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Lo que nadie ve donde todos miran

English translation: Hidden in plain view/sight

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Spanish term or phrase:Lo que nadie ve donde todos miran
English translation:Hidden in plain view/sight
Entered by: Poughkeepsie

18:25 Mar 8, 2016
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Other / Slogan for an event
Spanish term or phrase: Lo que nadie ve donde todos miran
Hi,

I have a document with the schedule for an event, and the slogan for the event is "Lo que nadie ve donde todos miran". Wondering if anyone has a catchy way of translating this.

Thanks in advance!
Poughkeepsie
Spain
Local time: 18:26
Hidden in plain view/sight
Explanation:
Also Sherlock Holmes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Purloined_Letter
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 17:26
Grading comment
Thanks for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5Hidden in plain view/sight
DLyons
4 +2a target no one else can see
Charles Davis
4 +1Where everybody looks what nobody sees.
Candela Mosquera Reales
4Fpr the discerning eye/The discerning eye (exhibition, etc.)
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
3discerning /enlightened perception
Wendy Streitparth


Discussion entries: 4





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Hidden in plain view/sight


Explanation:
Also Sherlock Holmes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Purloined_Letter

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thanks for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: gets my vote right off the bat :) but is "The Purloined Letter" not Poe?
0 min
  -> Thanks David.// Yes, definitely Poe. But there's also http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0767427/
agree  Robert Carter
35 mins
  -> Thanks Robert.
agree  Helena Chavarria: Nice!
47 mins
  -> Thnaks Helena.
agree  Robert Forstag: I'd go with "sight" here.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Robert.
agree  Michele Fauble
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Michele.
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Fpr the discerning eye/The discerning eye (exhibition, etc.)


Explanation:
This is what comes to mind.

ING Discerning Eye 2015 | SATmag
https://showandtellmagazine.wordpress.com/.../ing-discerning...
Oct 10, 2015 - ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2015 12 - 22 November - Mall Galleries, London An exhibition of small works curated by: Emma Bridgewater ...

Discerning Eye Center for the Arts - Venues & Event Spaces ...

www.yelp.com › Event Planning & Services › Venues & Event Spaces
Discerning Eye Center for the Arts in Lancaster, reviews by real people. Yelp is a fun and easy way to find, recommend and talk about what's great and not so ...

Event Design & Production
www.joemineocreative.com/
Joe Mineo Creative is a nationally recognized and award winning event design company. ... We want to discover the story of your special event. We live ... We'll provide a watchful and discerning eye throughout the creative process as we work ...



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Note added at 26 minutos (2016-03-08 18:52:10 GMT)
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"For", sorry for the typo.

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 56
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a target no one else can see


Explanation:
I must admit that, like Donal, I immediately thought of Poe's story when I saw this. And "hidden in plain sight" is undeniably a good title. But is it suitable for this event, and is it what the Spanish phrase actually means?

As for the first point, I don't know, because we have no information on the event. But as to the second, I don't think it is quite the same.

I believe this is an abbreviated version of a saying that is sometimes cited as a definition of creativity, and specifically in a business context. It's normally quoted as "Mirar donde todos miran y ver lo que nadie ve". There are variants, such as "lo que nadie más ve" or "lo que el resto no ve":

"Mirar donde todos miran y ver lo que nadie ve es una de las claves de la creatividad"
http://seminario.pjupucmm.com/creacciona-y-dime-que-ves-aqui...

This is from a business seminar:
"Asimismo, ha añadido que “la creatividad siempre es mirar donde todos miran y ver algo diferente que el resto no ve. Esto significa que estamos encontrando algo interesante, y eso lo llamamos oportunidad”."
http://www.eoi.es/fdi/elche/guzmán-lópez-nos-ofreció-la-meto...

So I think Luis is on the right lines.

I offer an alternative, based on the English phrase "seeing what no one else can see", which led me to a saying of Schopenhauer on talent and genius:

"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see."

It's genuine Schopenhauer (quotations are very often misattributed on the web). For the source, see:
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer

And it's quite often quoted, again sometimes in business contexts, as in this book on Marketing Management:

"There are many statistical techniques for developing market segments and targeting. Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see."
https://books.google.es/books?id=8VDYaWzc9MgC&pg=PA356&lpg=P...

I think it's quite catchy, and it's also quite close to the original.


Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 18:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 180

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: this is a good option too but would be nice to have more info
8 mins
  -> Thanks, David :)
agree  lugoben
1 day 47 mins
  -> Thanks, lugoben :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Where everybody looks what nobody sees.


Explanation:
Where everybody looks what nobody sees.
Where everybody looks nobody sees.
You can´t see the Wood for the tres. They would say i Ireland.
Hope it helps.

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Note added at 1 hora (2016-03-08 19:56:53 GMT)
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Sorry, It would be like this....
you can´t see the wood for the trees.

Candela Mosquera Reales
Spain
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: I like "where everybody looks AND nobody sees"
4 mins
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
discerning /enlightened perception


Explanation:
(trying to shake off the influence of the Spanish)

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
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