Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
series al uso
English translation:
conventional series
Added to glossary by
David Hollywood
Oct 27, 2005 03:35
18 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Financial and Legal Translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English, English to Spanish
series al uso
Spanish to English
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
This is a description of a tv channel's prime time programming:
Ficción nacional: series al uso y series innovadoras.
Ficción extranjera -no sólo americana-: a la búsqueda de éxitos internacionales.
Actualidad: la actualidad en prime time será uno de sus contenidos destacados, adaptando el género al horario y con diferentes miradas.
Ficción nacional: series al uso y series innovadoras.
Ficción extranjera -no sólo americana-: a la búsqueda de éxitos internacionales.
Actualidad: la actualidad en prime time será uno de sus contenidos destacados, adaptando el género al horario y con diferentes miradas.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+3
3 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
38
Selected
established/ standard/ conventional series
couple of options
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-10-27 03:39:46 GMT)
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Suddenly networks pushed sitcoms and conventional drama series to the back burner
and ... 1964 Sep 26-1967 Sep 04, 'Gilligan's Island' TV series aired. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_(TV_series) - 107k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-10-27 03:40:05 GMT)
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maybe "conventional"
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-10-27 03:39:46 GMT)
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Suddenly networks pushed sitcoms and conventional drama series to the back burner
and ... 1964 Sep 26-1967 Sep 04, 'Gilligan's Island' TV series aired. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_(TV_series) - 107k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-10-27 03:40:05 GMT)
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maybe "conventional"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
12 mins
series according to etiquette
My suggestion
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Note added at 15 mins (2005-10-27 03:50:42 GMT)
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al uso= accepted practice /etiquette
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Note added at 15 mins (2005-10-27 03:50:42 GMT)
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al uso= accepted practice /etiquette
+1
34 mins
traditional shows
'Conventional' is close to 'traditional' and a good choice; however, 'series' in Spanish is what gets called 'shows' in the US - 'series' in English is reserved for sets, such as 'documentary series on WWII battles' and such.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Refugio
6 mins
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| neutral |
jmf (X)
: In the US, "series" is commonly used for shows airing throughout the season (drama series airing on NBC, etc.)
52 mins
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2 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
52
(1) mainstream series; (2) tried-and-true series
(1) Examples of ["mainstream series"+TV](1,120 refs)
In Britain there are only five terrestrial broadcasting TV channels: BBC-1, ...
19 million viewers) with **the most popular mainstream series** and comedies. ...
www.eskimo.com/~rkj/weekly/aa062898.htm
... gay story lines are prominently featured on **such mainstream series as ABC's ''Desperate Housewives''** and ''Eyes,''
... "If we're 10% of the population, are 10% of the TV characters gay? ...
advocate.com/news_detail.asp?id=16498
Few mainstream series have ended on such a note of thorough sadness. ... Diana went
blind fighting a trio of gorgons on national TV. ...
www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20136
... Office (HBO) is less constrained by a push for network-TV-like ratings and,
... in this case, gender displays that are **standard on mainstream series**. ...
www.barnard.edu/sfonline/hbo/montemurro_02.htm
(2) Examples of ["tried-and-true series"+TV](480 refs)
Yesterday's TV Schedule. May 27, 2002. Tomorrow's TV Schedule ... **This tried and
true series** allows viewers to visit Mr. Rogers' home and the world around ...
www.apscable.org/guide/05May/05-27.html
... of them racing about as they continue to push their **tried and true series** through
20-25 ... **The old stalwarts** include TV shows like 60 Minutes (35th season) Monday ...
pgnx.net/articles.php?page=full&id=3603
In Britain there are only five terrestrial broadcasting TV channels: BBC-1, ...
19 million viewers) with **the most popular mainstream series** and comedies. ...
www.eskimo.com/~rkj/weekly/aa062898.htm
... gay story lines are prominently featured on **such mainstream series as ABC's ''Desperate Housewives''** and ''Eyes,''
... "If we're 10% of the population, are 10% of the TV characters gay? ...
advocate.com/news_detail.asp?id=16498
Few mainstream series have ended on such a note of thorough sadness. ... Diana went
blind fighting a trio of gorgons on national TV. ...
www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20136
... Office (HBO) is less constrained by a push for network-TV-like ratings and,
... in this case, gender displays that are **standard on mainstream series**. ...
www.barnard.edu/sfonline/hbo/montemurro_02.htm
(2) Examples of ["tried-and-true series"+TV](480 refs)
Yesterday's TV Schedule. May 27, 2002. Tomorrow's TV Schedule ... **This tried and
true series** allows viewers to visit Mr. Rogers' home and the world around ...
www.apscable.org/guide/05May/05-27.html
... of them racing about as they continue to push their **tried and true series** through
20-25 ... **The old stalwarts** include TV shows like 60 Minutes (35th season) Monday ...
pgnx.net/articles.php?page=full&id=3603
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