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mayestático

English translation: grand (statements)

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Spanish term or phrase:mayestático
English translation:grand (statements)
Entered by: Michele Fauble

07:57 Nov 12, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture / Philosophy of architecture
Spanish term or phrase: mayestático
"Sin movilizar grandes argumentos ni parapetarse en el limbo de las aseveraciones mayestáticas...."
Perhaps supercilious/haughty instead of simply majestic or regal?
Jamie Benyei
Local time: 17:05
grand (statements)
Explanation:
aseveraciones mayestáticas - grand, (majestic) statements, assertions

... Today's architecture is all about grand statements, inflated egos, pretty little models and creating big-ass sculptures instead of functional buildings. ...
bonjourparis.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=385

... In architectural education, we have too many grand statements on the ... 4 - Architecture and its education has always suffered from being the odd-one- out in ...
cebe.cf.ac.uk/aee/pdfs/teymur2.pdf

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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 08:05
Grading comment
Very close match in this context-Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2majestic
David Brown
4grand (statements)
Michele Fauble


Discussion entries: 2





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mayestático
majestic


Explanation:
or royal

David Brown
Spain
Local time: 17:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuseila
2 mins
agree  Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.): obviously.
2 hrs
agree  Estefanía González
2 hrs
disagree  DRY: Majestatic is a physical position relating to an accepted posture of a king or queen: a stilted way of standing or walking: that`s why the term is used with reference to the particular staing posture pregnant women adopt. Maybe the author simply wan
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mayestático
grand (statements)


Explanation:
aseveraciones mayestáticas - grand, (majestic) statements, assertions

... Today's architecture is all about grand statements, inflated egos, pretty little models and creating big-ass sculptures instead of functional buildings. ...
bonjourparis.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=385

... In architectural education, we have too many grand statements on the ... 4 - Architecture and its education has always suffered from being the odd-one- out in ...
cebe.cf.ac.uk/aee/pdfs/teymur2.pdf



Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 08:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Very close match in this context-Thanks
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