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brooding

Spanish translation: ponderado/inigualado/especial

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English term or phrase:brooding
Spanish translation:ponderado/inigualado/especial
Entered by: Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón

21:02 Jun 16, 2016
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general) / Automóvil
English term or phrase: brooding
A car that is the brooding, exquisitely powerful sibling of the flagship xxxx model. La terminología que encuentro no me convencen en este contexto. ¿Alguien tiene alguna idea de cómo podría incluir ese término? Gracias anticipadas
Rosa Elena Lozano Arton
Mexico
Local time: 16:01
ponderado/inigualado/especial
Explanation:
Dentro de los modelos hermanos de su marca es el auto ponderado/inigualado/especial/extraordinario.
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Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 17:01
Grading comment
Gracias Juan me gustó tu idea.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1desafiante
andyfergu
4 +1discreto
patinba
4un carro amenazador
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4ponderado/inigualado/especial
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
4siniestro
Andrew Bramhall
4inquietante, turbador
Peter Riccomini
4serio, venerable
Christian [email protected]
4solemne
andyfergu


Discussion entries: 2





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un carro amenazador


Explanation:
Referencia: Collins Robert Unabridged Spanish/English Dictionary

Un carro que de que se debe tener miedo de, que puede inspirar miedo, a causa de su apariencia o su poder.

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Note added at 21 mins (2016-06-16 21:23:28 GMT)
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Tal vez "un carro que inspira respecto", a causa de su poder y apariencia.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ponderado/inigualado/especial


Explanation:
Dentro de los modelos hermanos de su marca es el auto ponderado/inigualado/especial/extraordinario.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 17:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 165
Grading comment
Gracias Juan me gustó tu idea.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
siniestro


Explanation:
es decir, difícil de definir las calidades de algo, complejo, oscuro, siniestro;

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 21
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
desafiante


Explanation:
Tratándose de un elogio al coche, convendría girar el adjetivo a positivo

andyfergu
Spain
Local time: 00:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Viviana Paddrik
5 hrs
  -> Gracias
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
inquietante, turbador


Explanation:
Creo que estos términos son apropiados para el contexto.

Peter Riccomini
Spain
Local time: 00:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
discreto


Explanation:
As Peter says, this has to be a positive comment.

Hard to know exactly what brooding could mean in this context, perhaps sleek and low-lying, but ready to dart forward...

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patinba
Argentina
Local time: 19:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 724

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nelly Alejandra Alister: Coincido con que es algo positivo. "Amenazante" nos indica algo negativo. https://www.fayerwayer.com/2013/02/seat-ibiza-cupra-un-coche...
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Nelly, aunque sospecho por tu link que era para Andy!
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
serio, venerable


Explanation:
Serio
Grave
Austero
Sobrio
Maduro
Formal
Decoroso
Venerable


Christian [email protected]
United States
Local time: 18:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
solemne


Explanation:
Es mi segunda propuesta y creo que es más adecuada en este contexto

andyfergu
Spain
Local time: 00:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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