Jan 11, 2012 01:05
12 yrs ago
Spanish term
en este clima de aprestos bélicos
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
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Argentine history
hola
La oración dice así:
fue preparar al país para una guerra y forzó una mayor presencia militar en el aparato del estado. En este clima de aprestos bélicos adquirio relevancia la figura de ...
No se me ocurre ninguna frase siguiendo un poco el estilo del original
Mil gracias.
La oración dice así:
fue preparar al país para una guerra y forzó una mayor presencia militar en el aparato del estado. En este clima de aprestos bélicos adquirio relevancia la figura de ...
No se me ocurre ninguna frase siguiendo un poco el estilo del original
Mil gracias.
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Jan 11, 2012 01:07: David Hollywood changed "Language pair" from "English" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
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aganst this background of impending war
Just another idea!
I think 'impending' would only work if the war did actually subsequently happen — which unfortunately the context given doesn't tell us.
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Oops, sorry for the typo, that should of course read 'against...'
I think 'impending' would only work if the war did actually subsequently happen — which unfortunately the context given doesn't tell us.
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Oops, sorry for the typo, that should of course read 'against...'
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Simon Bruni
: nice and idiomatic
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Thanks, Simon!
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James A. Walsh
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Thanks, James!
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fionn
: just for good measure !
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Thanks, Fionn!
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Jackie Bowman
: Like it. Minor typo with "against" but otherwise accurate, clear and rhythmic with the rest of the sentence.
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Thanks a lot, Jackie!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
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In this climate of preparation for war
I can't see much wrong with a literal translation.
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A couple of books use the term, "climate of war preparation":
http://tiny.cc/icft0
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A couple of books use the term, "climate of war preparation":
http://tiny.cc/icft0
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David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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and preparing for the winds of war that were already blowing
poetic but might work
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geting ready to go fight in plain English
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getting
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girding up for war
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Amidst this climate of readying for war
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geting ready to go fight in plain English
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getting
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girding up for war
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Amidst this climate of readying for war
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Tony M
: I like 'the winds of war', but don't see the need to add 'preparing for...'
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in this climate of warmongering
Depends if there is a political move towards war or just practical preparations. If it is the latter you might use the phrase "putting the country on a war footing".
Example sentence:
"Australian Prime Minister John Howard were re-elected amid a climate of warmongering and racist xenophobia against ..."
"notion that seems to have been forgotten in the current climate of warmongering fundamentalists..."
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: 'warmongering' puts a completely different slant on the meaning, and one that would be unwelcome here, I feel. 'Warmongering' is too judgemental — they might, for example, have been preparing to defend themselves against a warmongering aggressor.
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please read the explanation...! (also, you shouldn't put disagrees if you are giving an answer yourself...)
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: "warmongering" yes, because the greater military presence was deliberately "forced" (forzó); "sabre-rattling" would have the same meaning
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thanks Deborah
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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14
in a climate of war looming on the horizon
www.prisonplanet.com/fluoride-removal-from-water-supply-gai...
6 days ago – In a climate where war with Syria and Iran looms on the horizon, the world economic depression worsens with each passing day, and civil ...
or omit the climate part and rephrase more simply as
With war looming on the horizon,
houstonfreethinkers.com/all-news
5 days ago – In a climate where war with Syria and Iran looms on the horizon, the world economic depression worsens with each passing day, and civil ...
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www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=17386
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New Balkans Wars Loom on the Horizon. by Dr Pyotr Iskenderov. Global Research, February 4, 2010. Strategic Culture Foundation - 2010-02-02. Email this ...
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Andrea Viaggio
Argentina
Argentina
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Works in field
Argentina
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Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
and while these winds of war were blowing
Though this sentence is a bit "metaphorical", I think it fits in this context.- But you will decide whether it does.-
Good luck!
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: I can't help feeling that the use of 'while' introduces a temporal element that is neither present in the original, nor desirable in translation.
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Thank you for your comment!! I have used "while" as I could feel that "temporal element" in ... " preparar al país ... " "... aprestos bélicos... " ... but I may be wrong ...
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... a greater military presence in the state machinery; and as this geared up for war, there came to
"...there came to prominence the figure of..."
carrying on the metaphor of the "state machinery", it "geared up" for war
carrying on the metaphor of the "state machinery", it "geared up" for war
1 day 13 hrs
Juan Pablo Sans
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
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Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish
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in this climate with war looming ahead
Gracias a las correcciones de mis colegas
2 days 28 mins
from this conflict laden climate...
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