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Их не устраивала сама традиционная модель общества...

English translation: They didn't like the whole traditional model of society

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Russian term or phrase:Их не устраивала сама традиционная модель общества...
English translation:They didn't like the whole traditional model of society
Entered by: Ricki Gidoomal

22:20 May 13, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
Russian term or phrase: Их не устраивала сама традиционная модель общества...
Context:

Как уже было отмечено ранее, деятельность в области испанского языка не велась филогогами-феминистами автономно и не ограничивались изданием руководств по преодолению сексизма в языке. Их не устраивала сама традиционная модель общества, в которой женщине, по их мнению, отводилась маргинальная роль в жизни социума, поэтому феминистки добивались перемен на законодательном уровне.

From an article about feminist criticism of the Spanish language
Ricki Gidoomal
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:10
They didn't like the whole traditional model of society
Explanation:
I don't think "itself" works very well as a translation of "сама" here.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:10
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4They didn't like the whole traditional model of society
Jack Doughty
3 +2the traditional model of society was not acceptable to them, in which...
sukirat anand
4 +1They were not satisfied with the whole society model
etheartofbeing
5the values of traditional society did not suit their ideas
Alexandra Taggart
3they were not happy with the traditional society model
AndriyRubashnyy
3They found the whole traditional model of society unacceptable
Anne Limanskaya


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
They didn't like the whole traditional model of society


Explanation:
I don't think "itself" works very well as a translation of "сама" here.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Onishko: They didn't like the traditional model of society in principle ?
31 mins
  -> Thank you. Maybe "It was the traditional model of society that they didn't like."
agree  Tokyo_Moscow
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  Arkadi Burkov
6 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Samantha Payn: I like "It was the traditional model of society that they didn't like".
11 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
they were not happy with the traditional society model


Explanation:
I think so

AndriyRubashnyy
Local time: 11:10
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the traditional model of society was not acceptable to them, in which...


Explanation:
I think here "Их не устраивала" needs a more forceful negation, hence my suggestion..

sukirat anand
Local time: 13:40
Native speaker of: Native in PunjabiPunjabi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Taggart: Yes, the patriarchal structure opposed their idea of emancipation
8 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Julia_O_K
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
They were not satisfied with the whole society model


Explanation:
Variant

etheartofbeing
United States
Local time: 04:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alevtyna007
3 days 2 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the values of traditional society did not suit their ideas


Explanation:
"Не устраивать"=unacceptable, unsuitable.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-traditionalsociety.html

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 11:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
They found the whole traditional model of society unacceptable


Explanation:
Для серьезной статьи такой оборот подходит лучше, чем простое "didn't like". Я бы перевела что-то вроде: They found the whole tradional model of society where women seemed to constitute a marginalized social strata, unacceptable.

Anne Limanskaya
Local time: 16:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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