Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
no pudo disimular su emoción
English translation:
who couldn't contain his excitement
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chica nueva
Jun 27, 2011 21:27
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
no pudo disimular su emoción
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
libro de referencia gramatical
Entre el público se encontraba Terencio, que no pudo disimular su emoción ante el triunfo de María.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | who was unable to contain his excitement |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 4 +1 | who was unable to disguise/dissimulate his emotion(s) |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 4 | couldn't hide his excitement |
Marea
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Change log
Jul 11, 2011 04:07: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
Jul 11, 2011 04:07: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Psychology"
Aug 27, 2011 23:42: chica nueva changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/52429">Michael Powers (PhD)'s</a> old entry - "no pudo disimular su emoción"" to ""who was unable to contain his excitement""
Proposed translations
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2 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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who was unable to contain his excitement
sugerencia
Mike
Mike
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jude dabo
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Thank you, jude69 - Mike
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Christine Walsh
: in this context, maybe 'his delight'
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Thank you, Christine - true, maybe "delight" also - Mike
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teresa quimper
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Thank you, Teresa - Mike
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 mins
couldn't hide his excitement
no poder disimular = no poder esconder
+1
8 mins
who was unable to disguise/dissimulate his emotion(s)
This is difficult because there must be a long story behind his reaction. We don't know whether or not his emotions were positive or negative, happy or sad. I was tempted to say "hide his emotion(s), but dissimulating has other facets. Whether or not emotions should be plural depends on the context; singular would indicate his emotional state and plural would indication a range of feelings. Able to report when and why they would dissimulate their emotions to other people. (Saarni, 1979). The knowledge of these topics continues to improve during ...
www.y2cp.com/.../understanding_emotion_dissimulation_childr... - Canadá - Similares;nd he lets it be known by his voice that he's either unhappy, depressed or stressed, and doesn't make any effort to disguise his emotions? ...
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www.y2cp.com/.../understanding_emotion_dissimulation_childr... - Canadá - Similares;nd he lets it be known by his voice that he's either unhappy, depressed or stressed, and doesn't make any effort to disguise his emotions? ...
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