Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 22, 2010 11:45
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
caen
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Philosophy
history
Sin embargo, la historia magistra vitae y, junto con ella, su presupuesto en la uniformidad de la humanidad, caen cuando la Revolución Francesa hace patente que el futuro no está nunca garantizado y que la experiencia es insuficiente para preverlo.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | collapse |
Julie Waddington
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| 4 +1 | fall / fall apart |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 5 | break down |
dianaochoa
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Change log
Feb 3, 2010 22:38: Julie Waddington changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1181996">Pat nqn's</a> old entry - "caen"" to ""collapse""
Proposed translations
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Julie Waddington
Spain
Spain
Native in English
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Spain
PhD English
Native in: English
Works in: Catalan to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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16
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collapse
I think this conveys the sense of defeat. See similar uses in links below:
The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and social upheaval and .... and aspirations given focus by the rise of Enlightenment ideals. ..... their simultaneous collapse … would one day provide the final proof of their ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution - Cached - Similar
It was almost inevitable that the assumptions underlying the idea of progress would be applied to the collapse of worldwide Communism. ...
www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&docId=103230794
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rlz=1B3WZPB_enES325ES32...
problem is unprecedented, the issues involved in the collapse of other- ...... how the idea of progress extinguished the possibility of historical critique. ...
www.jstor.org/stable/303722
The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and social upheaval and .... and aspirations given focus by the rise of Enlightenment ideals. ..... their simultaneous collapse … would one day provide the final proof of their ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution - Cached - Similar
It was almost inevitable that the assumptions underlying the idea of progress would be applied to the collapse of worldwide Communism. ...
www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&docId=103230794
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rlz=1B3WZPB_enES325ES32...
problem is unprecedented, the issues involved in the collapse of other- ...... how the idea of progress extinguished the possibility of historical critique. ...
www.jstor.org/stable/303722
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I do like it tks!!!"
+1
5 mins
fall / fall apart
These belief systems, paradigms or theories fall aprt. They can no longer "hold together".
1 hr
break down
to become ineffective.
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