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Levy

Spanish translation: levee

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English term or phrase:Levy
Spanish translation:levee
Entered by: DLyons

17:22 Jun 23, 2014
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: Levy
Se trata de un cuento. La frase completa es:
"It (the silence) would crash through the levy of his mouth and spill forth into nothingness"-
No entiendo a qué se refiere con "the levy of his mouth".
Gracias de antemano.
Alejandra Gutierrez
United States
Local time: 06:45
levee
Explanation:
Phonetic or misspelling?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levee

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Note added at 7 mins (2014-06-23 17:29:52 GMT)
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"Dique"

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dique
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 11:45
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6levee
DLyons
4 +3esclusa
Hans Geluk
3dársena
Teresa Neila
3rompeolas
lugoben


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
levy in this context
levee


Explanation:
Phonetic or misspelling?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levee

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Note added at 7 mins (2014-06-23 17:29:52 GMT)
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"Dique"

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dique

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 11:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jessica Noyes
17 mins
  -> Thanks Jessica.
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
42 mins
  -> Gracias Beatriz.
agree  Mónica Algazi
6 hrs
  -> Gracias Mónica.
agree  JohnMcDove
14 hrs
  -> Thanks John.
agree  Marina Ilari
21 hrs
  -> Thanks Marina.
agree  Carole Salas
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks Carole.
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
levy
dársena


Explanation:
Pienso que se refiere a un dique, en inglés levee (creo que hay un error), pero poéticamente
me gusta más dársena.

Teresa Neila
Spain
Local time: 12:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
levee
esclusa


Explanation:
Otra opción. En el contexto, el silencio es como un río, y creo que queda muy bien traducir 'levee' aquí con 'esclusa', porque funciona como una boca que se puede abrir para dejar pasar, o al contrario, cerrarla para parar el agua.
Por supuesto 'levee' no es literalmente 'esclusa', sino dique o atracadero, pero el lenguaje es bastante poetico y metafórico.

Hans Geluk
Spain
Local time: 12:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Mónica!
agree  JohnMcDove: “Dique”, di que sí... pero en este contexto, “esclusa” me parece idóneo... así que no hay “exclusa” ;-) para no usar esta excelente solución. :-)
13 hrs
  -> Gracias John! Tu siempre tan ocurrente! :)
agree  María Perales
15 hrs
  -> Gracias María!
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
levy
rompeolas


Explanation:
Quizás sea el término necesario. No es tan poético, pero se acerca.


lugoben
Local time: 06:45
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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