unnatural act

Spanish translation: Perdonar no es un acto natural

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English term or phrase:Unnatural Act of Forgiveness (título de libro)
Spanish translation:Perdonar no es un acto natural
Entered by: Ma.Elena Carrión de Medina

17:50 Oct 19, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion / Title of Christian book about forgiveness
English term or phrase: unnatural act
Hello all,

"The Unnatural Act of Forgiveness" is the title of a book that deals with issues that concern how unnatural is forgiving in a human sense.

I´ve thought about "El acto antinatural del perdón" for my translation, but my client thinks "El acto no natural del perdón" sounds better. I think "antinatural" sounds a little bit more formal...

So, I´d like to have your opinion, either on the options above, or any other ideas that might come to your mind.

Blessings,
Elena
Ma.Elena Carrión de Medina
Ecuador
Local time: 18:09
Perdonar no es un acto natural
Explanation:
Otra sugerencia para el título del libro.
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Cecilia Welsh
United States
Local time: 16:09
Grading comment
Gracias por tu aporte.
Me gustó mucho esta opción!
Bendiciones,
Elena
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1acto antinatural
Víctor Nine
3 +2Perdonar no es un acto natural
Cecilia Welsh
4acto no natural / poco natural
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
4poco natural / no natural
Aitor Aizpuru
4acto difícil
Henry Hinds
4poco normal
bcsantos
3no natural
Sandra Constantino


Discussion entries: 3





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
acto no natural / poco natural


Explanation:
Word Magic:

unnatural Adjective
antinatural, anormal, contra natura, no natural, preternatural; Synonyms: abnormal, weird, aberrant, against nature, anomalous, contrary to nature, deviant; Not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature.
An unnatural death.
The child's unnatural interest in death.

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in an unnatural way Adverb
de manera poco natural; Synonyms: unnaturally; Not as might be expected. ; In an unnatural way.

Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 18:09
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
poco natural / no natural


Explanation:
mi opinión:

antinatural me suena demasiado fuerte: completamente contra lo natural
no natural es más leve: no es natural pero puede darse, y poco natural (aunque no literal) es otra opción

Aitor Aizpuru
Mexico
Local time: 17:09
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
acto difícil


Explanation:
Simplemente por ser un acto que para el ser humano no es fácil, va contra sus inclinaciones.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 17:09
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
poco normal


Explanation:
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bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 01:09
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Perdonar no es un acto natural


Explanation:
Otra sugerencia para el título del libro.

Cecilia Welsh
United States
Local time: 16:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Gracias por tu aporte.
Me gustó mucho esta opción!
Bendiciones,
Elena

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Serrano
21 mins
  -> Gracias, Silvia

agree  Sandra Constantino: otra posibilidad...
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Sandra
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
acto antinatural


Explanation:
Creo que ese es el sentido
Referencia:
Seguramente los científicos no estimen el suicidio como un acto antinatural e ilógico, como lo dice claramente el apartado, ya que ellos son los primeros en ...
saludmental.suite101.net/article.cfm/el_suicidio

Víctor Nine
Argentina
Local time: 20:09
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marjory Hord: de acuerdo, que es el término "más natural" :)
8 hrs
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
no natural


Explanation:
Me quedo con "no natural" ya que "antinatural" significa ir contra natura, es decir, algo aberrante, etc. y el sentido es sencillamente que es difícil de hacer, no inmoral. No entiendo antinatural (inmoral) como sinónimo de no natural (artificial).

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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2009-10-20 23:22:16 GMT)
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Además nos estamos refiriendo a un acto de grandeza y nobleza que es el perdón, así que esta connotación debe estar presente en la traducción, y no una de aberración.

Sandra Constantino
Colombia
Local time: 18:10
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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