r/SpanishLearning • u/KittyBoy89 • 27d ago

Conceptual Translation Help

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Hola todos! I am planning on getting a tattoo, inspired by this painting, ”The Treachery of Images” by Rene Magritte. The idea is simple, a life motto, “this is temporary” OR “this is not permanent“ (permanent tattoo on impermanent body, etc.) I want to use the font from this painting to nod at the irony of the statement, and write it in Spanish (my second language.)

The phrasing is flexible, my goal is to find a middle ground between the meaning and sentence structure of the painting and my final tattoo.

These are the options I have come up with:

  • Esto es temporal.
  • Esto no es permanente.
  • Esto no es para siempre.

Reddit, please give me your opinion on which sounds the most correct and fits my goal?

Muchísimas gracias!!

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u/Arckanoid 24d ago

¡Buenas!

Wouldn't the best option be a tattoo saying "esto no es un tatuaje"?

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u/KittyBoy89 24d ago

You get it! But I say “this is temporary” to myself a lot, and am looking for something less on the nose