Glossary entry (derived from question below)
español term or phrase:
sonrisa de circumstancias
inglés translation:
forced smile
Added to glossary by
Nedra Rivera Huntington
Jun 11, 2007 21:52
16 yrs ago
español term
Estados Unidos
Reliability, conscientiousness and style
Native in: inglés (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: español al inglés, inglés
sonrisa de circumstancias
español al inglés
Arte/Literatura
Poesía y literatura
structure
Context:
"Le apetece ... unas madejicas de cordero?"
La mujer traga saliva e intenta dibujar una SONRISA DE CIRCUMSTANCIAS con sus labios pintados de rosa intenso.
I get the general idea of putting on a brave face, but my brain is fried and I can't come up with anything nice. This is a noir style book for teenagers, from Spain.
Many thanks in advance!
"Le apetece ... unas madejicas de cordero?"
La mujer traga saliva e intenta dibujar una SONRISA DE CIRCUMSTANCIAS con sus labios pintados de rosa intenso.
I get the general idea of putting on a brave face, but my brain is fried and I can't come up with anything nice. This is a noir style book for teenagers, from Spain.
Many thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(inglés)
| 3 +8 | a forced smile |
Daniel Burns (X)
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| 4 +4 | smile politely |
Clare Macnamara
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| 4 +1 | an appropriate smile |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 5 | fake smile |
Beatriz Galiano (X)
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| 4 | with a sham smile upon her face |
Gándara
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| 4 | a fixed smile |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Proposed translations
+8
43 minutos
Selected
a forced smile
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Note added at 44 mins (2007-06-11 22:37:02 GMT)
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tries to force a smile
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Note added at 46 mins (2007-06-11 22:39:00 GMT)
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s
Women's WORLD
When he looked back at me, I saw that he was terrified, but he tried to force a smile. "Do you think they’ll find something? They should know, right? ...
www.wworld.org/archive/archive.asp?ID=391 - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 44 mins (2007-06-11 22:37:02 GMT)
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tries to force a smile
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Note added at 46 mins (2007-06-11 22:39:00 GMT)
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s
Women's WORLD
When he looked back at me, I saw that he was terrified, but he tried to force a smile. "Do you think they’ll find something? They should know, right? ...
www.wworld.org/archive/archive.asp?ID=391 - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
R. Alex Jenkins
: Good! // That's what I would say in English - seems the most natural.
3 horas
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Edward Tully
4 horas
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| agree |
Cinnamon Nolan
6 horas
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| agree |
Gacela20
8 horas
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| agree |
franglish
8 horas
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| agree |
Noni Gilbert Riley
9 horas
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
10 horas
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| agree |
Dr. Andrew Frankland
10 horas
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Very nice. Thanks much for your help."
+4
21 minutos
Clare Macnamara
Native in inglés
Works in field
Fast, efficient and intuitive.
Native in: inglés
Works in: español al inglés, francés al inglés
Related KudoZ points
:
8
smile politely
"she attempts to smile politely" or "makes an attempt at a polite smile"
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Note added at 25 mins (2007-06-11 22:17:37 GMT)
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another option "does her best to smile politely".
(a mí sí que me apetecen esas madejicas!!)
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Note added at 27 mins (2007-06-11 22:19:27 GMT)
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or even "makes a brave attempt at a polite smile" ...
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Note added at 25 mins (2007-06-11 22:17:37 GMT)
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another option "does her best to smile politely".
(a mí sí que me apetecen esas madejicas!!)
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Note added at 27 mins (2007-06-11 22:19:27 GMT)
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or even "makes a brave attempt at a polite smile" ...
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Clare. I was stronly considering this, but went with "forced" in the context. Too bad we can't split the points! You can find the madejicas in an imaginary (?) bar in Zaragoza, La Comadreja Parda, of all places! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sery
1 hora
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Thaks, Sery!
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| agree |
Marcela Dutra
: I like "attempts to smile politely" considering what follows
3 horas
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Thanks, Marcela!
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| agree |
franglish
: with Marcela
9 horas
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Thanks, Franglish!
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
10 horas
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Hi and thanks, Carol!
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27 minutos
with a sham smile upon her face
a mí me suena que además de poner cara de valiente, hubo de fingir la sonrisa un poco
+1
2 horas
Lydia De Jorge
Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos
Native in español
&
inglés
Specializes in field
Estados Unidos
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: español 
, inglés
Works in: inglés al español, español al inglés, inglés, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
133
an appropriate smile
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Katarina Peters
: yes, appropriate to the circumstance!
8 minutos
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Thank you Katarina!
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3 horas
fake smile
...she 'tries' to show a 'fake smile' I guess, since it was not spontaneous
10 horas
Noni Gilbert Riley
España
España
Native in inglés
Works in field
España
The translator people turn to
Native in: inglés (Variant: UK)
Works in: español al inglés, francés al español, inglés, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
80
a fixed smile
"tasty food is served with a fixed smile'' www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/html/Output/Published/Emeral...
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