vaciamiento de la palabra
English translation: Devoid of meaning, words ...
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| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Journalism / Article about an artist | |||||||
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peer agreement (net): +1emptying of language Explanation: Derrida? P. |
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peer agreement (net): +1stripping down of words Explanation: As ever with art waffle, the intended meaning is a little obscure. This is my fairly loose interpretation. I think "la palabra" is being used to mean "the word" as a concept, for which I'd prefer to use the plural, "words". |
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language impoverishment Explanation: One more suggestion. https://www.quora.com/What-has-caused-the-impoverishment-of-... |
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(These) contentless signs Explanation: Another option. |
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depersonalization of the language/word(s) Explanation: This is my interpretation. The word, the language deprived of its fundamental function, communication, and being used as a mere symbol of an unknown alphabet. By the way, it sounds like Roland Barthes´ Writing Degree Zero, but this is less relevant. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/depersonalization tr.v. de·per·son·al·ize 1. To deprive of individual character or a sense of personal identity 2. To render impersonal |
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ver explicación Explanation: "Deprived of meaning, these words (......) acquire also....." Creo que queda mejor en inglés usar la palabra como sujeto, en lugar del vaciamiento. El sentido es el mismo. |
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peer agreement (net): +1hollowing out of the word Explanation: I understand it as leaving the word devoid of meaning, leaving nothing but its shell. |
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emptying words of their meaning (in this way) Explanation: ...and rendering them indecipherable The writer is talking about (albeit impossible) WORDS so I think language does not work here. |
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peer agreement (net): +2evisceration of conventional language Explanation: Or, instead of "evisceration," "disembowelment." "Palabra" calls for a translation other than simply "word" as it stands for "traditional/conventional language" in this context. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2016-04-08 15:50:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I do not think that "stripping down" works here. The idea is certainly "emptying of content" here but "emptying" or "stripping" really don't work (at least in my view). "Evisceration" has the figurative meaning of "depriving of vital/essential force," and therefore would seem to fit well here.... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2016-04-09 19:08:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- An alternative option here would be "act of voiding conventional language," given that both senses of the verb "to void" apply here (namely emptying/draining and invalidating/canceling), thus robustly reflecting vacimiento. |
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