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Spanish translation: valor puesto en la pared

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English term or phrase:a safe let
Spanish translation:valor puesto en la pared
Entered by: Sergio Aguirre

17:02 Sep 27, 2003
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / art
English term or phrase: a safe let
"a landscape painting is not so much a framed window onto the world as a safe let into the wall, a safe into which the visible has been deposited"
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valor puesto en la pared
Explanation:
Algo valioso colgado en la pared
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Sergio Aguirre
Mexico
Local time: 03:30
Grading comment
Muchas gracias por su respuesta. Es la que se adapta más al texto que estoy leyendo.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2caja fuerte instalada en la pared
Marian Greenfield
4 +1espacio / lugar seguro
David Russi
4valor puesto en la pared
Sergio Aguirre
4valor puesto en la pared
Sergio Aguirre


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
valor puesto en la pared


Explanation:
Algo valioso colgado en la pared

Sergio Aguirre
Mexico
Local time: 03:30
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias por su respuesta. Es la que se adapta más al texto que estoy leyendo.
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
valor puesto en la pared


Explanation:
Algo valioso colgado en la pared.



... Let the world know ... Editorial Reviews From the Manufacturer Burglary-resistant safe
with digital ... Designed to fit in standard 2x4 wall construction with studs 16 ...
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/ detail/-/B00006I4Y9?v=glance

Sergio Aguirre
Mexico
Local time: 03:30
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
caja fuerte instalada en la pared


Explanation:
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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 05:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sol: yes, "safe" as a noun, "let" as a verb
12 mins

agree  Steven Marzuola (X)
53 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
espacio / lugar seguro


Explanation:
Me parece que esto permite transmitir el concepto de "seguro" inherente en el térmno inglés "safe", pero sin la dureza del término castellano "caja fuerte".

David Russi
United States
Local time: 03:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andy Watkinson: My inclination also...
2 hrs
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