Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
gesta contemporánea
English translation:
contemporary happening; contemporary event
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Gabriel Baum
Nov 9, 2010 02:05
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gesta contemporánea
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I see this phrase a lot and it puzzles me. For example: "detalles novedosos de la gesta contemporánea más importante de la historia dominicana". Also "Cada 2 de abril recuerda su gesta contemporánea".
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Bryan Clark
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contemporary happening; contemporary event
The first response is probably fine. But, as was explained, "gesta" is defined as "hecho memorable" . If that is correct, then we could also conclude that in everyday usage, "detalles novedosos de la gesta contemporánea más importante de la historia dominicana" would be something more along the lines of "new details about the most important and memorable contemporary event (or happening) in the history of ..."
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Comment: "In my current text there's no implication of the event being outstanding so this translation works perfectly.
Many thanks!"
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María Eugenia Wachtendorff
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Chile
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contemporary memorabilia
MEMORABILIA. 1. : things that are remarkable and worthy of remembrance ...
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorabilia - Cached - Similar
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gesta.
(Del pl. n. lat. gesta, hechos señalados, hazañas).
1. f. Conjunto de hechos memorables.
Fuente: Buscón de la RAE
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gesta.
(Del pl. n. lat. gesta, hechos señalados, hazañas).
1. f. Conjunto de hechos memorables.
Fuente: Buscón de la RAE
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Vladimir Martinez
Spain
Spain
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Spain
Even Sport items
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contemporary act of heroism,heroic event
Mainly related to historic acts or events of war.
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heroic deeds or exploits of the present day
From latin gesta, cf. eg. 'Gesta Danorum', the heroic history of the Danes, or Fr. Chansons de geste, songs of heroic deeds, and the (less well known?) Sp. Cantar de gesta.
So the whole phrase might run, eg: "new details about the most important present-day exploits in Dominican history..."
So the whole phrase might run, eg: "new details about the most important present-day exploits in Dominican history..."
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Cecilia Gowar
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contemporary exploits
In the beginning the tribal gods would be the theme of a hymn of praise or thanksgiving; and since the heroic ancestors of the chieftains were thought to be the sons of gods, it was easy to pass from god to man and contemporary exploits in some famous raid were not forgotten.
http://www.bartleby.com/60/122.html
http://www.bartleby.com/60/122.html
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