Sep 20, 2023 13:13
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Spanish term
abrigo de la lana de sus Llamas
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A dar las gracias al país anfitrión (Chile) se menciona: gracias por recibirnos de esta forma tan cálida, con el abrazo de sus montañas, el brillo del lápiz lazuli, y el abrigo de la lana de sus Llamas. Agradezco sus ideas.
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as warm as your llamas' wool
You have to take a few liberties for this to work. I suggest
Thank you for the welcome you've given us, which has been as vast as your mountains, as dazzling as your lapis lazuli, and as warm as your llamas' wool.
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Note added at 58 mins (2023-09-20 14:12:38 GMT)
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Apparently Chile and Afghanistan are the only two countries where lapis lazuli is mined.
Thank you for the welcome you've given us, which has been as vast as your mountains, as dazzling as your lapis lazuli, and as warm as your llamas' wool.
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Note added at 58 mins (2023-09-20 14:12:38 GMT)
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Apparently Chile and Afghanistan are the only two countries where lapis lazuli is mined.
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Vanessa Johnson
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Thanks! That's very gracious of you.
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neilmac
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Nelly Alejandra Alister
: You can also find lapislázuli in other countries like Canada, Germany, Angola, USA, Siberia. https://www.jewelrynotes.com/where-to-find-lapis-lazuli/
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Thomas Walker
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abe(L)solano
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agree |
AllegroTrans
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Andrew Bramhall
: Phil's suggestion is the only one to nail it here; it dovetails perfectly to the context, unlike any of the others.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot, Phil! Grateful to everyone who participated.
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the comfort of your llamas' wool
Thank you for receiving us so warmly, for welcoming us into your mountains' embrace, dazzling us with your lapiz lazuli, and lending us the comfort of your llamas' wool.
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philgoddard
: I don't think this quite works, because they're metaphorically describing three different aspects of the welcome they've received.
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I like your solution better, thanks Phil! I was trying to avoid repeating "warm" from "warm welcome."
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Andrew Bramhall
: Agree with Phil;
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Spanish term (edited):
el abrigo de la lana de sus Llamas
your mountain Llamas' 'shear' wooliness
Llama assumes the reader knows what such animal is. It may be general knowledge, but not on the British Isles. So mountain arguably helps to poinpoint the goat-like altitude.
Shear deliberately instead of sheer.
Shear deliberately instead of sheer.
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Andrew Bramhall
: Llamas are common in UK zoos and menageries, as are their smaller cameloid counterparts, Alpacas// Can't believe you've agreed with this sheer woolly-minded answer, Robert!;
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Robert Brown
: Llama is well known in the UK. There are no elephants or lions either but everyone knows what they are!
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your Llamas' wool coat.
We are grateful for your warm welcome.
in the arms of your mountains
The luster of a lazuli pencil
your Llamas' wool coat.
I appreciate your ideas.
in the arms of your mountains
The luster of a lazuli pencil
your Llamas' wool coat.
I appreciate your ideas.
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