Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
A new civilisation is always being made
Spanish translation:
una nueva civilización está siempre en constante proceso de formación
Added to glossary by
Otilia Acosta
Mar 28, 2005 11:25
19 yrs ago
English term
A new civilisation is always being made
Homework / test
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Philosophy
The text continues:
:the state of affairs that we enjoy today illustrates what happens to aspirations of each age for a better one.
The background to this sentence is that the text argues that civilisations are always evolving which is why it is difficult to find some kind of standard that allows us to compare civilisations.
Any good ideas on how this fragment could be translated? Thank you very much
:the state of affairs that we enjoy today illustrates what happens to aspirations of each age for a better one.
The background to this sentence is that the text argues that civilisations are always evolving which is why it is difficult to find some kind of standard that allows us to compare civilisations.
Any good ideas on how this fragment could be translated? Thank you very much
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Otilia Acosta
Native in Spanish
13 years in technical and business
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
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una nueva civilización esta siempre en constante proceso de formación
Otra idea.
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corrijo, está
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corrijo, está
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Gabriela Rodriguez
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Gracias, gabita1234
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Adriana de Groote
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Gracias, Adriana
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Martin Harvey
Argentina
Argentina
Native in English
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Spanish
Works in field
Argentina
Obsession for quality is a pleasure.
Native in: English , Spanish (Variant: Argentine)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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las nuevas civilizaciones están siempre en constante formación
O: siempre hay una nueva civilización en formación
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O: continuamente se está formando una civilización nueva.
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I ignore the rest of the context. It all depends on how you\'ve \"spinned\" the target language text so far. But, no, it doesn\'t have to be plural. I chose plural to make it more general.
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O: continuamente se está formando una civilización nueva.
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I ignore the rest of the context. It all depends on how you\'ve \"spinned\" the target language text so far. But, no, it doesn\'t have to be plural. I chose plural to make it more general.
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Walter Landesman
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Uruguay
Translation services since 1986
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Uruguayan, Argentine)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
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una nueva civilización es siempre creada
I should need more context, though.
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Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Chile
Politics, Education 22 years exp
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Chilean, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
las civilizaciones están siempre en constante evolución
No creo que se refiera al surgimiento de nuevas civilizaciones sino, más bien, a la renovación y "re-creación" de las ya existentes, lo que hace imposible la comparación entre civilizaciones, pues las características de unas y otras varían. Y sí, es necesario utilizar el plural, al menos en mi versión.
Eso del surgimiento de nuevas civilizaciones me suena a historia antigua. Hoy en día, bastante impracticable.
Suerte.
Eso del surgimiento de nuevas civilizaciones me suena a historia antigua. Hoy en día, bastante impracticable.
Suerte.
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