Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

la imaginacion al poder

inglés translation:

(when) imagination rules

Added to glossary by Maria Mastruzzo
Sep 1, 2009 07:41
14 yrs ago
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español term

la imaginacion al poder

español al inglés Arte/Literatura Arte, artes manuales, pintura
Natalia Palazón o la imaginación al poder: sus efímeras alfombras de fieltro, compuestas por piezas que evocan a las de un ‘puzzle’, o a las de una instalación artística, son creadas en exclusiva para cada cliente o espacio concreto.

Rule with imagination? Power to imagination? what does this mean?
Change log

Sep 15, 2009 06:01: Maria Mastruzzo Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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imagination rules

It's a possibility.

Natalia Palazon or when imagination rules:...

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Note added at 13 days (2009-09-15 06:01:20 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks to all :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Natalia Pedrosa (X)
2 horas
Muchísimas gracias Natalia :))
agree Lorenzo Elizalde
5 horas
Muchísimas gracias Lorenzo :))
agree eski : Both great options for this context, I think: saludos :))
11 horas
Muchísimas gracias eski y un abrazo :))
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36 minutos

imagination to the power

Its meaning, as closely as I can put it, is "put imagination to the power", that is, "make imagination rule everything else".
Example sentence:

What creative, mind-bending works! Imagination to the power!

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38 minutos

power to the imagination

I think your translation works just fine...
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44 minutos

the transcendence of (the) imagination

To make "good copy", I offer the above suggestion and two more below that avoid a prosaic translation but play with synonyms or attributes of power. I chose transcendence based on the definition: transcendence - the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/transcendence). Other suggestions would be: the gift of imagination or the power of imagination.
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3 horas

imagination comes to power

imagination comes to power in the field of interior decor

A photo of the artist against a background of her work:

http://www.dostoscanas.es/reportajes.html
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1 hora

imagination in all its glory

imagination knows no bounds (boundless)

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imagination runs riot
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5 horas

Natalia... or imagination empowered/the realm of imagination

It is taken from the slogan used by the French students during the Parisian revolts of May '68. Sartre used it in articles, and it became a slogan for many in the left. None of the translations I can think convey the precise idea of having imagination take over power (of states). It has the same intent as "such and such for President" only "imagination for President" or "empower imagination" sounds so outlandish it is almost laughable. In any case, in the context of your sentence, the author is trying to define the artist's work by saying that it is ruled by imagination. Hope it helps.
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