Glossary entry (derived from question below)
español term or phrase:
espacios vacíos
inglés translation:
vacuum/void
Added to glossary by
Katie Metz
Oct 21, 2009 01:44
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español term
espacios vacíos
español al inglés
Otros
Gobierno / Política
For an article discussing the importance of active community involvement as a means of empowering the citizens of Venezuela:
Advierte Ferrer que “Si nosotros no creamos los consejos comunales en nuestras comunidades, no solamente quedan esos espacios vacíos y son ocupados por el régimen para implantar su proceso de ideologización, sino que los CC se convierten en los secuestradores de la Sociedad Civil”.
In other parts of the article, I translated "espacio" as opportunity, but I don't think that works here. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Advierte Ferrer que “Si nosotros no creamos los consejos comunales en nuestras comunidades, no solamente quedan esos espacios vacíos y son ocupados por el régimen para implantar su proceso de ideologización, sino que los CC se convierten en los secuestradores de la Sociedad Civil”.
In other parts of the article, I translated "espacio" as opportunity, but I don't think that works here. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Nov 4, 2009 11:53: patinba Created KOG entry
Nov 4, 2009 22:09: Katie Metz changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/915806">patinba's</a> old entry - "espacios vacíos"" to ""vacuum""
Proposed translations
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vacuum
"to leave a vacuum"but "empty spaces" would also work
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| I thought "vacuum" was an excellent choice; however, I went with "void," as I felt it fit better within the overall context of the translation. Thank you! |
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Maria Mastruzzo
Australia
Australia
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Australia
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gaps
IMO this may work here. Good luck!
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Luis Javier Otoya
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Translations that speak your language
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empty spaces / open
I believe the straightforward solution could work here; after all, they talk about open or empty spaces that if left unattended can be "usurpated" by the regime.
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neilmac
: KIS. You mean "usurped by the regime". Why does nobody like Chavez?
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Robert Forstag
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Estados Unidos
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Estados Unidos
Translating words, preserving meaning
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269
español term (edited):
no solamente quedan esos espacios vacíos y son ocupados por el régimen para implantar
it will not only leave the field open for the regime to move in and impose
Seems much more natural here taking into account the Gestalt of the sentence as a whole, than any of the other alternatives proposed thus far.
Suerte.
Suerte.
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Evans (X)
: your solution reads well
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Thank you, Gilla.
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empty spaces
empty= vacio
spaces= espacios
spaces= espacios
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Muriel Vasconcellos
Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos
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Estados Unidos
Each translation a gem!
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468
an empty void [is left]
This leads into the next part of the sentence and the idea that the void is soon filled by people speaking on behalf of the regime.
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| I felt that "void" fit best within the context of the translation, and that's the term I wound up using. |
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jaime losantos
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cracks or gaps in the social mesh
All suggestions are good. A more literary approach would be "gaps/crack in the social mesh" that regime will then fill with ...you get the idea
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Lisa McCarthy
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(leave a ) foothold for
Not a literal translation but this is what they mean.
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"While this may have been inserted to save reputable men from unnecessary trouble, does it not also ***leave a foothold*** for a disreputable class of an equally ...
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not only do these positions remain unfilled/empty
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doesn't the "esos....." refer back to "los consejos".?
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i.e.
they want the consejos comunales to be filled by local people rather than being filled by official from the régime.
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OR
not only will there be a vacuum, but this will be filled by officials from the régime...
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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-10-21 09:12:05 GMT)
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doesn't the "esos....." refer back to "los consejos".?
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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-10-21 09:14:24 GMT)
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i.e.
they want the consejos comunales to be filled by local people rather than being filled by official from the régime.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-10-21 09:16:46 GMT)
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OR
not only will there be a vacuum, but this will be filled by officials from the régime...
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