uno de nuestro habituales lugares comunes, tan transitado

English translation: one of our most commonplace refrains / one of our all-too-common refrains

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Spanish term or phrase:	uno de nuestro habituales lugares comunes, tan transitado
English translation:	one of our most commonplace refrains / one of our all-too-common refrains
Entered by:	Jenni Lukac (X)

20:56 Jul 6, 2012

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Social Sciences - Government / Politics / Argentine history

Spanish term or phrase: uno de nuestro habituales lugares comunes, tan transitado

No sé que si esta frese hace referencia a cuando una sociedad termina siempre diciendo lo mismo, cae en lugares comunes, porque siempre termina diciendo lo mismo. O es literal de lugares comunes, el ferrocarril .
Hay alguna expresión parecida en inglés. O

La frase completa dice: Le habían encargado al conservador XXX, previo pago de XXXX, un proyecto para vender los ferrocarriles al estado. Uno de nuestro habituales lugares comunes, tan transitado, recuerda que" cuando los ferrocarriles eran ingleses eran una maravilla y cumplían puntualmente los servicios"

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one of our most commonplace refrains / one of our all-too-common refrains

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Summary of answers provided

One of our usual commonplace notions/statement so much resorted to

Patricia di Lorenzo

3 +2

(one of our most) hackneyed remarks

Christine Walsh

4 +1

one of our most commonplace refrains / one of our all-too-common refrains

Jenni Lukac (X)

4 +1

one of our over-used clichés

liz askew

one of our well-worn sayings

Edward Tully

One of our usual places, so much traffic, remember when

Maru Villanueva

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9 mins confidence:

One of our usual places, so much traffic, remember when

Explanation:
Creo que ésta sería una opción. ¡Suerte!

Maru Villanueva
Mexico
Local time: 06:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 19

18 mins confidence:

One of our usual commonplace notions/statement so much resorted to

Explanation:
Creo que en este caso no se habla literalmente sino de "lugar común" como "dicho".
Recurrí al Glosario Internacional para el Traductor de Marina Orellana.

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Leo nuevamente el párrafo y éste trasunta que "cuando los ferrocarriles eran ingleses eran una maravilla y cumplían puntualmente los servicios" es una noción, un recuerdo, algo que se repite entre las personas familiarizadas con los ferrocarriles. Por eso creo que "lugares comunes" en este caso no es un lugar físico.

Patricia di Lorenzo
Uruguay
Local time: 09:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

39 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

(one of our most) hackneyed remarks

Explanation:
Sí, se refiere a algo trillado.

Christine Walsh
Local time: 09:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 36

1 hr confidence:

one of our well-worn sayings

Explanation:
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adjective. 1. showing the effects of extensive use or wear: well-worn carpets. 2. trite, hackneyed, or stale: a well-worn saying. 3. fittingly or becomingly worn or ...
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well-worn carpets. well-wornˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ. trite; hackneyed; stale: a well-worn saying. well-wornˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ. becomingly worn or borne: Etymology: (1615–25 ) ...
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Among professional aviators, there's a well-worn saying: Flying is simply hours of boredom punctuated by moments of stark terror. But I don't recall too many ...
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2 Jun 2011 – Residents here like to repeat a well-worn saying about Nebraska: it is home to more cows than people. Unlike some clichés, this one has the ...
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It's a well-worn saying that “life is a negotiation”, but like most well-worn sayings there's more than a hint of truth to it. So how can you make sure you do it well?

Edward Tully
Local time: 14:04
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 292

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

one of our most commonplace refrains / one of our all-too-common refrains

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 14:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 120

Grading comment

Thanks, Jenni!!!

27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

one of our over-used clichés

Explanation:
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Es decir, hay que tener especial cuidado en evitar las frases hechas, conocidas también como “lugares comunes”, tan frecuentes en las canciones populares y en los libros de autoayuda.
Reivindiquemos los clichés
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1 Jun 2012 – Reivindiquemos los clichés. Hay frases hechas, tan trilladas y repetidas que ya pierden significado. Son esas frases “de PowerPoint”, como ...

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one of our over-used set phrases

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oh
missed out "habituales"

so,

one of our usual/common and over-used clichés/set phrases

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Note added at 13 hrs (2012-07-07 10:38:34 GMT)
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Too many cliches, at the end of the day | Media | guardian.co.uk
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25 Aug 2006 – The report, by the news and information company Factiva, found that "at the end of the day" was the most over-used cliché in newspapers and ...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 167

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