Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Aceptamos deportivamente que nuestros sentidos se sientan engañados
English translation:
We willingly suspend our disbelief
Added to glossary by
Lisa McCarthy
May 27, 2013 10:12
10 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Aceptamos deportivamente que nuestros sentidos se sientan engañados
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical industry
Not sure how best to translate this sentence. "We happily/willingly allow our senses to be tricked..."? / "we graciously accept that/permit our senses to be tricked " ?
Cuando los espectadores veían a Houdini el pasado siglo, quedaban subyugados e incluso muchos estaban probablemente convencidos de que el mago tenia poderes sobrenaturales. Con el tiempo, la capacidad de sorpresa y la credulidad de los espectadores se ha moderado bastante. Ahora, cuando vemos un truco de magia, sabemos que es un truco. Pero si su puesta en escena es impecable, si su narración es atractiva, persuasiva, más que ver un truco, estamos dejándonos llevar por la historia que nos transmite, por la magia. En este juego de sobreentendidos, nadie duda de que un truco de magia no es nada más (y nada menos) que una bella historia. Que la compremos o no, depende de quién, y cómo la explica. ***Aceptamos deportivamente que nuestros sentidos se sientan engañados*** si la historia lo merece.
Cuando los espectadores veían a Houdini el pasado siglo, quedaban subyugados e incluso muchos estaban probablemente convencidos de que el mago tenia poderes sobrenaturales. Con el tiempo, la capacidad de sorpresa y la credulidad de los espectadores se ha moderado bastante. Ahora, cuando vemos un truco de magia, sabemos que es un truco. Pero si su puesta en escena es impecable, si su narración es atractiva, persuasiva, más que ver un truco, estamos dejándonos llevar por la historia que nos transmite, por la magia. En este juego de sobreentendidos, nadie duda de que un truco de magia no es nada más (y nada menos) que una bella historia. Que la compremos o no, depende de quién, y cómo la explica. ***Aceptamos deportivamente que nuestros sentidos se sientan engañados*** si la historia lo merece.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +6 | We willingly suspend (our) disbelief |
Edward Tully
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| 2 | we willingly submit to/condone the deception of our senses |
Wendy Streitparth
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Proposed translations
+6
9 mins
Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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72
Selected
We willingly suspend (our) disbelief
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13/05/2006 – The apples were ripe. Never was there an audience more willing to suspend disbelief. Houdini had been a medium and mind-reader himself, ...
Traditional Mysteries: The Dime Museum Murders, by Daniel ...
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11/12/2011 – My intense fascination with the exploits of Harry Houdini probably began ... case I was willing to suspend disbelief and just go along for the ride.
The Legends of Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Trackers
The Legends of Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ... With a wink and a nod, we suspend disbelief and challenge ourselves to learn the important lesson ...
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Note added at 9 mins (2013-05-27 10:22:52 GMT)
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07/03/2007 – Movies ask us to suspend our disbelief. ... a late 19th-century magician in the mold of Houdini who delights audiences in Vienna with seemingly ...
Paranormal Archives - Page 8 of 10 - disinformation
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The Gentle Rant: Quantum Fiction and the Suspension of Disbelief
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13/12/2006 – In the modern world, we are asked to willfully suspend our disbelief so often: by .... Akin to the powers of Houdini, who could make an elephant ...
13/05/2006 – The apples were ripe. Never was there an audience more willing to suspend disbelief. Houdini had been a medium and mind-reader himself, ...
Traditional Mysteries: The Dime Museum Murders, by Daniel ...
traditionalmysteries.blogspot.com/.../dime-museum-...
11/12/2011 – My intense fascination with the exploits of Harry Houdini probably began ... case I was willing to suspend disbelief and just go along for the ride.
The Legends of Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Trackers
The Legends of Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ... With a wink and a nod, we suspend disbelief and challenge ourselves to learn the important lesson ...
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Note added at 9 mins (2013-05-27 10:22:52 GMT)
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Strange Magic? | My Own Worst Critic
myownworstcritic.wordpress.com/.../strange-magic/
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07/03/2007 – Movies ask us to suspend our disbelief. ... a late 19th-century magician in the mold of Houdini who delights audiences in Vienna with seemingly ...
Paranormal Archives - Page 8 of 10 - disinformation
disinfo.com/tag/paranormal/page/8/
Traducir esta página
As geeks, we are encouraged to suspend our disbelief while simultaneously .... We learn about famous escape artist and medium debunker Harry Houdini in A ...
The Gentle Rant: Quantum Fiction and the Suspension of Disbelief
thegentlerant.blogspot.com/.../quantum-fiction-and-s...
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13/12/2006 – In the modern world, we are asked to willfully suspend our disbelief so often: by .... Akin to the powers of Houdini, who could make an elephant ...
Note from asker:
| Nice one, Edward :) |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Cheers, Edward!"
29 mins
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
we willingly submit to/condone the deception of our senses
or: our senses willingly accept/condone the deception
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Wendy :) |
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