Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
incombustible
English translation:
indefatigable, evergreen
Added to glossary by
MJ Barber
Sep 9, 2003 09:45
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term
incombustible
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Music
music
El incombustible guitarrista de rock, Rosendo Mercado.
They mean he has been on the go for yonks and shows no sign of ever slowing up. Think Rolling Stones.
They mean he has been on the go for yonks and shows no sign of ever slowing up. Think Rolling Stones.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | evergreen |
Stephen Barnes
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| 4 | unfading |
Kika Capretti
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| 4 | indefatigable |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | unstoppable |
Nikki Graham
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Proposed translations
+2
4 mins
Stephen Barnes
Native in English
A love of the subject.
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
evergreen
A bit of a cliche, but then rock music writing likes cliches!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "All good suggestions. The temptation of using 'indefatigable' is indeed strong, but I think 'evergreen' is more the appropriate register - I'll have to save it for another time! (I got to use 'desultory' yesterday, so can't be greedy).
That's "Evergreen rock guitarist Rosendo Mercado", then.
Thanks"
14 mins
Kika Capretti
Native in: Italian 
Works in: Chinese to Italian, English to Italian, German to Italian, and 3 more.
unfading
:-)
15 mins
indefatigable
maybe the only chance you'll ever get to use this word! (and I wouldn't put a definite article with it either!)
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Note added at 2003-09-09 10:09:37 (GMT)
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or maybe even \"perennial\"
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Note added at 2003-09-09 10:09:37 (GMT)
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or maybe even \"perennial\"
14 mins
unstoppable
Just an idea.
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Note added at 19 mins (2003-09-09 10:04:47 GMT)
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More ideas:
indestructible (closer to the original meaning)
inextinguishable (even closer, but I don\'t like it as much)
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Note added at 19 mins (2003-09-09 10:04:47 GMT)
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More ideas:
indestructible (closer to the original meaning)
inextinguishable (even closer, but I don\'t like it as much)
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