Dec 26, 2016 22:20
7 yrs ago
日本語 term
イタリア
首の女
Non-PRO
日本語 から 英語
芸術/文学
映画、TV、演劇
Dear Proz members,
I have a stupid question about the 首の女 expression.
This sentence comes from a comic:
その首の女の唱える言葉は死の言葉だ
(The words chanted by that beheaded woman are words of death.)
The drawings show a woman who keeps her head in her hands. Is it accurate to translate 首の女 as "beheaded woman"?
Thank you!
I have a stupid question about the 首の女 expression.
This sentence comes from a comic:
その首の女の唱える言葉は死の言葉だ
(The words chanted by that beheaded woman are words of death.)
The drawings show a woman who keeps her head in her hands. Is it accurate to translate 首の女 as "beheaded woman"?
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(英語)
| 2 | the woman with that head |
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the woman with that head
Isn't the woman alive in the drawings? If so, it would mean "the woman with that 首". Since, 首 sometimes means 頭, it could mean head, although 首 is not usually used in that sense unless used in the context of 首を縦に/横に振る. But it seems more fitting to translate it as "head", seeing from your description of the drawings. Also, the brain is where you formulate your ideas...
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2016-12-27 23:27:38 GMT)
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In response to your note: one solution (if it is a solution) is to translate it as "the woman with that neck". Although it's still strange, at least that's what it says. Maybe the neck looks conspicuous?
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2016-12-27 23:27:38 GMT)
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In response to your note: one solution (if it is a solution) is to translate it as "the woman with that neck". Although it's still strange, at least that's what it says. Maybe the neck looks conspicuous?
Note from asker:
| Yes, the woman is alive, but I'm not totally convinced. The "words of death" comes from the head, not from the woman, so a sentence like "The words chanted by the woman with that head are words of death" feels a bit strange to me. What do you think? Thanks! |
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Comment: "Thanks!"
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