# Translator's Note explained — María

> Chapter companion for María by Jorge Isaacs.

## What happens

The translator's note explains the decision to leave certain Cauca localisms untranslated, as they have no English or Spanish equivalent, and acknowledges the assistance of Señor Carlos Martinez Silva LL.D. in the translation process.

## Character check-ins

### Carlos Martinez Silva

Acknowledged for valuable aid rendered to the translator.

## Key lines

> It is a part of the faithfulness of Isaac’s transcript of life in provincial Colombia that he uses many words which are Cauca localisms.

The translator notes that Isaac's accurate portrayal of provincial Colombian life includes many local terms from the Cauca region.

_Highlights the authenticity of the original text and the translator's approach._

> Several of these have been left untranslated, as having no equivalent, either as word or thing, in English—or, indeed, in Spanish.

Some local words are kept in the original because they have no direct translation in English or even Spanish.

_Explains the decision to preserve local color._

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