Oct 16, 2010 19:37
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
servicios para autores académicos
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
y esto no deja de parecer un contrasentido
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
21st century crises
Representa un momento más en ese largo trayecto que va del capitalismo al imperialismo, del imperialismo a la globalización y de ahí al predominio del capital especulativo. Al mismo tiempo (y esto no deja de parecer un contrasentido) aparece en el panorama la nueva Roma, una república con pretensiones imperiales que promueve intervenciones aquí y allá ...
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3 hrs
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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78
Selected
however paradoxical it may seem
Mere 'translation' doesn't seem to work here. Let's see what the author might have written if (s)he were one of my family.
Al mismo tiempo (y esto no deja de parecer un contrasentido) aparece en el panorama ...
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At the same time, however paradoxical it may seem, we see ...
Al mismo tiempo (y esto no deja de parecer un contrasentido) aparece en el panorama ...
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At the same time, however paradoxical it may seem, we see ...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone for the help (esp. ET! lol). I think this sounds the best and seems to get the idea across ..."
10 mins
Luciano Gomide Varela
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Spanish
Brazil
23 years in the financial markets
Native in: Portuguese , Spanish
Works in: English to Portuguese, English to Spanish, Portuguese to English, and 9 more.
and it looks like it doesn't make sense
It's just a word game with negative/affirmative clauses. Just need to make it simple keeping the same, exact meaning.
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
: OK for spoken register, but maybe a tad informal for me here :)
14 hrs
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41 mins
and it still doesn't seem to make sense
I would prefer to use "seem" for "parecer" instead of "look like"
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
: I don't like the "it", maybe it'd work better with "this" instead...
13 hrs
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+2
1 hr
Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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296
and this remains/is still a contradiction
"no deja de parecer" - "sigue siendo"...
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-10-16 21:22:11 GMT)
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"and this apparent contradiction remains" is possible, but I would omit the "parecer" part.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-10-16 21:22:11 GMT)
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"and this apparent contradiction remains" is possible, but I would omit the "parecer" part.
Peer comment(s):
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
13 mins
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thank you Claudia! ;-)
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neilmac
: (Mild epithet deleted) Sorry ET, hadn't noticed your use of "apparent" when I posted... Pax vobiscum!
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lol! Peace be with you too Neil! ;-)
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and this continues to seem counterintuitive
I'd go with "counterintuitive" for "contrasentido" here.
11 hrs
and this does not seem to be a contradiction
probably apt way of putting it.
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
: I read it the other way - that it still seems to be a contradiction...
3 hrs
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+2
14 hrs
despite the apparent contradiction
Might as well have a stab at it instead of mildly pooh-poohing the others...
Peer comment(s):
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Jennifer Levey
: Yes - another nice example of English as she is spoke.
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| agree |
Wendy Streitparth
4 hrs
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