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illiterate

Spanish translation: iletrado/analfabeto

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English term or phrase:illiterate
Spanish translation:iletrado/analfabeto
Entered by: Ma.Elena Carrión de Medina

22:27 Jun 15, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion / religious joke
English term or phrase: illiterate
Hello,
I´m working on a translation of a transcript of a conference about manhood. I found this joke, which doesn´t make much sense to me, maybe because I don´t drive much! : )

Any ideas of how to make it meaningful in Spanish?

"Now, in my new book, Strong Man in Tough Times, I´ve written a chapter about scriptural illiteracy. Scriptural illiteracy doesn´t sound very much like "very much". Huh.. when it comes to illiteracy –there was a bumper sticker... A bumper sticker on the back of a car, and it simply said –***illiterate? Light for free help***."

Blessings,
Elena
Ma.Elena Carrión de Medina
Ecuador
Local time: 08:58
iletrado/analfabeto
Explanation:
Perhaps the person who prepared the transcript mis-heard the joke: 'light' should be 'write'.

illiterate? Write for free help
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¿Estás iletrado? - ¡Escríbenos para obtener ayuda gratis!
Selected response from:

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 09:58
Grading comment
Muchas gracias mediamatrix, tu ayuda y explicación me han sido muy valiosas.
Saludos,
Elena
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3analfabeto
Miguel Martin
5 +1iletrado/analfabeto
Jennifer Levey
3 +2iletrado
Omar Lima Quintana
3 +2¿No sabe leer?
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
5analfabeto
yolanda Speece
3escritura(s) plagada(s) de faltas
Barbara Cochran, MFA


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
analfabeto


Explanation:
*** analfabeto? Dame las luces si necesitas ayuda gratis

Mas o menos, no tiene mucha gracia pero supongo que haxce falta unos asteriscos en la segunda frase +++ayuda



Miguel Martin
Local time: 15:58
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  swisstell
20 mins
agree  Marianna Tucci
8 hrs
agree  Veronica Colasanto
10 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
iletrado


Explanation:
por analfabeto.


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Note added at 10 mins (2009-06-15 22:37:40 GMT)
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Offensive sticker: "Illiterate? Write for help".
Por estas latitudes, se pondría. "soy analfabeto..."

Omar Lima Quintana
Local time: 10:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer Levey: Yes, the bumber sticker is usually quoted as 'WRite for free help.' and the point of the 'joke' is that anyone who can 'write for help' is obviously not 'illiterate'.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, mediamatrix
agree  Daniel Burns (X)
17 hrs
  -> Thank you, Daniel but I chose another answer because it contains a question mark making a context better fitting.
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
¿No sabe leer?


Explanation:
Lo entiendo así: "¿No sabe leer? Hágame un cambio de luces y obtendrá ayuda gratis"

"Cambio de luces" es como decimos en Chile. Consiste en encender y apagar las luces altas del vehíclo para que el conductor que va adelante te permita adelantar.

María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT: Sí, una opción más clara en mi opinión.
8 hrs
  -> Gracias, Tomás
agree  Omar Lima Quintana: Esta e la versión más clara.
15 hrs
  -> Gracias, Omar
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
escritura(s) plagada(s) de faltas


Explanation:
Referencia:

Collins Robert Unabridged Spanish/English dictionary

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 09:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
iletrado/analfabeto


Explanation:
Perhaps the person who prepared the transcript mis-heard the joke: 'light' should be 'write'.

illiterate? Write for free help
-->
¿Estás iletrado? - ¡Escríbenos para obtener ayuda gratis!

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Muchas gracias mediamatrix, tu ayuda y explicación me han sido muy valiosas.
Saludos,
Elena

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Burns (X): The only thing that makes sense to me.
14 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
analfabeto


Explanation:
En este caso parece que lo que quieres decir tiene que ver con la ignorancia. Entonces no es el analfabetismo, sino la ignorancia porque pueden leerlo pero quizás no saben lo qué significa o son ignorantes a que existe cierto contexto.




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Note added at 16 hrs (2009-06-16 14:50:00 GMT)
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si te encuentras en la oscuridad, la luz te iluminará el camino.



yolanda Speece
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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