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Oct 14, 2010 17:08
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
cuna
Spanish to English
Other
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
Hace muchos años en una visita de aficionados por el Priorat, (name of person), uno de esos señores que llaman totum o factótum del Priorat, nos abrió las puertas de su bodega y nos cautivó con su maestría, su conocimiento y su humildad. Su hija a la que no conocemos parece que ha sabido sacar partido de tan increíble **cuna** y hace uno de los vinos blancos que más nos gustan.
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33 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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{(family) genes} / {innate skills}
... succeeded in inheriting some of the family's amazing genes
...... ...family's innate skills
OR you could say she seems to be "following in the amazing family tradition...
none of these is a literal translation, but I think they could work here. Either way, the implication is that the skills are passed down through the family
...... ...family's innate skills
OR you could say she seems to be "following in the amazing family tradition...
none of these is a literal translation, but I think they could work here. Either way, the implication is that the skills are passed down through the family
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Carol and everybody for the help! I went with "..seems to have inherited these amazing genes...""
14 mins
birthright
i.e. the family heritage and knowledge that has been passed on
Example sentence:
Únicamente los más poderosos, inteligentes, taimados o descendientes de alta cuna tendrán posesiones de importancia.
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15 mins
heritage/birthright/ancestry/past/lineage/pedigree
Stock, family, descent, background...
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Wendy Streitparth
: nearly all of them!
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Any one of them would work well. Thanks for the agree - teju :)
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Richard Boulter
: For the context, I like 'heritage' best, followed by 'pedigree'. Both are high-sounding, as I take 'cuna' to be. Alternatively, what about a down-shifting 'background'??
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I think any one would work, my preference is heritage, that's what came to mind first. Thanks for the suggestions - teju :)
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1 hr
(imbibed this incredible wealth of knowledge from) the cradle
"seems to have ... etc
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