Feb 5, 2009 23:34
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Analytical and creative (DipTrans, MA)
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Galician to English, English
fruncido resoplido
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
modern novel
Voy pidiendo una pinta de Guinness y, mientras me quito el abrigo, observo al resto de una clientela formada por una nutrida representación escuterista —a los que saludo con el gesto universal del fruncido resoplido— y algunas familias británicas.
In an Irish bar, the narrator greets a group of scooterists he knows.
UK English, and thanks in advance.
In an Irish bar, the narrator greets a group of scooterists he knows.
UK English, and thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | frowning snort |
Cinnamon Nolan
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| 4 | panting gasp |
Jacques Raymond
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| 4 | smirk/smirking gesture |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 4 | a gruff grunt |
Carol Gullidge
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| 3 | puckered grunt |
Eileen Banks
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| 3 | sputtering frown |
W Nick Hill (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
8 hrs
Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Quality- Professionalism - Experience
Native in: English (Variants: US, US South, UK, British)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
28
Selected
frowning snort
Another option.
Actually, I'm having trouble imagining what the "universal" greeting is when you see a group of fellow scooterists...
Does the guy purse his mouth and puff? Or frown and grunt?
I might go with "frowning 'hmph" if it seems by the context that there is disapproval or slight irritation in the sound he makes...
Equine Sounds
The snort sound is produced when a horse exhales through his nose with his mouth shut and produces a vibrating sound in the nostrils. Very often the horse ...
www.sportpolo.com/Polo_Pony/Sounds.htm
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-02-06 07:44:21 GMT)
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"He gave the universal greeting of a frowning snort/grunt..." or "greeting of a frown and a grunt/snort".
Ranma frowned and snorted disdainfully. "Um . . . What about me?" asked Min timidly. Moiraine looked at her for a moment, then gestured her to come closer. ...
www.anime.sobhrach.com/~dragon/dp/dp3.txt
Jokingly they called him long-nose, and Rann frowned and snorted. "Hey!" he grunted playfully. Theira smiled a little as they let the taunka ...
wow-tng.org/showthread.php?t=14100
Subotai frowned and grunted, reminding himself that it was not wise to underestimate one’s enemy. Would waiting in the rain make the Romans ...
forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=7674273
Actually, I'm having trouble imagining what the "universal" greeting is when you see a group of fellow scooterists...
Does the guy purse his mouth and puff? Or frown and grunt?
I might go with "frowning 'hmph" if it seems by the context that there is disapproval or slight irritation in the sound he makes...
Equine Sounds
The snort sound is produced when a horse exhales through his nose with his mouth shut and produces a vibrating sound in the nostrils. Very often the horse ...
www.sportpolo.com/Polo_Pony/Sounds.htm
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-02-06 07:44:21 GMT)
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"He gave the universal greeting of a frowning snort/grunt..." or "greeting of a frown and a grunt/snort".
Ranma frowned and snorted disdainfully. "Um . . . What about me?" asked Min timidly. Moiraine looked at her for a moment, then gestured her to come closer. ...
www.anime.sobhrach.com/~dragon/dp/dp3.txt
Jokingly they called him long-nose, and Rann frowned and snorted. "Hey!" he grunted playfully. Theira smiled a little as they let the taunka ...
wow-tng.org/showthread.php?t=14100
Subotai frowned and grunted, reminding himself that it was not wise to underestimate one’s enemy. Would waiting in the rain make the Romans ...
forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=7674273
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Andy Lowe (X)
: "frowning grunt" sounds best to me.
2 hrs
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Thanks for your input, Andy. :))
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| agree |
Modesta Rodriguez
19 hrs
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Thanks, Celaya. :->
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
37 mins
Eileen Banks
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Argentina
Thorough, fast and dependable
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
28
puckered grunt
You grunt softly, but I can see the grunt on your puckered and strained face as you swing your bag over your shoulder — a corner of the book peeking out of ...
www.hamilton.edu/magazine/2006/winter/theblinddate.html -
resoplido - snort ... fruncido - puckered... Somehow I can visualize the scene but ...
maybe this helps :)
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-06 00:35:23 GMT)
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Thanks Kate :) I was even thinking that just grunt would do ...
www.hamilton.edu/magazine/2006/winter/theblinddate.html -
resoplido - snort ... fruncido - puckered... Somehow I can visualize the scene but ...
maybe this helps :)
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-06 00:35:23 GMT)
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Thanks Kate :) I was even thinking that just grunt would do ...
Note from asker:
| Hi Eileen.. I'm with you on this one, something like a grunt and a frown mixed together... |
2 hrs
Jacques Raymond
Canada
Canada
Canada
Always, always available and and on time
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French, Italian to French, and 8 more.
panting gasp
Used in the text below
many texts with panting gasp....
many texts with panting gasp....
5 hrs
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
133
smirk/smirking gesture
might work...
6 days
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
315
a gruff grunt
I can just picture it - no doubt a man of few words.
In case you think it doesn't work in literature, here are a few egs (nt that they are all necessarily good literature!):
The kindness of a strangerNow, Mr Wan's usual idea of a chin wag is a gruff grunt or two, the only hint of his personality being a leaf-shaped gold-coloured watch he sports on his ...
www.asiaone.com/Just+Woman/About+Me/Columns/Story/A1Story20... - 38k - Cached - Similar pages
The Other Kelly Yancey: The Gay ChikanI turned to avoid him but he kept at it until I gave him a stern look and a gruff grunt. At which point he actually walked away and stood somewhere else in ...
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Eve Fiction - Ni-Kunni: A Cycle of SlaveryWith a gruff grunt, the inspector turned to face Aniza fully for the first time. “I am wondering, Mr. Sakhr, if you have considered getting out of the ...
eve-fiction.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=56 - 32k - Cached - Similar pages
SEAS Department WebsiteWith a gruff grunt, he changed a ‘C’ to an ‘A’. “Joseph Barker had the title of Dean, but he was on leave for war work. His daughter, whose first name ...
www.engineering.columbia.edu/alumni-profile/lichtenstein-im... - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
A Pixies Darkness, a Twilight fanfic - FanFiction.NetThe metal bowl is picked up from the floor and a gruff grunt sounds from whomever it is. "You must eat Alice." my friends voice resonates closer to my bed, ...
www.fanfiction.net/s/4656958/1/A_Pixies_Darkness - Similar pages
Urban Dictionary: empty one's sack"By Jove, I think it is time to empty one's sack" he ejaculated, plum firmly in his mouth, and with a gruff grunt of pleasure, he emptied his sack onto the ...
In case you think it doesn't work in literature, here are a few egs (nt that they are all necessarily good literature!):
The kindness of a strangerNow, Mr Wan's usual idea of a chin wag is a gruff grunt or two, the only hint of his personality being a leaf-shaped gold-coloured watch he sports on his ...
www.asiaone.com/Just+Woman/About+Me/Columns/Story/A1Story20... - 38k - Cached - Similar pages
The Other Kelly Yancey: The Gay ChikanI turned to avoid him but he kept at it until I gave him a stern look and a gruff grunt. At which point he actually walked away and stood somewhere else in ...
kbyanc.blogspot.com/2008/12/gay-chikan.html - 80k - Cached - Similar pages
Eve Fiction - Ni-Kunni: A Cycle of SlaveryWith a gruff grunt, the inspector turned to face Aniza fully for the first time. “I am wondering, Mr. Sakhr, if you have considered getting out of the ...
eve-fiction.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=56 - 32k - Cached - Similar pages
SEAS Department WebsiteWith a gruff grunt, he changed a ‘C’ to an ‘A’. “Joseph Barker had the title of Dean, but he was on leave for war work. His daughter, whose first name ...
www.engineering.columbia.edu/alumni-profile/lichtenstein-im... - 16k - Cached - Similar pages
A Pixies Darkness, a Twilight fanfic - FanFiction.NetThe metal bowl is picked up from the floor and a gruff grunt sounds from whomever it is. "You must eat Alice." my friends voice resonates closer to my bed, ...
www.fanfiction.net/s/4656958/1/A_Pixies_Darkness - Similar pages
Urban Dictionary: empty one's sack"By Jove, I think it is time to empty one's sack" he ejaculated, plum firmly in his mouth, and with a gruff grunt of pleasure, he emptied his sack onto the ...
11 days
sputtering frown
Since it's a universal greeting, it seems to me to be like the gesture that goes with the question: What are you doing here?
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