it was lyrics, so would also like to know the answer to Deborah's question

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:41
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Rachel!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds
22 mins
  -> Thank you Henry!

agree  Andrew Langdon-Davies (X): ... as though trying to catch a whiff of spring
1 hr
  -> Yes, exactly, thank you Andrew!
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with my nose stuck up in the air


Explanation:
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Note added at 58 mins (2009-08-01 12:30:02 GMT)
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with my nose (stuck up) in the air. You can omit stuck up to make it fit.

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 10:41
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks so much!

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with my nose tilted up as if trying to scent out the arrival of spring


Explanation:
I think snout would go nicely with scent out but sounds somehow too disparaging/derogatory here and is perhaps taking the animal theme too far!

Lucy Williams
Spain
Local time: 10:41
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Lucy!

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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sniffing the wind


Explanation:
Basically a less long-winded version of (pax) Deb's answer "...spotting me sniffing the wind to see if spring had come..."

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2009-08-02 14:10:34 GMT)
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For the inital "al verme" I'd use "catching me/spotting me/noticing me" to avoid repeating the "see" ...

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2009-08-02 14:11:16 GMT)
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I'd forget about snouts and tilts unless there is a pejorative or jocular intent...

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 10:41
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Neil.

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