Jul 14, 2012 12:04
11 yrs ago
Spanish term
clivaje que dividió las aguas
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Argentine history
La lógica de las alianzas internacionales que se habían construido a partir del clivaje que dividió las aguas entre fascistas y antifascistas al calor de la guerra había sido reemplazado por la división bipolar del mundo.
Muchas gracias
Muchas gracias
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | cleavage that divides the waters |
Gordon Byron
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| 4 +5 | split |
Joss Heywood
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| 4 | gulf separating/that separated |
Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
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Proposed translations
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20 mins
Gordon Byron
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Fluent, Reliable Translations
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
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cleavage that divides the waters
The logic of international alliances that had been constructed from the cleavage that divided the waters between fascists and anti-fascists in the heat of the war had been replaced by the bipolar division of the world.
A flowery evocation of the biblical parting of the waters as metaphor.
Could be rephrased as .."the parting of the waters..."
A flowery evocation of the biblical parting of the waters as metaphor.
Could be rephrased as .."the parting of the waters..."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christine Walsh
: Agree with both options, though 'clivaje' is new to me.
1 hr
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| agree |
Barbara Mateo
1 hr
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| agree |
neilmac
: "Parting of the waters" is perfect IMO
4 hrs
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| neutral |
AllegroTrans
: would English really be so verbose about a topic like this? I don't think so
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
+5
1 hr
split
I think the Spanish in this case is overblown when it's translated literally into English - the image only distracts from the meaning rather than helping it. English style is more direct.
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
: The whole text is verbose and overblown from the word go IMHO...
2 hrs
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:-)
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AllegroTrans
: agree 100% with neilmac
5 hrs
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me too!
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| agree |
Marcelo González
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Salloz
: Además de que "clivaje" es un anglicismo innecesario, pues contamos con palabras como división, hendedura, separación, segmentación, descomposición. Creo que sólo en geología lo usan desde hace tiempo, no sé por qué necesidad.
6 hrs
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| agree |
lorenab23
: agree with this answer and agree with Salloz and neilmac
7 hrs
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2 days 1 hr
Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
Related KudoZ points
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30
gulf separating/that separated
another way of putting it, replacing biblical with geological imagery; as one answerer has pointed out, 'clivaje' is used mainly in a geolofical context.
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