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Conges terminology question
59 months ago
Barbara R Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:
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Language pair: |
Spanish > English |
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Subject: |
General |
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Easy / medium |
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Word or term in question: |
encorvada como una espiga tronchada |
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Context: |
Largo rato permaneció Marta sentada al borde de la cama, junto al cadaver de su compañera, apretándose las sienes con las manos, encorvada como una espiga tronchada y con la mirada clavada en el pecho exánime de Tinay. |
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59 months ago
Ffion Marianne Moyle 
wrote:
bent like a split ear
59 months ago
Ffion Marianne Moyle
wrote:
stooping over like an ear of corn hanging from its stalk
My comment:
I prefer stooping to leaning as it sounds less intentional: her grief is weighing down on her.
The asker rated this answer best
59 months ago
Charles Ferguson
wrote:
leaning over like a weary ear of corn
My comment:
As the situation is grave, I have tried to render the phrase with a somewhat graphic overlay. "Troncharse" can replace "cansarse".
My references:
Collins Spanish Dictionary.
Comments by other colleagues on this answer:
59 months ago
CMD
wrote:
bent like a snapped-off grain stalk
My comment:
[IMO here] as grain-bearing stem of a cereal plant "espiga" actually means "ear, spike or head (bot.)"
cf Webster's and others
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