18:37 Apr 24, 2019 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Architecture / renzo piano y \"lo eventual\" | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Muriel Vasconcellos United States Local time: 03:54 | ||||||
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hypothetical(ly)/conditional Explanation: Assumed, supposed, conditional. |
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the value of what is contingent - possible, unforeseen, unforeseeable, unexpected, unpredicted, Explanation: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/contingent It could also be the philosophical value of the value of that which is "true by virtue of the way things in fact are and not by logical necessity." But I think "contingent" is better here. |
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the ephemeral Explanation: First, I wouldn't suggest trying to expand it into a phrase. That dilutes the effect. "Eventual" has so many different meanings in Spanish that it's really difficult to understand what the author meant. But I'm thinking that "ephemeral" is an appropriate fit in this context. See Merriam-Webster International definition: Main Entry:1ephem£er£al Pronunciation:**fem(*)r*l, **f-, (*)e|f-, chiefly Brit -f*m- Function:adjective Etymology:Greek eph*meros, literally, lasting a day, daily (from epi- + h*mera day) + English -al * more at HEMERA 1 a : lasting or existing briefly : TEMPORARY *ephemeral boundaries* *their floors and ceilings T thin and ephemeral in appearance as a card palace— Roderick Cameron* : FLEETING *jazz is perishable, ephemeral, elusive— Whitney Balliett*; specifically : lasting only one day *ephemeral fever* *ephemeral blossom* b : of interest or value for only a short time : TOPICAL *were not local and ephemeral T but universal and timeless— J.P.Boyd* c : existing in an immaterial form *ephemeral data, the businessman's unrecorded wealth of experiential knowledge of the behavior of consumers* : INTANGIBLE 2 : devoted to what is of temporary interest *a medium so ephemeral as radio* *prose drama is the most ephemeral of the arts T practically all plays find their resting places on the library shelves after their brief day or few decades in the theater— R.A.Cordell* |
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