ciudad posible

English translation: City of Possibilities

19:55 Jan 13, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel / title of an article on Oslo
Spanish term or phrase: ciudad posible
Oslo: Cuidad posible

An article extoling the benefits of living in Oslo. How the UN has judged Norway a wonderful place to live
Wibblet
Local time: 12:46
English translation:City of Possibilities
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Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
Local time: 06:46
Grading comment
Thanks very much
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Summary of answers provided
3 +8city of opportunities
AllegroTrans
4 +1the perfect/ideal city?
Yvonne Gallagher
4 +1Oslo - a forward-looking city
Edward Tully
3 +1City of Possibilities
Nikolaj Widenmann
3 +1Cool Oslo - best place to chill
Marian Vieyra
2 +1(Most) inhabitable city
Aradai Pardo Martínez


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
City of Possibilities


Explanation:
One option...

Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
Local time: 06:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Why not indeed?
3 days 13 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(Most) inhabitable city


Explanation:
Could be?

I found this:
Copenhagen, a most inhabitable city

It's hard to find a more pleasant and civil place than Copenhagen.

http://www.malev.com/flight-travel-planner/denmark

Aradai Pardo Martínez
Mexico
Local time: 06:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: surely all cities are inhabitable? this doesn't work in my book
3 mins
  -> Sí, quizás no es la opción más idiomática, de ahí que pusiera sólo un 2 en mi nivel de certeza, pero creo que se refiere a la posibilidad de considerar Oslo como una ciudad para vivir, y en ese caso sí tendría más sentido. Depende del registro del texto:)

agree  neilmac: Pero solo con la forma informal "livable" en vez de "inhabitable", que no suena muy ágil. El original me parece un juego de palabras con "ciudad impossible" que resulta casi... impossible. Nil ab ilegitimi carborundum ;)
1 day 15 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias! Y he ahí el comentario de Noni...
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
city of opportunities


Explanation:
Oslo is a long, winding and magnificent drive east of Bergen, but the longer route via ... Oslo is a city of opportunities, in business as well as love. ...
globalgayz.com/country/Norway/view/NOR/... - 59k - Cached

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

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agree  Phoebe Anne
7 mins
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agree  Kate Major Patience
1 hr
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agree  Maria Mastruzzo
2 hrs
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agree  franglish
11 hrs
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agree  Martina Pokupec (X)
11 hrs
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agree  Evans (X)
12 hrs
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agree  Ray Flores
1 day 1 hr
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agree  neilmac: The best all-round option for me. The original is a wordplay on "ciudad impossible" which I don't think translates well. Best in show:)
1 day 15 hrs
  -> thanks
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the perfect/ideal city?


Explanation:
WITH the question mark as in Oslo: the perfect city? or is Oslo the ideal city? etc.

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 12:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Interesting approach too...
1 day 14 hrs
  -> thanks Neilmac for your comment (and agree)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Oslo - a forward-looking city


Explanation:
Or "Oslo - a city that looks to/welcomes the future"
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a forward looking city which values its heritage and its ... Oslo, where soil conditions have allowed the preservation below ...
www.aberdeenheritage.org.uk/admin/fstest/pdf/pdfDoc6.pdf - SimilaresBirmingham Travel Guide - [ Traducir esta página ]17 Apr 2010 ... This is a forward-looking city, yet its rich heritage is .... Oslo Holiday Fun. Scandinavia seems to be the place to be if you want good ...
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www.travelocity.co.uk/.../LMN-ShortBreak-lon-to-gla-4star.h... - En cachéInternational Competition - [ Traducir esta página ]13 Deichmanske Library Oslo Oslo, Norway schmidt hammer lassen architects To ..... representing Beijing's new aspirations to be a forward looking city which ...
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www.thomascookpublishing.com/book.htm?series...id... - En caché

Edward Tully
Local time: 13:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Almost (can I say this?) Scandinavian in its blandness. Could work :)
1 day 13 hrs
  -> lol - many thanks! (I think...) ;-)
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Cool Oslo - best place to chill


Explanation:
To paraphrase the UN's own research stating that Norway is the best place to live.

Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: Do you really think the UN term translates like this?
19 hrs

agree  neilmac: Going to agree because it's light-hearted adspeak, but mainly because I feel a neutral or "dis" rating would be curmudgeonly or pedantic.
1 day 8 hrs
  -> Thanks, neilmac. You're right on all accounts!
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