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drowning in a digital sea of molten neon

English translation: the colours from the neon lights of the city looked like a sea of light

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English term or phrase:drowning in a digital sea of molten neon
Selected answer:the colours from the neon lights of the city looked like a sea of light
Entered by: Patricia Townshend (X)

18:50 Sep 16, 2008
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: drowning in a digital sea of molten neon
Can you please rephrase this for me?

At night, it looks like the whole city is on fire, a 22nd-century vision from Blade Runner drowning in a digital sea of molten neon.
Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 18:39
the colours from the neon lights of the city looked like a sea of light
Explanation:
I think it is a very good image as it is and at best can paraphrase it.
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Patricia Townshend (X)
South Africa
Local time: 17:39
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +3the colours from the neon lights of the city looked like a sea of light
Patricia Townshend (X)
4 +1submerged in an electronic ocean of liquefied bright lights
Nisha61
5awash in the swirling currents of a blinding neon tide sweeping over the stores and buildings
airmailrpl
4the lights turned the city into a coloured digital sea
Sofia Lima
Summary of reference entries provided
Demi Ebrite

Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the colours from the neon lights of the city looked like a sea of light


Explanation:
I think it is a very good image as it is and at best can paraphrase it.

Patricia Townshend (X)
South Africa
Local time: 17:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Demi Ebrite
6 mins
  -> Thanks debrite
agree  Ken Cox: and 'digital' in this sort of context is more or less synonymous with 'computerised'
47 mins
  -> thanks Ken
agree  Marie Scarano
11 hrs
  -> thanks Marie
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the lights turned the city into a coloured digital sea


Explanation:
I turned it simpler; I believe the meaning of the sentence isn't lost or changed.

Sofia Lima
Portugal
Local time: 16:39
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
submerged in an electronic ocean of liquefied bright lights


Explanation:
by neon they mean the bright, colourful tube signs used for advertising

Nisha61
Italy
Local time: 17:39
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck
3 mins
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
awash in the swirling currents of a blinding neon tide sweeping over the stores and buildings


Explanation:
awash in the swirling currents of a blinding neon tide sweeping over the stores and buildings

Best to keep the original - though

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 12:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 64
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Reference comments


24 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference

Reference information:
The URL is for a photo from the movie 'Blade Runner'. If you are not familiar with that movie, there is a lot of information about it on the web.

You may also want to consider listing questions like this under the 'Literature' category, as there are many additional colleagues who may have other ideas to offer you from that camp. There may be someone who is very familiar with Ridley Scott, author of the Blade Runner series, who could offer additional insight.


    Reference: http://www.thevegaswindow.com/site/nicksblog/wp-content/uplo...
Demi Ebrite
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Ken Cox: 'literature' or 'journalism' would certainly be better categories
32 mins
  -> Thanks, Ken
agree  Gary D: PLEASE DON"T REPHRASE IT ... It is such a wonderful line.. You will kill the persons phrase if you do. A true poet wrote this, It is absolutely a wonderful line. I wish I wrote it....
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Gary
agree  Phong Le
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, phongicehcmc
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