Ir en un barco
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I was reading La ciudad de las bestias and I ran across the sentence "Enciendó la luz con la sensación de ir en un barco a deriva..." Does this mean "he turned on the light with the sensation of being adrift on a boat"?
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updated Aug 8, 2012
posted by Maxwell_R
Yes. - annierats, Aug 8, 2012
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I have never read the book and don't know the context, but could the "turn on the light" be a metaphor for "to realize" or to "get the idea"?
updated Aug 8, 2012
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
That's a good thought, and it never would've occurred to me, but I don't think so in this case, as this sentence happens right after he was startled awake by a nightmare, so I think turning on the light was literal in this situation - Maxwell_R, Aug 8, 2012
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Adrift is normally "a la deriva" but I suspect the some writers exercise poetic license.
updated Aug 8, 2012
posted by Eddy
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It should read "encendió" or "encendiendo" depending on what your trying to say (past or present progressive).
Sounds poetic but your translation is correct.
updated Aug 8, 2012
posted by --Mariana--
Por supuesto usted tiene razón, en el libro la frase es escrito "encendió la luz...", hice un error cuando lo copié. Gracias por su respuesta - Maxwell_R, Aug 8, 2012
