Mar 29, 2014 15:29
10 yrs ago
English term
United States
Meticulous Trilingual Linguist
Native in: English 
, Hebrew
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, and 1 more.
pause
English to Hebrew
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Stage directions in a play
M (pause, quietly): It's Okay
Pause. A slight challenge:
I'm trying to gauge what difference should be in translation between "beat" and "pause"
Pause. A slight challenge:
I'm trying to gauge what difference should be in translation between "beat" and "pause"
Proposed translations
(Hebrew)
| 4 +1 | הפוגה, אתנחתא |
Sergio Kot
|
| 4 | שתיקה |
ChananZass
|
| 3 | הפסקה/הפוגה |
Gad Kohenov
|
Proposed translations
+1
7 mins
Sergio Kot
Israel
Israel
Native in Hebrew
Israel
Hebrew-English-Spanish-Yiddish-Aramaic
Native in: Hebrew (Variant: Modern / Israeli) , Spanish (Variants: Rioplatense, Chilean, Latin American, Uruguayan, Argentine, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to Hebrew, English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, and 3 more.
הפוגה, אתנחתא
Pretty sure...
7 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Native in Hebrew
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
62
הפסקה/הפוגה
כנראה שהפוגה מתאים למקרה שלך
18 mins
ChananZass
Italy
Italy
Native in English
&
Hebrew
Specializes in field
Italy
Writing, translating, type-setting
Native in: English , Hebrew
Works in: Italian to English, Hebrew to English, Italian to Hebrew, and 1 more.
שתיקה
These are dialogue conventions. In English there's a difference between "pause" (longer) and "beat" (shorter).
In Hebrew, if memory serves, there's no distinct word for either, both are "שתיקה". But I can't be 100% sure, as my play-writing days go back a few decades.
In Hebrew, if memory serves, there's no distinct word for either, both are "שתיקה". But I can't be 100% sure, as my play-writing days go back a few decades.
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