carnadura

English translation: incarnation

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Spanish term or phrase:carnadura
English translation:incarnation
Entered by: patinba

16:12 Feb 13, 2020
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: carnadura
This is the poetic close to a text talking about Argentine artists who died of AIDS in the 90s:

Exvotos, íconos sincréticos, una belleza que resiste obstinadamente su aniquilación y que al mismo tiempo no deja de ser tan deforme como hipnótica, tan dramática como esquiva al sufrimiento. Una plegaria contra el dolor y la muerte. Un refugio, un templo para sentirse como en casa cuando las energías se van extinguiendo y solo resta imaginar que el cuerpo tomará una nueva carnadura “donde descansan las rosas"

new flesh, though the phrase "the body takes on new flesh" seems strange to me. The author seems to avoid the phrase "back to life" intentionally…

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Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 06:15
incarnation
Explanation:
"take on a new incarnation" might be appropriate, the two words are obviously related
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patinba
Argentina
Local time: 06:15
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thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1incarnation
patinba
4 +1form
Lydia De Jorge
4take on new life
Martin Cosgrove (X)
4Shape
MariselW
3flesh
Yudith Madrazo


Discussion entries: 3





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
incarnation


Explanation:
"take on a new incarnation" might be appropriate, the two words are obviously related

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 06:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 122
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thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ormiston: And why not 'reincarnated'?
7 hrs
  -> Why not indeed. Thanks!
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flesh


Explanation:
I agree with flesh, but instead of "new", I would say "different". "The body will take on a different flesh".

Yudith Madrazo
Cuba
Local time: 05:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
form


Explanation:
I agree that flesh sounds weird. I think 'form' covers it.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-02-13 19:51:50 GMT)
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Shape or residence might also work in this context.

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 04:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 133

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcelo González: I think 'form' works just fine in this context.
2 days 18 hrs
  -> Thank you, Marcelo. Saludos!
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3 days 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
take on new life


Explanation:
Alternative: new life will be breathed into the body

Martin Cosgrove (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:15
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Native speaker of: English
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Shape


Explanation:
Shape as well as Form, as Lydia said, seems suitable in the provided context.

MariselW
Local time: 06:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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