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No Tell Lover

Spanish translation: amante indecible/innombrable

22:05 Oct 9, 2015
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Music / A title
English term or phrase: No Tell Lover
My uncle wants a translation of this Chicago's song ehose title is "No Tell Lover"

I think it's something like "Amante secreta". What do you think colleagues?

That's all I need, the title. I an translating the song. Thank you!!
Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 01:00
Spanish translation:amante indecible/innombrable
Explanation:
Sí, estás en lo correcto. ¿Qué te parece esta opción?
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Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 02:00
Grading comment
Gracias, Juan :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3amante discreta (o según cómo, amante secreta, tu opción)
JohnMcDove
5 +1Amante Secreta
Luz Esther
4amante indecible/innombrable
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Summary of reference entries provided
Ref. only
Taña Dalglish

Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
no tell lover
amante indecible/innombrable


Explanation:
Sí, estás en lo correcto. ¿Qué te parece esta opción?

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 02:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Gracias, Juan :)
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
no tell lover
amante discreta (o según cómo, amante secreta, tu opción)


Explanation:
Sólo leyendo la letra de la canción, y sin saber mucho más, creo que tu opción es adecuada.

Sería, literalmente, "amante de la que no hay que hablar" o "amante de la que no se puede hablar"... o algo por el estilo...

Podría ser "amante inefable" (no se puede describir o expresar con palabras)... pero ahí entraríamos en el ámbito de la mística del amor más allá de los conceptos mundanos de la vida y el goce...

¡Saludos cordiales!

Oh, y antes de poner mi respuesta, veo lo que incluye Taña..., mmm... tal vez como los portugueses... ¿"no digas amante" o "no hables amante"?

Así que, con lo que aporta Taña, ¿tal vez "amante discreta" sería mejor?

Bueno, a ver que dicen los demás...

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-10-09 23:16:17 GMT)
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Otra idea sería "amante desconocida" (se me había ocurrido "amante ignota"... pero el registro se subiría un poco más...)

Podría ser incluso "amante anónima"... como la del marinero que en cada puerto tiene un amor...

Supongo que quien conozca Chicago muy bien y todo su contexto tal vez pueda estar más seguro de la mejor opción...

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 00:00
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 59

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Danik 2014: To be sure! Es bien mejor una amante discreta que una amante muda!:))
6 mins
  -> Ha-ha! Cierto. ¡Muchas gracias, Danik! :-)
agree  Charles Davis: ¿O incluso "inconfesable"? Pero "secreta" me parece bien.
2 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Charles. :-) "Inconfesable" podría servir... aunque mis asociaciones ahí se derivan hasta "pecaminoso-a" (como un oso... ;-)
agree  EirTranslations
11 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Aquamarine76. :-) Saludos.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
no tell lover
Amante Secreta


Explanation:
Perfecto

Luz Esther
South Africa
Local time: 09:00
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kirsten Larsen (X)
45 mins
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Reference comments


30 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Ref. only

Reference information:
Yaotl: This is in Portuguese, but the sub-titles may help. "Amante não fale" in the Portuguese (sub-title)

Chicago - No Tell Lover (Tradução PT-BR) - YouTube
Video for Chicago + canción "No Tell Lover"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PXhBaezcM4
Sep 7, 2013 - Uploaded by Lucia MB
No Tell Lover "é uma canção escrita por Peter Cetera , Lee Loughnane ... no digas amante, cancion escrita por Peter Cetera, y creada por Chicago .... Olá Ivo, não sou muito conhecedora de Chicago e nem de Double, mas ...

"Amante secreta" says "Secret Lover/Admirer" to me, which is not the same as "No Tell Lover" (which is someone who does not spill the beans; very discrete about relationships).

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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-10-10 00:40:23 GMT)
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"No digas amante" (is one of the suggestions in the link), canción escrita por Peter Cetera, y creada por Chicago una banda de USA y reconocida como una de las bandas mas grandes en cuanto al rock en términos comerciales.
https://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=3PXhBaezcM4

More background:
http://www.chacha.com/question/what-does-the-song-no-tell-lo...
No Tell Lover is about a man who is having an affair with a woman so they can't tell anyone. !

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Danik 2014: Interesting reference but the Portuguese translation of "No Tell Lover" doesn´t make sense: actually "amante não fale"="amante no hable". Yes, "secret lover" would be easier.
14 mins
  -> Thanks Danik. I don't speak Portuguese, but the ref. was only included as the sub-titles may help Yaotl when he translates the song. Again, thanks.
agree  EirTranslations
11 hrs
  -> Thank you Bea. Un abrazo.
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