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Jan 14, 2015 23:14
9 yrs ago
Spanish term
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Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Canadian) 
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escandir
Spanish to English
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Poetry & Literature
As in "escandir versos"...a way of reading poetry. Apparently, the English term is to scan, but that would, in the contemporary context, be confusing because scan is used so commonly to mean render via scanner. Any ideas? Recite is close, but the context has to do with time
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | to scan |
Edward Tully
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| 4 | meter/metre |
Francois Boye
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| 4 | chant |
Thomas Walker
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Jan 28, 2015 07:50: Edward Tully Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
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to scan
I don't believe there would be any chance of a misunderstanding, given the context.
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Note added at 24 mins (2015-01-14 23:39:00 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scansion
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Note added at 24 mins (2015-01-14 23:39:00 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scansion
Peer comment(s):
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Danik 2014
2 hrs
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Many thanks Danik! ;-)
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Carol Gullidge
: agree: context is everything! And if you wish to avoid the verb, then perhaps the phrase cd be turned around to use the noun 'scansion'
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Absolutely! Many thanks Carol! ;-)
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
21 mins
Francois Boye
United States
United States
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
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8
3 days 33 mins
chant
What occurs to me - again, absent a little more context - is "chant." In English it has the connotation of Gregorian chant - rhythmic performance of sacred texts albeit in this context with music; and also the term "cantor," someone who performs sacred texts in a rhythmic fashion. Certainly seems better than "scan." The early epic poems are thought to have been performed orally, from memory, long before they were written down; their rhythmic nature was an aid to memorization.
Example sentence:
The chant poem is about as old as poetry itself. In fact, it may be the first form poetry took. Chant poems simply incorporate repetitive lines that form a sort of chant.
Reference:
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetic-forms/chant-poems-poetic-forms
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