Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
entre fogones y romances a tres bandas
English translation:
amidst kitchen stoves and three-way love affairs
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Feb 24, 2011 22:17
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Spanish term
entre fogones y romances a tres bandas
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Hello,
Could anyone help with the translation of the following phrase. I would be so grateful.
JOAQUÍN ORISTRELL UBICA SU ÚLTIMA COMEDIA ENTRE FOGONES Y ROMANCES A TRES BANDAS INCAPAZ DE ENCONTRAR EL TONO ADECUADO PARA LA MEZCLA
Could anyone help with the translation of the following phrase. I would be so grateful.
JOAQUÍN ORISTRELL UBICA SU ÚLTIMA COMEDIA ENTRE FOGONES Y ROMANCES A TRES BANDAS INCAPAZ DE ENCONTRAR EL TONO ADECUADO PARA LA MEZCLA
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Lina Villegas
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Colombia
I know what you mean.
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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amidst kitchen stoves and three-way love affairs
I hope this helps :)
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Comment: "thanks a million"
1 hr
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
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around the kitchen table and amidst three-way romances
As DLyons says, we may stray quite a bit from the original, but you yourself will know best the nature of the romantic angle in the plot, although for some reason I feel better with three-way than with the more obvious ménage à trois
19 mins
between kitchen sinks and ménages à trois
Obviously not a literal translation. The distinction is between domesticity and the exotic!
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-02-25 00:59:23 GMT)
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It's apparently from the film http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieta_mediterránea_(película)
Hence as Noni says "ménages à trois" may not be best in the context.
So, I suggest "a love triangle amidst the ovens"
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-02-25 00:59:23 GMT)
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It's apparently from the film http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieta_mediterránea_(película)
Hence as Noni says "ménages à trois" may not be best in the context.
So, I suggest "a love triangle amidst the ovens"
3 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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is about love triangles in a down-home/family-style setting
I think the author is trying to evoke a contrast between the sophistication of loosely committed partnering and "family values", exemplified by a down-home setting.
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amidst elopements and three way romances
fogon-elope
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