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que seguían escribiendo sus particulares trazos en el horizonte

English translation: traces of which could still be seen in / lined/ delineated /the horizon/

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Spanish term or phrase:que seguían escribiendo sus particulares trazos en el horizonte
English translation:traces of which could still be seen in / lined/ delineated /the horizon/
Entered by: bcsantos

15:16 Aug 11, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A Novel
Spanish term or phrase: que seguían escribiendo sus particulares trazos en el horizonte
Contexto:

Una vez que se te pasó el susto y te tranquilizaste, te di de comer en ese paraje, tan maravilloso como monótono, al tiempo que evitaba que vieras las columnas de humo que seguían escrbiendo sus particulares trazos en el horizonte.

Mother trying to prevent/protect her very young daughter from seeing the smoke of the war's weapons, arising from the horizon.

Mil Gracias,
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 15:10
traces of which could still be seen in / lined/ delineated /the horizon/
Explanation:
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bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 21:10
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Summary of answers provided
4weaving their way through the sky
Richard Vranch
3 +1that were still painting their peculiar brushstrokes on the horizon
Adoración Bodoque Martínez
4kept up its scribbling
Frank Gerace
3 +1The distinctive trails of smoke which kept appearing on the horizon
ormiston
3that were making their own trails on the horizon
MollyRose
3traces of which could still be seen in / lined/ delineated /the horizon/
bcsantos


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
weaving their way through the sky


Explanation:
an option....

As it's literature it's very subjective, but this is one way of putting it...

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Note added at 11 mins (2015-08-11 15:28:05 GMT)
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across the skyline...




Richard Vranch
Local time: 20:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
that were still painting their peculiar brushstrokes on the horizon


Explanation:
A fairly literal translation, as an alternative option.

"that were still..." because I personally feel the idea that the war still goes on should not be lost in the translation.

Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I like it.
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Muriel.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
kept up its scribbling


Explanation:
escribir scribble

Frank Gerace
United States
Local time: 15:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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that were making their own trails on the horizon


Explanation:
Since it's a negative thing (war), I don't think it should be picturesque in a nice way.

MollyRose
United States
Local time: 14:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
traces of which could still be seen in / lined/ delineated /the horizon/


Explanation:
,

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 21:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 96
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2 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The distinctive trails of smoke which kept appearing on the horizon


Explanation:
Incorporating the bit before might make the whole phrase sound more natural

ormiston
Local time: 21:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh: or perhaps 'continued to appear'
8 hrs
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