"Los colores son una creación.."

Question

Can anyone translate this ?

Edit: Can anyone explain why they put "de" when they mean "in" ? Or why there is a "que" following "hace" which is not translated? And why does "un neurocientifico" follows "a la BBC" when it's "explains a neuroscientist to the BBC" ?

Los colores son una creación, quizás la más exquisita, del cerebro humano, le explicó a la BBC un neurocientífico. Y la percepción del color hace que todos veamos el mundo de una forma distinta.

Can someone read my edited original post. - Acelata, Aug 15, 2011

Answer 1

Can anyone explain why they put "de" when they mean "in" ? Or why there is a "que" following "hace" which is not translated? And why does "un neurocientifico" follows "a la BBC" when it's "explains a neuroscientist to the BBC" ?

Spanish uses different prepositions than English. Although specific situations require specific prepositions, there is no logical explanation for which one to use in either language.

The phrase "hace que (person) (subjunctive verb)" is the construct in Spanish corresponding to "make (person) (verb)" in English.

The placement of the subject is more flexible in Spanish than in English.

Answer 2

Ccolors are a creation, maybe the most exquisite creation, of the human brain, explained a neuroscientist to the BBC. And the perception of color makes us see the world in a distinct way.

I would say the last part is "makes us all see the world in a different way." - gintar77, Aug 14, 2011

I agree with gintar77 - chileno, Aug 14, 2011

Answer 3

Thanks Jeremias! Can you see my edited post for some more questions about your translation?