Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
estar sumido en
English translation:
find themselves
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Rosario Meriles
Feb 24, 2013 23:22
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Spanish term
Argentina
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Works in: English to Spanish
estar sumido en
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
This term comes from a text about secondary rural education. I'd like to find an English word conveying the exact meaning of "sumido en".
"Debido a las condiciones de pobreza y marginación en los que están sumidos estos chicos y sus familias".
Could you help me please? Thank you
"Debido a las condiciones de pobreza y marginación en los que están sumidos estos chicos y sus familias".
Could you help me please? Thank you
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | find themselves |
Edward Tully
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| 4 +1 | in which these ... are immersed in ... |
Billh
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| 4 | mired in |
Anthony Ottey
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| 4 | are trapped |
Ray Ables
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Proposed translations
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Edward Tully
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find themselves
"immersed" and "mired" could be seen as overly negative in this context, so it may be better to go with a more neutral translation...
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-02-25 01:20:33 GMT)
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Re Ray's suggestion, "find themselves trapped in" is certainly an option, but I would still go for a more positive tone than "trapped" alone.
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-02-25 01:20:33 GMT)
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Re Ray's suggestion, "find themselves trapped in" is certainly an option, but I would still go for a more positive tone than "trapped" alone.
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Anthony Ottey
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mired in
Ejemplo:
Mired in poverty
Mired in poverty
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in which these ... are immersed in ...
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are trapped
http://buscon.rae.es/drae/?type=3&val=cultura&val_aux=&orige...
I believe the meaning reflects being stuck or trapped. Sure escape is theoretically possible... though not likely.
Mired is the best of the choices I see although it sounds a bit archaic at least in the US. I do not think immersed is negative at all, actually it is usually used for positive experiences such as foreign language acquisition. "Find themselves" sounds the best out of the 3 other choices, but it does not convey the lack of upward mobility that so many experience.
http://www.amazon.com/Trapped-Poverty-Chronic-Remote-Tribal/...
I believe the meaning reflects being stuck or trapped. Sure escape is theoretically possible... though not likely.
Mired is the best of the choices I see although it sounds a bit archaic at least in the US. I do not think immersed is negative at all, actually it is usually used for positive experiences such as foreign language acquisition. "Find themselves" sounds the best out of the 3 other choices, but it does not convey the lack of upward mobility that so many experience.
http://www.amazon.com/Trapped-Poverty-Chronic-Remote-Tribal/...
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