Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Bitácora presidencial de un vicepresidente
English translation:
Presidential Diary of a Vice President / Presidential Log of a Vice President
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Spanish term
Bitácora presidencial de un vicepresidente
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Government / Politics
Bitácora presidencial de un vicepresidente es más que una autobiografía; es un viaje a través del tiempo, una ventana a una época crucial de la política de nuestra nación. En sus páginas narro mi experiencia como ex vicepresidente de la República cuando, en ausencia del presidente durante sus viajes al exterior –entre 2001 y 2004–, estuve al frente del país.
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Log of a Vice President.
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Log of a Vice President.
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Alan Otero
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Presidential Diary of a Vice President / Presidential Log of a Vice President
The punch of the title is the play and contrast between presidential and vice president, so I think that should be incorporated into the translation. Personally, I think going with something closer to the original works well for that. Using "vice-president" is also an option, of course.
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AllegroTrans
: There is no "punch" in this, in English, it just sounds corny
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Sorry if I implied it was a marvelous pun in Spanish, hahah. It doesn't sound amazing either but the key, in my opinion, is that interplay.
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philgoddard
: It doesn't need punch, Allegro. We just want a fairly literal translation. I wouldn't say 'log', though.
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Andrew Bramhall
: Agree with Phil, and can't for the life of me see where AMM gets " in waiting" from
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Adrian MM.
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Presidential Blog of a Vice-President in Waiting
No need to retain the original Spanish in the title as many English readers won't understand the ST / source text anyway.
Example sentence:
The blog of the President and Vice-President of Conference.
Be sure to see the online exhibition for more information, including video interviews with former vice presidents. View of Presidents In Waiting exhibition.
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AllegroTrans
: Too cumbersome, and why "in waiting"? - overtranslation
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Nimsi Delfino
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Presidential journal of a vice president/Vice President
Hello. I hope this helps.
I think "journal" goes along the lines of "bitácora" in this context.
Keep in mind that you cannot capitalize "vice president" when you use it as a common noun, but you can when you use it as a proper noun, or right before the name of the person who is a vice president when you want to be specific about their title.
Have a good day!
I think "journal" goes along the lines of "bitácora" in this context.
Keep in mind that you cannot capitalize "vice president" when you use it as a common noun, but you can when you use it as a proper noun, or right before the name of the person who is a vice president when you want to be specific about their title.
Have a good day!
Discussion
Don't be afraid to stray a long way from the Spanish - book titles often do, and you can't repeat president/presidential the way the original does.
Diary Of An Acting President, maybe?