la monumentalidad de los cerros

English translation: the majesty of the hills

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Spanish term or phrase:la monumentalidad de los cerros
English translation:the majesty of the hills
Entered by: María San Raimundo Vega

10:53 May 3, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) / newspaper article
Spanish term or phrase: la monumentalidad de los cerros
La mirada de la fotógrafa no está puesta en la *monumentalidad de los cerros*.
Josefina Pozzi
Argentina
Local time: 02:13
the majesty of the hills
Explanation:
THe photographer is not focusing on the majesty of the hills

an option

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María San Raimundo Vega
Spain
Local time: 07:13
Grading comment
Thank you all. This answer is simple and yet effective.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3the majesty of the hills
María San Raimundo Vega
5the monumental character of the hills
David Burrows
4on how impressive the hills are
Noni Gilbert Riley
4the impressive hills / the monumentality or monumental architecture of the hills
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
4the breathtaking hills
patricia scott
2the sheer size of the hills
David Cahill


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
on how impressive the hills are


Explanation:
An idea

I´ve a feeling that the rest of the sentence may give us more guidance - it that the photographer´s eye is actually on something else?

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 07:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: right, the idea is that the photographer is not interested in showing how huge the mountains are.

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
the sheer size of the hills


Explanation:
Without more context it's difficult to know but it could be referring to the size of the hills

David Cahill
Local time: 07:13
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: the photographer does not focus on nature. Her eye is on something else.

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the monumental character of the hills


Explanation:
This translation is a literal one from the Collins dictionary.
I might also suggest "the grandeur of the hills".

David Burrows
Spain
Local time: 07:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the impressive hills / the monumentality or monumental architecture of the hills


Explanation:
monumentality - definition of monumentality by the Free Online ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]Definition of monumentality in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of monumentality. What does monumentality mean? monumentality synonyms, monumentality antonyms ...
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 07:13
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the majesty of the hills


Explanation:
THe photographer is not focusing on the majesty of the hills

an option



María San Raimundo Vega
Spain
Local time: 07:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all. This answer is simple and yet effective.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cristina estanislau
3 mins
  -> thank you cristina

agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Now isn´t that strange - my original thoughts word for word until I started doing my usual "change the word order around"
2 hrs
  -> thanks!

agree  Swatchka
4 hrs
  -> thank you Swatchka
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the breathtaking hills


Explanation:
If she isn't interested in nature, but rather has her eye set on something else, this is not literal, but just another idea that could be used to counterbalance (in spite of being monumentales, it is something else she wants to photograph)

patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 07:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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