la desafortunada ambientación de las escenas de exterior
English translation: the ill-conceived/lamentable staging of outdoor scenes
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| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Film criticism | |||||||
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peer agreement (net): +1the inappropriate setting of outside scenes Explanation: another possibility Mike |
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| la desafortunada ambientación de las escenas de exterior the embarrassingly poor/cringe-worthy outdoor scenes Explanation: Goodness, that’s not a very favourable review, is it? The person is all-out slating it. For that reason, I think I’d go with something accordingly strong. “Embarrassingly poor” or “cringe-worthy” express that harsh tone pretty succinctly in English, I would say. I really get the impression that the reviewer thinks the makers/actors ought to be ashamed of themselves. Greetings. Example sentence(s):
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the infelicitous outdoor settings Explanation: I do think 'infelicitous' gets close to the meaning of 'desafortunada' here - implying an aesthetic judgement and the idea that the film-makers have simply got it wrong and have the visual equivalent of a tin ear. Setting of scenes, outdoor, outside, exterior, sets: you can probably play around with these without losing the sense. 'Outdoor settings' is for me an economical way of doing the job. |
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the ill-conceived/baleful/woeful/lamentable staging of external/outdoor scenes Explanation: ill-conceived (adj.) poco afortunado http://traductor.sensagent.com/ill/en-es/; film4.com/reviews/1966/khartoum - En cachéThe film is incredibly wordy, but there are redeeming moments thanks to Canutt's staging of external scenes and battles. The supporting performances by the ...; www.fathom.com/feature/122578/index.html - En caché; The staging of the film may look somewhat crude to modern audiences, and the acting ... Several of the film's scenes, both interior and exterior, ...; www.dictionarist.com/english-spanish/Bale - En cachébaleful : adj. pernicioso,funesto, maligno, venenoso; aciago, desafortunado. baleful influence : s. influencia funesta (f), tétrico (m). balefully : ... |
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peer agreement (net): +2unfortunate staging of outdoor scenes, ..... Explanation: Your own translation "poorly executed" staging is as good as any other 1un·for·tu·nate. adj \-ˈfȯrch-nət, -ˈfȯr-chə-\. Definition of UNFORTUNATE. 1. a : not favored by fortune : unsuccessful, unlucky <an unfortunate young man> ... |
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