rompiendo escalas

English translation: Beyond the naked eye

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Spanish term or phrase:rompiendo escalas
English translation:Beyond the naked eye
Entered by: franglish

14:32 May 21, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / microscopic objects
Spanish term or phrase: rompiendo escalas
***Rompiendo escalas***
Está claro que no podemos ver lo muy pequeño, lo que denominamos microscópico. Casi nos parece que se trata de un mundo inexistente. Pero nada más lejos de la realidad: por debajo de nuestra capacidad de visión, de nuestra agudeza visual, hay una vida muy diversa, que también compuesta también por gigantes y diminutos, si los comparamos entre ellos. Las dimensiones siempre son relativas.


This is the title of a text describing an exhibition of microorganisms, which the visitors can examine under microscopes. I have a few ideas but am not happy with any of them.

Many thanks in advance for any other possible solutions!


Sheila
Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 11:00
Beyond the naked eye
Explanation:
19 Oct 2010 ... Get up close to cells, soap, insects, and more through the wonders of photomicrography.
green.yahoo.com/.../rare-images-beyond-the-naked-eye.html

21 Oct 2010 ... Incredible every day objects as seen through the magnification of a microscope.
thinknice.com/beyond-the-naked-eye-cool-microscopic-images/

What do microorganisms have to do with the white cliffs of Dover, water purification, and anemia? ... Beyond the Naked Eye: Microscopic Organisms ...
ffh.films.com/.../Beyond_the_Naked_Eye_Microscopic_Organisms.htm

... power on a microscope and delve into a world beyond the naked eye. .... too small to see with the naked eye; unicellular microorganisms are ubiquitous. ...
www.ehow.com › Hobbies & Science

An amazing world exists just beyond the naked eye. Pond water is one place ... The simple fact is that microorganisms create the ecological foundation for ...
www.ebiomedia.com/a-drop-of-life.html
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franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 11:00
Grading comment
Thanks for all the very helpful suggestions - this is the one I feel fits my text best. Thanks again, Sheila
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Off the scale
David Ronder
4Transcending (the limitations of) scale
Jenni Lukac (X)
3 +1Beyond the naked eye
franglish
3Breaching dimension
Christine Walsh
3Expanding our conceptions of scale
Bubo Coroman (X)


  

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Transcending (the limitations of) scale


Explanation:
An idea... Examples: fungi transcend spatial scales across many orders-of-magnitude by virtue of ... sections were first used to study micro-organisms in their natural environ- ...
www.springerlink.com/index/q03277183336105j.pdf; 6 Sep 2006 ... The old optical microscopes that everyone used in high-school biology ... of small-scale, highly adaptable, and innovative optical devices. ... and to transcend some of the limitations of optical devices made out of ...
www.physorg.com/news76776827.html - En caché - Similares;

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 11:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 166
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Breaching dimension


Explanation:
Just a thought

Christine Walsh
Local time: 07:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 52
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Off the scale


Explanation:
Too small to be seen, off the scale - used exactly in this way in this popular children's TV programme:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rt87x


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Note added at 20 mins (2011-05-21 14:53:13 GMT)
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To be fair, it wasn't a children's programme, though the presenter does do a lot of stuff for kids.

David Ronder
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:00
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  Linda Grabner: Given that we are talking about a title here, it needs to be something short & to the point, as well as catchy. This fits the bill.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, that's what I thought
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Beyond the naked eye


Explanation:
19 Oct 2010 ... Get up close to cells, soap, insects, and more through the wonders of photomicrography.
green.yahoo.com/.../rare-images-beyond-the-naked-eye.html

21 Oct 2010 ... Incredible every day objects as seen through the magnification of a microscope.
thinknice.com/beyond-the-naked-eye-cool-microscopic-images/

What do microorganisms have to do with the white cliffs of Dover, water purification, and anemia? ... Beyond the Naked Eye: Microscopic Organisms ...
ffh.films.com/.../Beyond_the_Naked_Eye_Microscopic_Organisms.htm

... power on a microscope and delve into a world beyond the naked eye. .... too small to see with the naked eye; unicellular microorganisms are ubiquitous. ...
www.ehow.com › Hobbies & Science

An amazing world exists just beyond the naked eye. Pond water is one place ... The simple fact is that microorganisms create the ecological foundation for ...
www.ebiomedia.com/a-drop-of-life.html

franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thanks for all the very helpful suggestions - this is the one I feel fits my text best. Thanks again, Sheila

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Altogringo: or Beyond what the eye can see. Works very well for a title, as a teaser to get people interested.//Well, I'm a terminal night person so actually I was up really late for most people.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Altogringo. My, but aren't you up early!
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Expanding our conceptions of scale


Explanation:
This is not so much a translation of "rompiendo escalas" as a précis of the paragraph it heads. It talks about "thinking outside the box" when it comes to scale, which means in effect expanding our minds to take it all in.

Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 310
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