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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

una Nueva York en fermentación

English translation:

New York in a ferment

Added to glossary by ganzinblau
Nov 25, 2008 15:55
15 yrs ago
Spanish term

una Nueva York en fermentación

Spanish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Context:

Caminar por las calles de Pethiviers,
del brazo de madame Dodu, patriota francesa,
leyendo las poesías de Flaubert, Hugo y Honorè de Balzac.
Perderse en una Nueva York en fermentación,
y recibir la noticia del invento de los rayos X
o de la inauguración del puente de Brooklyn.
Consultar una revista ilustrada paseando por Trafalgar Square,
inmerso en objetos y formas nuevas,
aeroplanos, submarinos, cámaras fotográficas y teléfonos.


I currently have:

Get lost in a burgeoning New York

Would appreciate any feedback or suggestions. Thanks :D Tiffany
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 New York in a ferment
3 +3 a bubbling New York
4 +1 a seething New York
3 +1 see ideas
4 a sizzling New York
4 in a developing new york
4 a flourishing New York
3 +1 in a bubbling New York
3 +1 a teeming New York
4 the ferment of NY
3 New York, the city that never sleeps
3 in the turmoil/hubbub/tumult/ that is New York

Discussion

Jessica Agullo (X) Nov 25, 2008:
agree with laurie and patinba lose oneself is better then get lost
Laurie Price Nov 25, 2008:
agree to lose oneself
patinba Nov 25, 2008:
An additional suggestion With regard to the first part of the phrase, rather than "get lost" I would use "to lose oneself in NY..." i.e. "to become deeply absorbed in"

Proposed translations

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1 hr
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New York in a ferment

This is it.


http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ferment

fer·ment
n.
a. A state of agitation or of turbulent change or development.



www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2310/stories/20060602005909200.h... - 28k

_CIA in a ferment_. R.K. RAGHAVAN. The happenings within the CIA highlight the need for ...


http://www.google.cl/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=...

Between the two, Bermuda is _in such a ferment_ that it is well the islands have a foundation of solid rock. Within two weeks it will be possible for me to ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10915F7395F10738DDD... - 20k -

Peer comment(s):
agree patinba : Yes! Perhaps just "in ferment"
26 mins
Agree with you there, patinba. Thanks!
agree Bubo Coroman (X)
14 hrs
Muchas gracias estimada!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! I didn't know we said this, but I quite like it, and am happy to stay close to the original. Thanks to everyone else as well."
+1
3 mins

see ideas

in a/(an) ever-growing, mushrooming, increasing, escalating, expanding, flourishing, budding, promising, up-and-coming, nascent) New York
Peer comment(s):
agree Sandra Holt : I was thinking along the lines of "constantly/ever changing". " I like Robert's option of "ever-growing" and "up and coming".
3 mins
Thanks so much Sandra!!!!
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4 mins

a sizzling New York

my suggestion
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6 mins

in a developing new york

it is a city tht is in constant development.
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7 mins

a flourishing New York

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+3
8 mins

a bubbling New York

Just another idea.
Peer comment(s):
agree Wil Hardman (X) : quite uncanny, a great solution I think. My pasting of definitions means you beat me by a minute. The injustice :)
4 mins
Sorry, Wil! Great minds, and all that... Thanks for your vote!
agree Eileen Banks
6 mins
Thank you, Eileen.
agree José J. Martínez : concuerdo
2 hrs
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+1
9 mins

in a bubbling New York

Another idea :)

bubbling = To display irrepressible activity or emotion

and...

Adj. 1. bubbling - emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer"

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bubbling
Peer comment(s):
agree Robert Anderson : To return the favor.
11 mins
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+1
10 mins

a teeming New York

as in teeming with energy, new ideas, etc.
Peer comment(s):
agree Robert Anderson : This is a very good possibility, too
11 mins
thanks Robert
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+1
2 hrs

a seething New York

The meaning needs to be that of fermentation - a kind of simultaneous rot and regeneration. But the choice of word must also have poetic resonance and color in this context.
Other choices - stewing, smoldering, festering, or even the more cliche New York 'melting pot'
Peer comment(s):
agree Laurie Price : agree except for "melting pot" as this text is about creative energy, not multiculturalism
58 mins
point taken
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1 hr

the ferment of NY

as in ... "to lose oneself in the ferment of New York" ...

(in "the city that never sleeps" -- something's always in process, going on, changing, etc.)



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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-11-25 19:15:38 GMT)
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or "to lose oneself in the ferment that is New York"
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6 hrs

New York, the city that never sleeps

I don't know if you think this might work.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-11-25 22:15:06 GMT)
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Or rather "A bustling New York (the city that never sleeps)"
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6 hrs

in the turmoil/hubbub/tumult/ that is New York

... lose oneself in the turmoil that is New York

OR

...lose yourself in a New York in turmoil
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