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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

comparsas

English translation:

Comparsas (conga groups in gaudy costumes)

Added to glossary by Yvonne Gallagher
Jan 18, 2013 19:23
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term

comparsas

Spanish to English Art/Literary Folklore
A text about the importance of Carnival to the origin of kitsch in Cuban art:

De leer las crónicas de época sobre el carnaval, desde el siglo XVII: la ironía de los “cantos de pullas”, el despliegue travestista, las vendettas personales a “filosos cuchillos”, la sofocación deambulatoria, la acidez crítica de sus “teatros de relaciones”, la epicidad sangrienta de las jefaturas de comparsas...

I think these are troupes of dancers in costume.

Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 Comparsas
Change log

Jan 21, 2013 01:11: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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Comparsas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparsa

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Note added at 9 mins (2013-01-18 19:32:41 GMT)
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I would leave as is with explanation in parentheses or elsewjhere in the sentence if you feel it's necessary

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Note added at 9 mins (2013-01-18 19:33:27 GMT)
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http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/comparsa

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Note added at 11 mins (2013-01-18 19:34:45 GMT)
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in this blog the word is left untranslated

http://gomexico.about.com/od/oaxaca/ss/day_of_the_dead_in_oa...

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Note added at 2 days5 hrs (2013-01-21 01:12:07 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped
Peer comment(s):
agree Jenni Lukac (X) : I agree - use the term and give an explanation. You too!
4 mins
Thanks Jenni:-) Enjoy your weekend.
agree George Rabel : Agree with Jenni. It IS a dance troupe, but that alone is too generic
7 mins
Many thanks George. Enjoy your weekend!
agree Noni Gilbert Riley : Yes. It is not simply a dance troupe and to use that term alone would be misleading, or at least fall short of giving the entire explanation.
2 hrs
Thanks Noni, you're right of course. Enjoy your weekend.
agree Charles Davis : OK, but I do think you need something more for the benefit of readers who don't know what it is. Something like "conga groups in (elaborate/gaudy) costumes, known as comparsas", perhaps. Certainly not "dance troupes", I agree.
2 hrs
Thanks Charles. Indeed, a short explanation can be woven into sentence. Enjoy your weekend
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