Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
tras de las flores de una infancia y juventud cristianas
English translation:
following the blossoming of a Christian childhood and youth
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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tras de las flores de una infancia y juventud cristianas
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this sounds like poetic language
How would this be best translated into English? Tras de flores makes no sense to me. Thanks!
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This is the title of an article.
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Mar 22, 2022 11:59: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
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the blossoming of a Christian childhood and youth
Developed through the young person's Christian upbringing or education.
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behind the veil of a Christian childhood and youth
TRAS DE LAS FLORES DE UNA INFANCIA Y JUVENTUD CRISTIANAS
A Colima tocaba también, como es fácil suponer, recibir su parte en estos primeros latigazos del tirano. Era a la sazón gobernador del Estado, Francisco Solórzano Béjar, joven abogado, que si bien era originario de Colima, de abolengo y antecedentes cristianos, se había convertido en enemigo...
https://comaladehoy.blogspot.com/2013/03/los-cristeros-del-v...
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Note added at 25 mins (2022-03-14 22:02:39 GMT)
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Just a vague idea having read the article.
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Note added at 29 mins (2022-03-14 22:06:33 GMT)
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or "cloak" perhaps.
A Colima tocaba también, como es fácil suponer, recibir su parte en estos primeros latigazos del tirano. Era a la sazón gobernador del Estado, Francisco Solórzano Béjar, joven abogado, que si bien era originario de Colima, de abolengo y antecedentes cristianos, se había convertido en enemigo...
https://comaladehoy.blogspot.com/2013/03/los-cristeros-del-v...
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Note added at 25 mins (2022-03-14 22:02:39 GMT)
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Just a vague idea having read the article.
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Note added at 29 mins (2022-03-14 22:06:33 GMT)
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or "cloak" perhaps.
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Well done for finding the article. It's about a group of young Christians who fight against persecution of the church, but I'm not sure if your interpretation is correct.
52 mins
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| agree |
AllegroTrans
: This seems OK given that Asker hasn't given us any context and assuming that you have found her actual text
55 mins
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| agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
: Or perhaps 'behind the façade...'
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After the flowering of a Christian childhood and youth
Based on the discussion comments and a quick look at the source text.
I think that ‘flowering’ works better than just “flowers”…
I think that ‘flowering’ works better than just “flowers”…
Example sentence:
This “intensified sense of self was the seed that led eventually to the flowering of childhood
In the beautiful, well-tended flowering of childhood are the seeds of a healthy, happy adolescence
1 day 10 hrs
in the wake of a (idyllic) Christian childhood and youth
I feel this kind of construction would sound more natural. Finding the right adjective to convey the brightness and colourfulness is difficult though....
Might simply happy / lovely ...work?
Might simply happy / lovely ...work?
Discussion
Después de... After the...
O sugerir algo escondido...
Un rápido vistazo al extracto del artículo deja claro que es "después de" (lo más esperable) y descarta, salvo doble sentido voluntario o inconsciente, el sentido espacial de detrás de como algo escondido.
Estas preguntas se responden mejor y antes con referencias,