Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
la actualidad del presente
English translation:
the here and now
Added to glossary by
Lucy Williams
Feb 5, 2010 20:02
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Translator and native English copywriter
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English
la actualidad del presente
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
art history
How would you translate actualidad in this phrase?
La renuncia al modelo del progreso histórico presupone que la historia del arte no constituye un saber fijo ni un proceso elemental sin interrupciones. La actitud que un museo debe tomar consiste en llevar el saber de su propia época a las discontinuidades y a los anacronismos del tiempo. Desde este punto de vista los hechos del pasado no son cosas inertes, que se encuentran y que se relatan o muestran “objetivamente”. Es la **actualidad del presente** la que prevalece y el historiador, ante la memoria como instancia dinámica, debe actuar como receptor e intérprete, suprimiendo jerarquías entre hechos nimios y hechos relevantes.
Thanks.
La renuncia al modelo del progreso histórico presupone que la historia del arte no constituye un saber fijo ni un proceso elemental sin interrupciones. La actitud que un museo debe tomar consiste en llevar el saber de su propia época a las discontinuidades y a los anacronismos del tiempo. Desde este punto de vista los hechos del pasado no son cosas inertes, que se encuentran y que se relatan o muestran “objetivamente”. Es la **actualidad del presente** la que prevalece y el historiador, ante la memoria como instancia dinámica, debe actuar como receptor e intérprete, suprimiendo jerarquías entre hechos nimios y hechos relevantes.
Thanks.
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9 mins
Richard McDorman
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Miami, Florida USA
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Latin to English, English
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8
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the here and now
In this case, I would go with this idiom to express the meaning of the Spanish ST. I believe that this English rendition carries the force of the original.
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See, e.g., :
—Idioms 12. "here and now", at the present moment; without delay; immediately: We must tend to the matter here and now.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/the here and now?jss=...
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Performance ethnography is concerned with the ‘here and now’ of enhancing a vision for dignity and democracy in the world through the exploration of social practice ...
http://kwantlen.ca/TD/TD.2.1/TD.2.1_Oberg_Performance_Ethnog...
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The Roman emperor Trajan was much more concerned with the here and now. Under Trajan's rule the power of Rome stretched furthest across the world. He was so proud of his military triumphs in what are now Hungary and Romania that he had a detailed record of the campaign carved in white marble in 117AD.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-listener...
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The successors to Keynes--who, the sentiments expressed above notwithstanding, was far more concerned with the here and now than with the distant future--want to boost demand in the short run.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/...
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Note added at 10 mins (2010-02-05 20:13:24 GMT)
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See, e.g., :
—Idioms 12. "here and now", at the present moment; without delay; immediately: We must tend to the matter here and now.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/the here and now?jss=...
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Note added at 12 mins (2010-02-05 20:15:33 GMT)
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Performance ethnography is concerned with the ‘here and now’ of enhancing a vision for dignity and democracy in the world through the exploration of social practice ...
http://kwantlen.ca/TD/TD.2.1/TD.2.1_Oberg_Performance_Ethnog...
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Note added at 15 mins (2010-02-05 20:17:59 GMT)
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The Roman emperor Trajan was much more concerned with the here and now. Under Trajan's rule the power of Rome stretched furthest across the world. He was so proud of his military triumphs in what are now Hungary and Romania that he had a detailed record of the campaign carved in white marble in 117AD.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-listener...
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Note added at 16 mins (2010-02-05 20:19:23 GMT)
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The successors to Keynes--who, the sentiments expressed above notwithstanding, was far more concerned with the here and now than with the distant future--want to boost demand in the short run.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is what I used, thanks"
+1
4 mins
the currency of the present
A difficult one - hope this pushes you in the right direction!
Peer comment(s):
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margaret caulfield
: I've never seen "currency" used in this sense and I cannot find it translated like this in any of my 6 dictionaries. This would translate as: la moneda actual.
7 mins
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Cinnamon Nolan
: Might lead to confusion with money (the 'coin' used in the present). But a good start...
11 mins
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| agree |
HugoSteckel
: just to add, I have seen "currency" used in this way in several academic papers, with precisely this type of wordplay (currency vs. present, also used with "immediacy").
47 mins
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nice one, hjs!
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James A. Walsh
: I agree too Simon, I've also seen "currency" used in this context. Perhaps "the present currency of interest"? Here's an an example of its use: http://newsinfo.iu.edu/web/page/normal/9035.html (see 4th paragraph). I've seen many other similar uses. ;.)
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thanks, James!
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8 mins
margaret caulfield
Native in Spanish
&
English
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
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16
the current situation of the present
OR:
The current situation today.
The current situation today.
14 mins
Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Jamaica
Native in English
Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
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40
(a/the) sign of the times
+1
25 mins
today's reality
Might be an alternative...
Peer comment(s):
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Shannon Morales
: I like this -- or maybe "the present reality."
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Thank you, Shannon!
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12 hrs
the current state of things / the state of things as they are now
examples: <<From my point of view the current state of things just can be overcome...>>dialnet.unirioja.es/oaites/OAIHandler?verb...set=21... ; state of things-as-they-are-now as a form of memory. .... indicated by the memory of the current world state), but in the meantime the door has been closed. ...
www.springerlink.com/index/t5u4144144235516.pdf If you have the flexibility to do so, "things" could be changed for a more relevant or encompassing word (the state of society, the world, etc.)
www.springerlink.com/index/t5u4144144235516.pdf If you have the flexibility to do so, "things" could be changed for a more relevant or encompassing word (the state of society, the world, etc.)
18 hrs
Sebastian Wasserzug
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Accurate, fluent & eloquent
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
topicality of today's (issues)
Another option:
“It is the topicality of (today/present times) the one that prevails…”
“It is the topicality of (today/present times) the one that prevails…”
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