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shruti
December 01, 2007, 02:05 PM
Anyone know how I would say self-referential in Spanish? (as in, "A la izquierda, se ve Velázquez y el lienzo en que está pintando "Las Meninas." Por eso, el cuadro también es un autorretrato, y es extrañamente [self-referential].") Thanks!

Tomisimo
December 01, 2007, 10:43 PM
quizá te sirve: "y que extrañamente se refiere a si mismo".

Tomisimo
December 02, 2007, 01:05 PM
I asked around and found autorreferente. El cuadro es autorreferente. :)

shruti
December 02, 2007, 04:50 PM
Awesome, thanks so much!

poli
December 03, 2007, 08:44 AM
I am sure what you mean is self reverential, because his self-portrait in the Meninas is certainly self reverential and rightfully so. Entonces la palabra que busca es auto-reverencial.
poli:)

shruti
December 04, 2007, 06:33 PM
...like, revering himself? Uh, not really what I was going for...