argosys (asker) Nov 10, 2009:

haruspices The use of the "entrails" metaphor may have stemmed from the practice of divination in Italy and Spain in ancient times. The following links are useful:
http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2006/2006-12-34.html and http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/Horologi...

HugoSteckel Nov 2, 2009:

I don't much care for being called "Mr. hjs45", but there you are.

I don't dispute that the verb "destripar" generally has meanings relating to gutting and bringing out into the open. My own opinion is that, within context, that is not the meaning intended here. I'm perfectly happy to be disagreed with and for another answer to be selected.. that's what this is all about. For the moment I'm not entirely convinced either way, although I can see the argument.

As for the assertion that a man cannot himself revolutionize a field, a peremptory search online will reveal that this is not an opinion shared by many writers. Here are a handful of links taken from various fields:

http://www.academon.com/Persuasive-Essay-Nuclear-Power/10844...
http://cheeseburgerbrown.com/adventures/25_Day_Loaf.html
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2...

argosys (asker) Nov 2, 2009:

Sorry; thanks Sorry for the typo. It should have read: "ha destripado...." Thanks for the comments.

Pls note, Mr. hjs45, that the subject of the sentence is Fabrice of Airbus and therefore he cannot himself, IMO, "revolutionize the future...," but the industry, Airbus in particular, perhaps can. So, it seems that what he is doing is "reveal or for the first time bring out into the open, as Patricia says, what his team is projecting/prognosticating will happen."

patricia scott Nov 2, 2009:

Thanks!! The thing is, "destripar" still means "to reveal or bring out into the open"

HugoSteckel Nov 2, 2009:

Check the context Hi Patricia, I've just read the original, which you can find here:

http://www.periodistadigital.com/tecnologia/herramientas/200...

In this context, I don't think it's negative at all. I actually think the most idiomatic translation is probably "revolutionised the future of", although the violence of "destripar" is lost.

patricia scott Nov 2, 2009:

Hard to tell without context, but "destripar" also means spoiling or unravelling (a joke, a secret). Could it mean he led us onto something nobody said openly before?