Feb 24, 2009 19:29
15 yrs ago
Spanish term

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RRTranslations (asker) Feb 24, 2009:
Mil perdones El contexto es el siguiente: "La caída del muro de Berlín puso fin al enfrentamiento bipolar, pero abrió la caja de Pandora de nuevas amenazas. Una serie de pensadores neo-conservadores empezó a plantear la posibilidad de que el peligro verde reemplazase a la amenaza roja, ya que el desmoronamiento de la Unión Soviética fue acompañado del ascenso del islamismo. La polémica teoría sobre un eventual choque de civilizaciones, planteada por Samuel Huntington, señaló al mundo islámico como el más proclive a chocar con Occidente."
Henry Hinds Feb 24, 2009:
Abundar más en el CONTEXTO, porfa.

Proposed translations

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pointed to the Islamic world as the most likely to clash with the West

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Peer comment(s):

agree Bubo Coroman (X) : sí, se refiere al más proclive entre las civilizaciones no occidentales
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agree Kathryn Litherland : I think this one and David Russi's are equally valid options
13 mins
agree T.P. Nina Liberman
50 mins
agree Esther Hermida
53 mins
agree Alex Lago : perfect
1 hr
agree ormiston : clearer than David to me (whose 'most' could be read as 'extremely')
1 hr
agree MartaHS : agree
1 hr
agree Muriel Vasconcellos : Yes, "the" is important - otherwise there is some implication that they might take action
2 hrs
agree Mónica Sauza
3 hrs
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señaló al mundo islámico como el más proclive a chocar con Occidente

signaled to the Islamic world as the most likely to collide with the West

señaló al mundo islámico como el más proclive a chocar con Occidente
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+6
9 mins

identified the Islamic world as most likely to clash with the West

identified the Islamic world as most likely to clash with the West

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-02-24 19:42:49 GMT)
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Or pointed to...
Peer comment(s):

agree Kate Major Patience : Yeah.
1 min
agree Remy Arce
6 mins
agree Kathryn Litherland : Also a good choice
15 mins
agree Henry Hinds
37 mins
agree bcsantos
1 hr
agree Mónica Sauza : Too!
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15 mins

pointed to Islamic countries/states as being the most likely to clash with the West

pointed to Islamic countries/states as being the most likely to clash with the West

sources:

Ways to Help Avoid a Clash Between the West and Islam | FAMVIN ... - Are the terrorist attacks in the United States an example of the clash of. ... However, as a number of recent press articles have pointed out, in many Middle Eastern countries there ... ***and the most likely source will be from Islamic countries***. ... Being rooted in a specific culture is necessary in order to avoid ...
famvin.org/en/archive/ways-to-help-avoid-a-clash-between-the-west-and-islam - 182k -

Islam and the West - Yet the politics of confrontation is likely to give rise to ... between Islam and the West from a historical, political and sociological point of views, ... Is a ‘clash of civilizations’ inevitable between Islam and the West? .... How do the Islamic countries respond to the West through their foreign policies? ...
web.ceu.hu/sun/sun_2003/courses/islam_and_the_west_2003.htm - 41k -
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