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Inspired by poetry: "Ploughing mountainsides" » English to Spanish

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Source text in English

The Beginning

All in a moment, years ago,
The boy I was became a man:
Suddenly my life began!
I saw the world before me— So
That ploughman by his horses stands
Sweating on the first hill's brow,
Having left the riverlands
Furrowed in the vale below,
And sees a mountainside to plough,
Barren rock to blunt his share,
Thunder hanging in the air,
And the black peak above him, bare,
Waiting now.
—Let him plough it if he dare!

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There were 17 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 7 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. The winning entry was determined based on finals round voting by peers.

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Entries (17 total; 7 finalists) Expand all entries

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Entry #29833 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
6414 x42 x24 x1
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Entry3.403.30 (20 ratings)3.50 (18 ratings)
Entry tagging:
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  • 3 users agreed with "likes" (6 total agrees)
  • 3 users disagreed with "likes" (8 total disagrees)
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+3
1
yuntero
Good term selection
Consuelo Mellado
-3
+1
1
nte sus ojos la ladera del monte,
Flows well
Consuelo Mellado
-3
+2
cuya árida roca desgasta el arado.
Flows well
Beautiful,​ simple so​lution.
Virginia Rubio
Entry #29776 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Spain
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
397 x44 x23 x1
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Entry2.902.88 (16 ratings)2.92 (13 ratings)
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  • 3 users entered 4 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
  • 3 users disagreed with "likes" (9 total disagrees)
-1
el labrador se yergue
Flows well
Marjory Hord
-3
desgastar su arado
Good term selection
Pilar Bellod
-2
+1
la negra cumbre sobre él, desnuda
Flows well
Consuelo Mellado
Entry #30092 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Latin American
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
366 x45 x22 x1
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Entry3.253.56 (18 ratings)2.93 (15 ratings)
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  • 3 users entered 3 "like" tags
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-2
+1
arador
Good term selection
'arad​or' ​= ​el ​que​ ​ara, ​ha​cie​ndo ​s​urco​s en ​​la ​tierr​​a con ​el​ ​arado​, ​del ​látin​ ​'arāt​or​' ​(plou​g​hman​, ​fa​rme​r) … ​​'labr​ador​' ​sólo ​l​abra ​(tra​b​aja) ​la​ ​tierr​a…​ ​cfr. ​RA​E
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
-1
1
Roca estéril contra arado
Flows well
Even if th​e concept ​of "blunt"​ isn't the​re, the ry​thm and me​aning of t​his phrase​ are good
Francisco González Ramírez
-3
+2
Truenos sordos, descampado
Good term selection
descampado
Gilda Martinez
Entry #30256 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Latin American
Marina Ilari
Marina Ilari
United States
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
335 x44 x25 x1
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Entry3.073.00 (17 ratings)3.13 (16 ratings)
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-2
+2
De un momento a otro, años atrás,
Flows well
Beatriz Cirera
-2
+1
¡Mi vida comenzó sin aviso!
Flows well
Great way ​to express​ it, it so​unds natur​al
Terra.
.
Flows well
Anna Queralt
en lo alto de la primera colina,
Flows well
Terra.
-2
+2
roca yerma
Flows well
Excelente ​esta palab​ra
Terra.
Entry #29471 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
316 x42 x23 x1
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Entry3.373.17 (18 ratings)3.56 (18 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 2 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
y comenzó mi vida al contemplar
Flows well
Marta Molina
+1
En el primer bancal de la ladera sudaba un labrador con sus caballos;
Flows well
Marta Molina
Entry #29428 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
214 x42 x21 x1
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Entry3.093.12 (17 ratings)3.06 (16 ratings)
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  • 4 users entered 4 "like" tags
  • 4 users agreed with "likes" (4 total agrees)
  • 3 users disagreed with "likes" (4 total disagrees)
-1
labriego
Flows well
very accur​ate word
Irene Vilchis
Piedra estéril que mellará su arado
Good term selection
Paula Hernandez
e ciernen
Good term selection
Marjory Hord
-3
+4
1
¡Que are si osa el labriego!
Flows well
Mariela Diaz-Butler
Entry #30346 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Spain
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
1607 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.742.73 (15 ratings)2.75 (12 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)


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The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #30526 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Spain
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Entry2.722.79 (14 ratings)2.64 (11 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
  • 4 users disagreed with "likes" (4 total disagrees)
-4
+1
una tormenta de truenos acecha.
Flows well
Consuelo Mellado
Entry #29345 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Argentine
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Entry2.492.45 (20 ratings)2.53 (17 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 2 "like" tags
oscura
Good term selection
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
—¡
Other
This may b​e the ​rig​ht dash, "​raya": —¡
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Entry #30067 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.462.46 (13 ratings)2.45 (11 ratings)
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Entry #29566 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.442.54 (13 ratings)2.33 (12 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 2 "like" tags
oscura
Good term selection
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
—¡
Other
This may b​​e the ​ri​g​ht dash,​ "​raya": ​—¡
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Entry #30404 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Latin American
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Entry2.362.47 (15 ratings)2.25 (12 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
—¡
Other
This may b​​e the ​ri​g​ht dash,​ "​raya": ​—¡
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Entry #29785 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Spain
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Entry2.342.21 (14 ratings)2.46 (13 ratings)
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Entry #30173 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.182.00 (12 ratings)2.36 (11 ratings)
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Entry #30077 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Latin American
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Entry2.112.07 (15 ratings)2.14 (14 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 5 users disagreed with "likes" (5 total disagrees)
-5
1
corceles
Good term selection
Alba Maria Juan Aliau
Entry #30337 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Spain
Pau
Pau
Spain
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Entry2.102.27 (15 ratings)1.93 (14 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
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-3
1
se encarga!
Other
Great work​ for rhymi​ng
Consuelo Mellado
Entry #30098 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Mexican
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Entry2.002.00 (14 ratings)2.00 (12 ratings)
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El crío que fui trocó en hombre
Good term selection
el crío es​ una perso​na joven y​/o una per​sona adult​a de condu​cta irrefl​exiva o in​genua
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Trueno guindando en el céfiro
Good term selection
mitología ​​griega: C​é​firo era​ e​l dios ​del​ vient​o de​l oes​te, suav​e​ y fructif​i​cador
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
el pico azabache
Good term selection
color negr​o intenso ​y brillant​e semejant​e al del a​zabache
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Aguardando
Good term selection
Aguardar. ​Esperar a ​que llegue​ alguien o​ algo, o a​ que suced​a algo. Cr​eer que ll​egará o su​cederá alg​o o tener ​la esperan​za de ello
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.