Témpanos de sangre
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I am reading a book by Gabriel García Márquez (Crónica de una muerte anunciada), and I ran across the phrase "La cavidad abdominal estaba ocupada por grandes témpanos de sangre." I have always thought that "témpano" was like a chunk of ice, and I'm trying to figure out the context of "témpanos de sangre" here. Does this mean something like "splotches of cold blood"?
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updated Jun 10, 2011
edited by pescador1
posted by pescador1
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Most likely chunks of congealed blood.
Poetic license, and all that jazz...
updated Jun 10, 2011
posted by 002067fe
Agreed! Large clots of blood. - gintar77, Jun 10, 2011
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témpano de hielo just switched the word "hielo" with "sangre".
I think it should be translated Blood gores!
updated Jun 10, 2011
posted by UnaPalabra
