Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
llarg túnel (as a metaphor)
English translation:
the long obscure period of...
Added to glossary by
Etienne Muylle Wallace
May 14, 2008 20:21
16 yrs ago
Catalan term
llarg túnel (as a metaphor)
Catalan to English
Art/Literary
History
El llarg túnel del franquisme
I'm looking for a nice metaphor, I'm not to sure about "long tunnel" so wd like to contrast with otehr options.
TIA:-)
I'm looking for a nice metaphor, I'm not to sure about "long tunnel" so wd like to contrast with otehr options.
TIA:-)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | the long obscure period of... |
Etienne Muylle Wallace
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| 3 | Long obscure years of franquism |
Gad Kohenov
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Change log
May 22, 2008 15:37: Etienne Muylle Wallace Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Etienne Muylle Wallace
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the long obscure period of...
'medium', because it is only a proposal, trying to avoid the tunnel image. You could also say 'the dark times of...'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I used "long dark night", thanks:-)"
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Gad Kohenov
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Long obscure years of franquism
Search Results: valencian
Arrival at Ripoll When we got to Ripoll, it was quite late and dark, ......
probably had not happened in Val ncia since the most obscure years of Franquism
Arrival at Ripoll When we got to Ripoll, it was quite late and dark, ......
probably had not happened in Val ncia since the most obscure years of Franquism
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