Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
catódicamente hablando
English translation:
in the virtual world of TV, that is.
Added to glossary by
Neil Ashby
Jun 22, 2015 21:38
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Spanish term
United States
catódicamente hablando
Spanish to English
Other
Media / Multimedia
This phrase occurs in a recent editorial in a Spanish newspaper about Donald Trump. The context is: "...decidía quién seguía vivo en su show y quién moría, catódicamente hablando."
I've looked high & low for a clue as to what this phrase would man in a figurative sense, as here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I've looked high & low for a clue as to what this phrase would man in a figurative sense, as here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Jun 22, 2015 22:34: philgoddard changed "Field (specific)" from "Government / Politics" to "Media / Multimedia" , "Field (write-in)" from "Current events" to "(none)"
Jun 29, 2015 07:38: Neil Ashby Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
10 hrs
Neil Ashby
Spain
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DrNeil TechTrans, Precision & Clarity
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in the virtual world of TV, that is.
more lleña
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Glad it helped Tom,
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Glad it helped Tom,
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Neil. Your answer worked best for me, in the context of the article."
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9 mins
in TV terms / as seen on TV ...
Original TVs had a cathode ray tube.
Note from asker:
| Thanks to everyone, especially to Mr. Lyons, who was first out of the box, with the sense of the phrase. |
Peer comment(s):
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Jennifer Levey
: Of course. "quién seguía vivo ... y quién moría, catódicamente ..." refers to a particular form of 'death' equating to a talent's involuntary absence from the TV screen.
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Thanks Robin.
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philgoddard
: Though I wonder if there's a more colourful and witty way of saying it, to reflect the Spanish.
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Thanks Phil. We used to say "on the goggle box" but that's rather dated.
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Billh
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Thanks Billh.
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Collin Stewart
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
ATA Certified Spa>Eng
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English
in the world of television
I think it is a convoluted way to say television (referencing the cathode ray tube technology used in TVs).
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Here are some links where you can see it used in this way:
http://joseluisvidalblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/un-repaso-lo-m...
http://www.notodo.com/escena/6944_la_ola_teatro_valleincln_m...
http://www.vayatele.com/tve-1/tve-sin-publicidad-como-es
http://www.elcorreogallego.es/opinion/firmas/ecg/nunca-mas-d...
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Here are some links where you can see it used in this way:
http://joseluisvidalblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/un-repaso-lo-m...
http://www.notodo.com/escena/6944_la_ola_teatro_valleincln_m...
http://www.vayatele.com/tve-1/tve-sin-publicidad-como-es
http://www.elcorreogallego.es/opinion/firmas/ecg/nunca-mas-d...
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Collin. Your links to examples were very helpful. The answer I chose was very close to yours, but had one more word in it: "virtual" - which I thought was important in context, to convey & emphasize how unreal Trump's world of The Apprentice is, like most of what he says & probably does. |
1 hr
ironically speaking
Catódico
irónico
2 De la televisión o relacionado con ella: bombardeo catódico; después de cuatro horas de fútbol, difícilmente soportarán más tiempo de exposición catódica.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/es/definicion/espanol/cató...
irónico
2 De la televisión o relacionado con ella: bombardeo catódico; después de cuatro horas de fútbol, difícilmente soportarán más tiempo de exposición catódica.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/es/definicion/espanol/cató...
1 hr
Marcelo González
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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in TV land, that is // (who would die) so to speak, at least on TV
two more options
...decided, on his show, who would live and who would die, in TV land, that is.
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...who would live and who would die, so to speak, at least on TV
...decided, on his show, who would live and who would die, in TV land, that is.
or
...who would live and who would die, so to speak, at least on TV
2 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
TV-wise, that is / in the script, that is
Either of these might work. Trying to keep it colloquial.
8 hrs
...decided, on his TV show, who would be fired and who would "survive"
The 'catódicamente hablando' can be rendered here by the combination of "survive" in quotes (or not), preceded by 'TV show' and by the alternative established between being 'fired' and 'surviving' here.
This is most likely about shows such as The Apprentice were 'the Donald' fires candidate after candidate with his iconic phrase: 'you're fired!'
This is most likely about shows such as The Apprentice were 'the Donald' fires candidate after candidate with his iconic phrase: 'you're fired!'
13 hrs
dramatic TV firings
Just another suggestion in an already crowded field, kind of similar to Hugo's.
It seems like your article may be discussing Trump's qualifications to act as president, and I think this option might preserve the sort of sarcastic tone that may be present in the source text:
"...he has made life-and-death decisions (at least as far as who would survive his dramatic TV firings)".
It seems like your article may be discussing Trump's qualifications to act as president, and I think this option might preserve the sort of sarcastic tone that may be present in the source text:
"...he has made life-and-death decisions (at least as far as who would survive his dramatic TV firings)".
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