Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 10, 2007 14:53
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
English wordsmith
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Arabic to English, Hebrew to English, and 1 more.
parco
Spanish to English
Other
Media / Multimedia
TV news
This term is used frequently in a focus group report from Colombia, to describe a newscast that participants disliked. Generally, they found the presentation style too flat, serious, monotonous, boring, impersonal, lacking dynamism. Here's a sample sentence:
"Lo de los presentadores es muy frio, muy parco, muy monotono."
How would you translate "parco"?
"Lo de los presentadores es muy frio, muy parco, muy monotono."
How would you translate "parco"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | dry |
B Sweeney (X)
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| 4 +5 | curt / laconic / brief / blunt |
Maria Kisic
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| 4 +1 | lacklustre (U.K.); lackluster (U.S.) |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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| 4 +1 | Sober/moderate/restrained/lacking “pizzaz” |
Taña Dalglish
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Selected
dry
as in flat, dull or boring
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This option works best in the context. Thanks!"
+1
10 mins
lacklustre (U.K.); lackluster (U.S.)
sin brillo
Peer comment(s):
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Great for this context.
1 hr
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thank you Noni the Wise! Big hug :-)
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+5
15 mins
Maria Kisic
Native in Spanish
Works in field
When you need to speak the same language
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
curt / laconic / brief / blunt
Some options
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nora Bellettieri
: me gusta blunt
1 min
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Gracias, Nora :)
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| agree |
William Pairman
: yep
23 mins
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Thank you, William! :)
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| agree |
Adriana Penco
: laconic
3 hrs
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Thank you, arte5577! :)
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| agree |
Sandra Rodriguez
14 hrs
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Thank you, Sandra! :)
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| agree |
Daniel Burns (X)
: I prefer "laconic" here.
1 day 2 hrs
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Thank you, Daniel! :) It is indeed very descriptive
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+1
28 mins
Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Jamaica
Native in English
Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Sober/moderate/restrained/lacking “pizzaz”
Some other suggestions:
Sober/moderate/restrained/lacking “pizzaz”
sobrio:
Definición | Sinónimos | Conjugator
En Francés | En Portugués
in context | images
sobrio,-a adjetivo sober
1 (algo o alguien moderado, sencillo y elegante a la vez) es una persona muy sobria vistiendo, he dresses very simply
la casa tiene una decoración sobria, the house is decorated very plainly
2 (alguien que no ha bebido alcohol) no he tomado ni una copa, estoy sobrio, I'm completely sober, I haven't touched a drop
- Diccionario Espasa Concise: Español-Inglés English-Spanish
© Espasa-Calpe, S.A., Madrid 2000
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'sobrio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
serena - sereno - sobria
English:
restrained - sober
HTH!
Peer comment(s):
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: just love that pizzaz
1 hr
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Many, many thanks Deborah. I know it is the word you are referring to, but you're not lacking in that department either (smile)! Big hugs!
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