Spanish term
irreverencia popular
HABLA DE LOS CARNAVALES DEL NORTE DE ARGENTINA. Gracias.
| 4 +6 | popular/public irreverence |
philgoddard
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| 4 +5 | (indulging in/ mounting their) public displays of irreverence |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 3 +4 | public frivolity |
David Hollywood
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Non-PRO (2): philgoddard, K Donnelly
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Proposed translations
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Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
popular/public irreverence
| I like Marian's answer. I think I'll go with that. Thanks a lot! |
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Marian Vieyra
: in a show of popular irreverence, perhaps...
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Charles Davis
: Popular, not public; I think there's an important difference (it's the populace, not the powerful). I like Marian's suggestion.
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franglish
: Yes, Marian hits the nail on the head.
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AllegroTrans
: display of public irreverence
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neilmac
: Popular... and why not public too, as that's where it takes place.
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José Julián
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(indulging in/ mounting their) public displays of irreverence
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Isamar
: I like the addition of 'displays'
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Cheers and thanks. Purple stuff is lovely!
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AllegroTrans
54 mins
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Cheers and thanks, AllegroTrans.
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neilmac
: Public displays... nice ;)
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Thanks, Neil. In the Pyrenees they do up a crazy winter Carnaval that stretches from the Bearne to several Spanish villages, but in such cold, not much gets displayed!
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José Julián
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Thanks very much, José.
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Letredenoblesse
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Thanks very much, Agnes.
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
public frivolity
Definition for frivolity:
Web definitions:
the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible.
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or: mirth
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or: merriment (and this is my favourite)
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and you decide between "popular" and "public"
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maybe "community" as an alternative
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but not as good as "popular" or "public"
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Richard Hill
: I prefer these options as they have less negative connotations
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thanks Rich :)
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Mónica Sauza
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gracias Mónica :)
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James A. Walsh
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neilmac
: We could do with some jollity and merriment hereabouts these days :)
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Discussion
I do very much agree that "irreverence" will not be understood as negative or bad. It is the right word here, the only word that will do, in my opinion.