Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
surge sobre la marcha
English translation:
emerges as (one) goes along
Added to glossary by
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Nov 29, 2010 19:35
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
surge sobre la marcha
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Avant-Garde Cuban Journalism
Talking about the historical writer Ramiro Guerra's work.
Contexto:
"Initialmente Guerra no se había propuesto convertir estos críticos trabajos en un libro, la idea **surge sobre la marcha**; la coyuntura le impulsa a costear la edición de 1927, primero en el tiempo."
Something like "emerged along the way?"
Gracias,
femme
Contexto:
"Initialmente Guerra no se había propuesto convertir estos críticos trabajos en un libro, la idea **surge sobre la marcha**; la coyuntura le impulsa a costear la edición de 1927, primero en el tiempo."
Something like "emerged along the way?"
Gracias,
femme
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Dec 8, 2010 02:04: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Mariana Solanet
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Argentina
Writer, marketing, games, 40 years
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
comes up (with the idea)/(the idea) emerges as he goes (along)
Or
The idea emerged as he went along (while doing his research)
He came up with the idea as he went
I used the present tense because in Spanish the verb is in the present tense, but you can use the past, according to your context.
Babylon:
sobre la marcha
= on-the-fly, off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], straight away, as you go, right away, at once
Ex: Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'. Ex: Pricing trends for periodicals are discussed with reference to charts not reproduced in the article 'Publishing policies, off the top of my head' but shown at the conference session. Ex: I can't think of an exact example to give you right off the bat. Ex: According to their friends, the couple made a spur-of-the-moment decision to tie the knot during a holiday. Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so. Ex: While-you-wait copying facilities are available in a number of reading rooms. Ex: When he arrived back at the media center, Anthony Datto whisked straight away into his glass-enclosed office, to the right of the entrance. Ex: Like, roaming the seven seas with a cutlass between your teeth, killing and stealing and raping as you go?. Ex: Forms that are required right away are printed immediately. Ex: You say that this A/Z index entry will direct him at once to the specific subject he is looking for.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-11-29 20:46:31 GMT)
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Some links:
http://es.thefreedictionary.com/sobre la marcha
www.wordreference.com/.../translation.asp?...marcha -
I've tried to meet up with the boss but he always spin some story. ..... 'lo decidimos sobre la marcha' we made up our minds as we went along ...
www.intercambio-es.com/spanish_wordoftheday.php -
The idea emerged as he went along (while doing his research)
He came up with the idea as he went
I used the present tense because in Spanish the verb is in the present tense, but you can use the past, according to your context.
Babylon:
sobre la marcha
= on-the-fly, off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], straight away, as you go, right away, at once
Ex: Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'. Ex: Pricing trends for periodicals are discussed with reference to charts not reproduced in the article 'Publishing policies, off the top of my head' but shown at the conference session. Ex: I can't think of an exact example to give you right off the bat. Ex: According to their friends, the couple made a spur-of-the-moment decision to tie the knot during a holiday. Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so. Ex: While-you-wait copying facilities are available in a number of reading rooms. Ex: When he arrived back at the media center, Anthony Datto whisked straight away into his glass-enclosed office, to the right of the entrance. Ex: Like, roaming the seven seas with a cutlass between your teeth, killing and stealing and raping as you go?. Ex: Forms that are required right away are printed immediately. Ex: You say that this A/Z index entry will direct him at once to the specific subject he is looking for.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-11-29 20:46:31 GMT)
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Some links:
http://es.thefreedictionary.com/sobre la marcha
www.wordreference.com/.../translation.asp?...marcha -
I've tried to meet up with the boss but he always spin some story. ..... 'lo decidimos sobre la marcha' we made up our minds as we went along ...
www.intercambio-es.com/spanish_wordoftheday.php -
Peer comment(s):
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Aradai Pardo Martínez
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thanks, Aradai
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traductorchile
: came up as he went along
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gracias traductorchile y saludos
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Your translation most closely reflects my working translation. Thanks for your confirmation."
+1
8 mins
the idea occurred to him while/as he worked on/wrote the book
An idea.
Peer comment(s):
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Carolina Brito
: like all your options
22 mins
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Thanks (but sometimes the are better ones - I learn a lot from my Proz colleagues!)
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Carol Gullidge
: I'm a bit confused, as it 's unlikely that the idea for writing the book occurred to whilst he was already writing it! If you see what I mean :)
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You are right. It should simply as he wrote/continued to write them (the critical works).
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traductorchile
: the idea came up before he thought of putting it in a book or started writing the book
2 hrs
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Yes, Carol pointed it out. It would have to read "while he was writing the critical works".
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3 hrs
the idea invades his mind as he works on
Another option
3 hrs
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
28
it gradually dawned on him that.../he had a brainwave
ist option ...it would make a good bookof collected critical works or ...it would be a good idea to compile his writings in a book
2nd option,
then again, if it is not so gradual, perhaps "he had a brainwave" would fit as most good ideas ARE from brainwaves.
2nd option,
then again, if it is not so gradual, perhaps "he had a brainwave" would fit as most good ideas ARE from brainwaves.
14 hrs
the idea just came to him one day
trying to avoid using a heavy expression
1 day 14 hrs
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
Related KudoZ points
:
315
came to him out of the blue
suddenly dawned on him
it suddenly occurred to him to...
etc, etc...
since Collins also gives "there and then" - which coupled with "surgir" suggests a more sudden process
it suddenly occurred to him to...
etc, etc...
since Collins also gives "there and then" - which coupled with "surgir" suggests a more sudden process
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