Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Take pictures
Spanish translation:
tomar fotos / sacar fotos / fotografiar // and in Spain, hacer fotos
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JaneTranslates
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Taking pictures
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Dear Spanish translators,
Market: Spain.
I am now revising some text, I found:
"Taking pictures" was translated as:
"Hacer fotografías" Is this correct?
In Spain and other countries (but particularly Spain) Hacer fotos is being used?
The term I ususally read is: "fotografiar" and "tomar fotografías". "Hacer fotografías" is also widely used?
Thanks in advance for your ideas!
Doris
Market: Spain.
I am now revising some text, I found:
"Taking pictures" was translated as:
"Hacer fotografías" Is this correct?
In Spain and other countries (but particularly Spain) Hacer fotos is being used?
The term I ususally read is: "fotografiar" and "tomar fotografías". "Hacer fotografías" is also widely used?
Thanks in advance for your ideas!
Doris
Proposed translations
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| 4 +8 | tomar fotos/sacar fotos/fotografiar |
JaneTranslates
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| 4 +6 | sacar fotos // tomar fotos // hacer fotos |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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JaneTranslates
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tomar fotos/sacar fotos/fotografiar
I´ve never heard "hacer fotografías," but I don´t know about Spain. The three I listed are, in order, the most common terms I´ve heard.
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Gabriela Rodriguez
: Hola Janet tenés razón y para colmo un Domingo jaja. Te mando un abrazo!!!!!!!
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Gracias, Gaby. Parece que somos unos 5 ó 6 levantados y trabajando a estas horas...
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Maria_Elena Garcia Guevara
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Gracias, Malega
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Xenia Wong
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Gracias Xen...¡OK, somos unos 10 ó 12!
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María Florencia Méndez
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Gracias, María ... Jane
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MaLucila (X)
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Gracias, MaLucila
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moken
: Hi Janet! In English "photograph" can either be a verb or a noun. However, in Spanish "fotografiar" is completely unambiguous. BTW, in Spain we use "sacar", "hacer" or "tomar", probably in that order. :O) :O) :O)
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Thanks, Álvaro. Good point about "fotografiar"! And I´m glad to know about "hacer"; that´s completely new to me. (And forgive me for mentioning it, but it´s Jane, not Janet. You know: "Jane Translates"??)
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Thank you, Marina
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Walter Landesman
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Thankk you, landesman
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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sacar fotos // tomar fotos // hacer fotos
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foto f picture, photo (esp BrE); me sacó or hizo or tomó una foto he took a picture o photo of me, he took my photo o picture;
una foto en blanco y negro a black-and-white photo
Mike :)
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Note added at 2 mins (2005-06-20 03:17:34 GMT)
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Personally I like \"sacar fotos\" although \"tomar fotos\" is very common and as you can see, \"hacer fotos\" is used also.
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-06-20 03:19:38 GMT)
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As far as frequency is concerned:
Google -
\"tomar fotos\" approximately 45,000
\"hacer fotos\" approximately 42,000
\"sacar fotos\" approximately 29,000
foto f picture, photo (esp BrE); me sacó or hizo or tomó una foto he took a picture o photo of me, he took my photo o picture;
una foto en blanco y negro a black-and-white photo
Mike :)
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Note added at 2 mins (2005-06-20 03:17:34 GMT)
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Personally I like \"sacar fotos\" although \"tomar fotos\" is very common and as you can see, \"hacer fotos\" is used also.
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-06-20 03:19:38 GMT)
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As far as frequency is concerned:
Google -
\"tomar fotos\" approximately 45,000
\"hacer fotos\" approximately 42,000
\"sacar fotos\" approximately 29,000
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Henry Hinds
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Gracias, Henry - Mike :)
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margaret caulfield
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bigedsenior
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Pilar Esteban
: "hacer fotos" es muy común en España. Saludos a tod@s
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Rebecca Hendry
: las tres versiones son comunes en España. Me gusta más "sacar fotos":-)
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Walter Landesman
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