Translation exercise: (easy) Paris: "Soy un icono como Marilyn"

Question

Post your translation of this short paragraph, this is meant for beginners

La ex heredera del imperio Hilton se ha caracterizado como Marilyn en Twitter para promocionar su nuevo perfume.

"Creo que toda década tiene una rubia como icono, como Marilyn Monroe o la princesa Diana y, ahora, yo soy ese icono" asegura.

I will post a correction after a couple of days of the main mistakes. I hope you like it, even though, I think Paris Hilton...I mean Well, i guess at least you won't have to research on her, like on some of the people in my killer threads

• Heidita, la bella rubia, nuestro icono en SpanishDict - RicardoP Feb 2, 2010
• Paris Who ? ;) - sheila-foste Feb 2, 2010
• I fixed it, don't want anyone to get confused when they're trying to translate it.... :-) - hlsbookworm Feb 2, 2010
• Thank you for posting a challenge that is good for beginners! - yogamamaof2 Feb 2, 2010

Answer 1

Well, I've never done one of these before, so I figured I'd give it a try.

Here's my go at it:

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The former heiress Hilton has characterized herself as Marilyn on Twitter to promote her new perfume.

"I think every decade has a blonde as an icon, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana and, now, I am that icon" she ensures.

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• this is perfect book;) - Heidita Feb 3, 2010
• agree, the translation into English seems effortless. Good job on your first attempt !!!! - bdclark0423 Feb 4, 2010
• wonderful, bookworm, this was posted before I hinted on the reflexive se, I think, so this is the best:) - Heidita Feb 4, 2010
• Well done, I wanted to add mine but when I had a look at yours I changed my mind ;) Sounds really nice! - bomberapolac Feb 7, 2010
• Great work Hisbook :) - FELIZ77 Apr 11, 2011

Answer 2

The former heiress Hilton has been characterized as Marilyn on Twitter to promote her new perfume.

"I think every decade has a blonde icon, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana, and now I'm that icon" she says.

• A D M! I didn't have to look up a single word, does that mean I've learned something? lol - aloshek Feb 2, 2010
• just possibly - nizhoni1 Feb 2, 2010

Answer 3

My attempt:

The heiress of the Hilton empire has been characterized as Marilyn on Twitter while promoting her new perfume.

"I think that all decades have a blond icon, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana and today, I am that icon" she declares.

After reviewing Heidita's hint :

The heiress of the Hilton empire has characterized herself as Marilyn on Twitter while promoting her new perfume.

"I think that all decades have a blond icon, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana and today, I am that icon" she declares.

• good job, alice - Heidita Feb 4, 2010

Answer 4

Former heiress of the Hilton empire has portrayed herself as Marilyn on Twitter to promote her new perfume

"I think every decade has a blonde as an icon, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana, and now, I'm that icon," she asserts.

• portrayed herself, great - Heidita Feb 4, 2010

Answer 5

The former heiress of the Hilton Empire has declared herself to the likes of Marilyn in Twiiter in order to promote her new perfume.

• “I believe that each decade has its own blonde bombshell which is considered to be its icon, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess(Lady) Di, now it’s me!!!” she proclaims.

Sorry, I can’t just help but to give the translation of what people would really read in this case:

- The spoiled little blonde girl known as Paris Hilton has the audacity to compare herself to Marilyn on Twitter just to promote her new perfume. “I totally think that each decade worships their blonde goddesses, just like Marilyn Monroe or Lady Di, and now it’s my turn , worship me!!!”

• great, and yes,,I agree, no swearwords, bd - Heidita Feb 4, 2010
• ¡Sin duda! - Yeser007 Feb 4, 2010

Answer 6

Sheila, Paris who, me encanta, jeje

A ver si alguien más se anima.

• :) Can I play on here instead? I'm having real trouble with your latest killer ! :( - sheila-foste Feb 2, 2010

Answer 7

The ex-heir of the Hilton empire has been characterized by Marilyn on Twitter as promoting a new perfume. ¨I think that every decade has a blonde icon, such as Marily Monroe or Princess Diana, today, I am that icon,¨ she states.

• well, I tryed to use the trick that Carlos showed me to get your picture to come up, but it's not working... - hlsbookworm Feb 2, 2010
• ** tried ** - hlsbookworm Feb 2, 2010

Answer 8

Hi everybody, I have seen you are having certain trouble with this part:

se ha caracterizado como Marilyn en Twitter

Let me give you a hint: se ha caracterizado, this is a reflexive se, so let's see if you get it right.

Answer 9

The ex-heiress of the Hilton Empire have characterized herself as Marilyn on Twitter in order to promote her new perfume. "I believe that every decade has a blond icon, like Marilyn Munroe or Princess Diana and, now, I am certainly that icon."

Answer 10

The former Hilton heiress is promoting her new perfume on Twitter by comparing herself to Marilyn.

"I believe every decade has an iconic blonde, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana, and today, I am that icon."

Answer 11

Nobody else wants to try?

Answer 12

In order to promote her new perfume, the ex-heiress of the Hilton Empire has characterized herself as Marilyn on Twitter.

"I believe that every decade has a blonde icon like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana and, now, I am that icon", she asserted.

Answer 13

To promote her new perfume, the ex-heiress of the Hilton Empire has characterized herself as Marilyn on Twitter. "I think every decade has a blonde icon like Marylin Monroe or Princess Diana and now, I am that icon." she ensures.

Answer 14

La ex heredera del imperio Hilton se ha caracterizado como Marilyn en Twitter para promocionar su nuevo perfume.

"Creo que toda década tiene una rubia como icono, como Marilyn Monroe o la princesa Diana y, ahora, yo soy ese icono" asegura.

The ex heiress to the Hilton empire has characterized (compared) herself to Marilyn on Twitter in order to promote her new perfume.

"I believe that every decade has a blonde icon, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana and, now, I am that icon" she asserts.

Answer 15

The former heiress of the Hilton empire has portrayed herself as Marilyn on Twitter to promote her new perfume.

"I believe that each decade has an iconic blonde, like Marilyn Monroe or princess Diana, and now I am that icon," she asserts.