una ciudad... ¡de cine!

English translation: A city straight out of a movie scene!

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Spanish term or phrase:una ciudad... ¡de cine!
English translation:A city straight out of a movie scene!
Entered by: Alison Imms

18:04 Jan 3, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Spanish term or phrase: una ciudad... ¡de cine!
Looking for creative ideas, please! This is a slogan for an itinerary based on film locations in a city. The only translation I can think of for "de cine" that keeps the Spanish double entendre of being an amazing city as well as having to do with film is some variation on a "scenic" city. The problem is, I'm not sure the city is actually very scenic…


Any great ideas?


Thank you!
Alison Imms
A city out of a movie scene!
Explanation:
Hope it helps. Good luck!
Selected response from:

Tomás Monti
Local time: 21:27
Grading comment
Thank you everyone for your help. It wasn't the most popular suggestion but I ultimately chose this one because I like the sort of double meaning it conveys, because the city actually has appeared in several movie scenes, so it really is "straight out of a movie scene" (I added the straight myself, just out of individual preference).
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4A city (bursting) with movie magic!
Lisa McCarthy
5A cinematic city!
Jordan Tammens
4 +1a movie metropolis
neilmac
3 +1a city fit for a film!/a city worthy of a film!
Marie Wilson
4a city out of this world!!
bcsantos
4a city where cinematographic dreams are a reality
JohnMcDove
3A city out of a movie scene!
Tomás Monti
3(tour the town) straight out of the movies!
ormiston
3the city that sets the scene!
ormiston
3a city mise-en-scene!
Domini Lucas


Discussion entries: 4





  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a city fit for a film!/a city worthy of a film!


Explanation:
Another idea.

Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Cochran, MFA: Happy New Year to you, too!
15 mins
  -> Thanks, Barbara. Happy New Year!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
A city (bursting) with movie magic!


Explanation:
To get the ball rolling :-)

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Another idea:

A silver-screen city

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I like both your ideas.
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel :-)

agree  Andy Watkinson: Very nice.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks,Andy :-)

agree  Susan Andrew: I like your first option best
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Susan :-)

agree  Michele Fauble
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michele :-)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a city out of this world!!


Explanation:
What first came to mind :)

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Note added at 20 mins (2019-01-03 18:25:12 GMT)
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How about a city just like in the movies?


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Note added at 53 mins (2019-01-03 18:58:01 GMT)
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A cinematographic city.

Barcelona, a cinematographic city

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 01:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your answer, but I'm really looking for a way to keep the connotation of film in the English translation, since it's for a film-based itinerary through a city.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A city out of a movie scene!


Explanation:
Hope it helps. Good luck!

Tomás Monti
Local time: 21:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you everyone for your help. It wasn't the most popular suggestion but I ultimately chose this one because I like the sort of double meaning it conveys, because the city actually has appeared in several movie scenes, so it really is "straight out of a movie scene" (I added the straight myself, just out of individual preference).
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(tour the town) straight out of the movies!


Explanation:
'location tours' might sound too prosaic as such for you
https://onlocationtours.com/

Coud be spiced up though, perhaps with a pun
Challenging!


ormiston
Local time: 01:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
A cinematic city!


Explanation:
It keeps the word play of the original while staying short and snappy.

Jordan Tammens
Australia
Local time: 11:27
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the city that sets the scene!


Explanation:
Another idea (full of alliteration!).

ormiston
Local time: 01:27
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Native speaker of: English
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a city where cinematographic dreams are a reality


Explanation:
a city where reality goes beyond cinematographic imagination

a city... of unbelievable cinematic charm!

a city... where reality is more cinematic and vivid than the big screen!

Happy New Year!

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de cine

DRAE:

1. loc. adj. Dicho de una cosa: Que, por su riqueza, belleza o lujo, parece más propia de la ficción cinematográfica que de la realidad.

http://dle.rae.es/?id=9FsbsGu


JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 17:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a movie metropolis


Explanation:
Or if it's a smaller city.. a (mini) tinseltown...?

... a movie municipality (I'm running out of alliteration steam here)....

:)


    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tinseltown
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Vieyra: As the asker isn't sure if the city actually is actually scenic, this could be a good solution..
1 day 37 mins
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2 days 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a city mise-en-scene!


Explanation:
just an extra thought to throw into the mix. There should be a grave accent on the first e. Cannot put that in as on my Ipad. Sorry.

or a film-set city though that feels a little clumsier to me

Domini Lucas
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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