to rule out death for life is the death of life.

Spanish translation: excluir/suprimir la muerte en favor de la vida produce la muerte de la vida.

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English term or phrase:to rule out death for life is the death of life.
Spanish translation:excluir/suprimir la muerte en favor de la vida produce la muerte de la vida.
Entered by: Maria Mastruzzo

12:58 Jul 10, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Philosophy
English term or phrase: to rule out death for life is the death of life.
Within that vast domain of organic life, degeneration and destruction are part of the very process of life, which means that not all degeneration can be stopped without stopping, as it were, the life processes themselves. Ironically, to rule out death for life is the death of life.

Descartar/Desechar la muerte a favor de la vida es la muerte de la vida.
¿Os convence? (Es que hoy no estoy muy irónico...)
Gracias.
heliojorge
Local time: 18:31
excluir/suprimir la muerte en favor de la vida produce la muerte de la vida.
Explanation:
My interpretation, hope it helps!

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Muchas gracias heliojorge!!
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Maria Mastruzzo
Australia
Local time: 02:31
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Summary of answers provided
2 +4excluir/invalidar (a) la muerte en pro de la vida, irónicamente, equivale a la muerte de la vida
Verónica Lassa
4 +2rechazar la muerte de por vida es poner fin a la vida
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
4 +1excluir/separar la muerte de la vida es la muerte de la vida
Jorge Merino
4 +1liberar de la muerte a la vida es matar la vida /// separar la vida de la muerte es matar la vida
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4intentar detener la muerte para obtener vida es acabar con la propia vida
Enrique Pérez Maira
4Descartar/Restarle importancia a la muerte en la vida es la muerte de la vida
bcsantos
4excluir/suprimir la muerte en favor de la vida produce la muerte de la vida.
Maria Mastruzzo
3descartar que la vida pueda morir implica la muerte de la vida
Bubo Coroman (X)


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
excluir/separar la muerte de la vida es la muerte de la vida


Explanation:
Ya que la muerte es una parte intrínseca e inseparable de la vida, al quitar la muerte la vida ya no es vida, es decir, se muere. Irónico, desde luego.

Saludos!!

Jorge Merino
Chile
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Florencia Svatetz
8 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
descartar que la vida pueda morir implica la muerte de la vida


Explanation:
para poder renovarse, la vida tiene que morir... la muerte forma parte del ciclo eterno de la vida

Bubo Coroman (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
excluir/invalidar (a) la muerte en pro de la vida, irónicamente, equivale a la muerte de la vida


Explanation:
sugg

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Se me ocurre ahora, que en vez de repetir muerte la segunda vez, se podría usar: al propio/a extinción/exterminio/finalización de la vida

Verónica Lassa
Argentina
Local time: 13:31
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paula Marticorena
24 mins
  -> Gracias, Paula

agree  Magdalena Rasquin (X): la más fiel la sentido....para mí
40 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Magdalena

agree  Christine Walsh
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Chriswa

agree  Annissa 7ar
8 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
rechazar la muerte de por vida es poner fin a la vida


Explanation:
Mi versión, entre tantas otras :)
¡Suerte!

María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liliana Garfunkel
3 mins
  -> Gracias, Lili

agree  Aitor Aizpuru
24 mins
  -> Gracias, Aitor
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
liberar de la muerte a la vida es matar la vida /// separar la vida de la muerte es matar la vida


Explanation:
Opciones menos literales que conservan el sentido.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 18:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 116

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helena Cuñado
15 mins
  -> Gracias, Helena - Bea
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
intentar detener la muerte para obtener vida es acabar con la propia vida


Explanation:
Irónicamente, intentar detener la muerte para obtener vida es acabar con la propia vida.

Otra opción. Saludos

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también puede ser " ... para aferrarse/agarrarse a la vida ..."

Enrique Pérez Maira
Local time: 18:31
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Descartar/Restarle importancia a la muerte en la vida es la muerte de la vida


Explanation:
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bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 18:31
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
excluir/suprimir la muerte en favor de la vida produce la muerte de la vida.


Explanation:
My interpretation, hope it helps!

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Note added at 1 day22 mins (2009-07-11 13:21:04 GMT) Post-grading
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Muchas gracias heliojorge!!

Maria Mastruzzo
Australia
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: no hay de qué!!

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