How does one translate the phrase, “on screen” into Spanish? Is the below sentence an appropriate attempt?
Por pudor nunca besaría en la pantalla. Out of modesty, she would never kiss on screen.
asked Apr 4, 2014 at 11:48
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I do not know how to translate out of modesty but you can drop "en" and put only "besaría la pantalla".– AlexBcnCommented Apr 4, 2014 at 12:35
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1Won’t “besaría la pantalla” indicate “kissing the screen” itself instead of the intended “kissing ON screen”?– TheLearnerCommented Apr 4, 2014 at 12:38
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1Now I have understood it. I thought you were saying to kiss on screen as to kiss directly over the screen, if it is an scene it is different.– AlexBcnCommented Apr 4, 2014 at 12:58
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The correct translation is
Por pudor nunca besaría en pantalla
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To expand on this, it is similar to english: en pantalla=on screen= while being filmed, en LA pantalla= on the screen=while on (top of?) the screen, literally– spiralCommented Jan 8, 2015 at 11:37
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A literal translation of that phrase would depend of the context
If it's about a movie, the phrase would be changed to something more specific Por pudor nunca besaría frente a las cámaras. Out of modesty, she would never kiss in front of the cameras.
If it's about kissing your screen(tv, monitor) Por pudor nunca besaría la pantalla. Out of modesty, she would never kiss the screen.
