efervescencia democrática

English translation: [in the] democratic fervor

00:05 Apr 28, 2016
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Spanish term or phrase: efervescencia democrática
THis is the title of a book. I understand that it refers to the excitement around the return to democracy, but can't come up with a concise phrase:

Legados de libertad. El arte feminista en la efervescencia democrática

another usage in the same text

En el caso argentino, lo performático se desarrolló en los años ochenta cuando en plena efervescencia democrática—desde 1983 a 1988—las artistas establecieron vínculos con actrices y actores de teatro alternativo o under.


For that second one, I put "the vivacious cultural scene around the return to democracy"

THanks
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 17:50
English translation:[in the] democratic fervor
Explanation:
Same root.

From Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry:fer£vor
Pronunciation:*f*rv*r, *fuv*(r, *f*iv*(r
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-s
Usage:see -or
Etymology:Middle English fervour, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ferveur, from Latin fervor, from ferv*re to boil, glow + -or

1 : intense heat *those deserts T whose T fervors scarce allowed a bird to live— P.B.Shelley*
**2 a : intensity of feeling or expression : PASSION *rejected communism with as much fervor as they had accepted it— Margaret Marshall* *she cried quietly but with fervor— Robert Murphy*; specifically : deep or excited interest in or enthusiasm for something**

Main Entry:ef£fer£vesce
Pronunciation:|ef*(r)|ves
Function:intransitive verb
Inflected Form:-ed/-ing/-s
Etymology:Latin effervescere, from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, incho. of ferv*re to boil * more at BURN

1 : to bubble and hiss (as of fermenting liquors or carbonated water); also : to issue in bubbles (as of the escaping gas from carbonated water)
2 : to exhibit (as in speech or action) almost unrestrainable enthusiasm or happy emotion : bubble over *I was full and effervescing with joy of creation— Mary Austin* *the honeymooners hectically effervesced into small talk— Owen Wister*
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4[in the] democratic fervor
Muriel Vasconcellos
5 +2democratic effervescence
Salvador Padilla Vargas
4 +2the exuberance / ferment of democracy
Charles Davis
5The effervescence of democracy
David Ronder
4the democratic excitement
Francois Boye
4(as) democracy (was) bubbling up
neilmac


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the democratic excitement


Explanation:
my take

Francois Boye
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
[in the] democratic fervor


Explanation:
Same root.

From Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry:fer£vor
Pronunciation:*f*rv*r, *fuv*(r, *f*iv*(r
Function:noun
Inflected Form:-s
Usage:see -or
Etymology:Middle English fervour, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ferveur, from Latin fervor, from ferv*re to boil, glow + -or

1 : intense heat *those deserts T whose T fervors scarce allowed a bird to live— P.B.Shelley*
**2 a : intensity of feeling or expression : PASSION *rejected communism with as much fervor as they had accepted it— Margaret Marshall* *she cried quietly but with fervor— Robert Murphy*; specifically : deep or excited interest in or enthusiasm for something**

Main Entry:ef£fer£vesce
Pronunciation:|ef*(r)|ves
Function:intransitive verb
Inflected Form:-ed/-ing/-s
Etymology:Latin effervescere, from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, incho. of ferv*re to boil * more at BURN

1 : to bubble and hiss (as of fermenting liquors or carbonated water); also : to issue in bubbles (as of the escaping gas from carbonated water)
2 : to exhibit (as in speech or action) almost unrestrainable enthusiasm or happy emotion : bubble over *I was full and effervescing with joy of creation— Mary Austin* *the honeymooners hectically effervesced into small talk— Owen Wister*

Muriel Vasconcellos
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agree  Lisa Jane: Would be my choice too, widely used in this context and a faithful translation of the source term
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Lisa!

agree  Ana Joldes (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ana!

agree  neilmac: Good for the title/header...
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Neil!

agree  andyfergu
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Andy!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the exuberance / ferment of democracy


Explanation:
I feel that "democrática" really means "of democracy" here rather than "democratic"; it means the "efervescencia" that went with democracy, rather than that this "efervescencia" was of a democratic nature.

As you say, it is quite hard to capture this concisely, and in the title you really need it to be concise. So I think it has to be "the X of democracy", with a single word for "efervescencia". Muriel's "fervor" is certainly a possibility (though for me it would have to be "the fervor of democracy" rather than "democratic fervor", unless you say "in a time of democratic fervor"), but I want to suggest two alternatives you might consider.

One is "the exuberance of democracy", which I think captures very well the idea of elation and excitement, with an element of upheaval. One point about it is that it's an established phrase that has been applied to newly-established democracy in Asia, particularly, as a result of a quotation by Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, who argued that the "discipline" of authoritarian government is needed for economic development (echoes here of the Argentine and Chilean juntas): "The exuberance of democracy leads to undisciplined and disorderly conditions which are inimical to development". You might not want to use it because of these associations, though you could argue that they help to make it more suitable.

An alternative might be "the ferment of democracy", which is actually quite close to the Spanish, in that literal fermentation leads to effervescence. Again it's a phrase that has been used:

"the City of Ferndale continues to bubble with the ferment of democracy"
http://www.cascadiaweekly.com/pdfs/issues/201520.pdf

"What he says of the Americans Is in the main true. The ferment of democracy is bewildering" (quoted from Google result)
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9404E1DF1731E...

"The ferment of democracy was stifled with the entrance of transnational neoliberalism."
https://books.google.es/books?id=QaGbBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA223&lpg=P...

Charles Davis
Spain
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Always fond of a bit of "ferment" :)
1 hr
  -> Quite partial to it myself. Cheers, Neil :)

agree  philgoddard
11 days
  -> Thanks, Phil. I'd forgotten about this question. Asker doesn't seem to be able to decide :)
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(as) democracy (was) bubbling up


Explanation:
"The ‘bubbling up’ of political forces into the mainstream can have both negative and positive consequences: "

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"So much creativity bubbling up in this community!"

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http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17448689.2013.784...

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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bubble-up

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NB: This wopuldn't work in the header, but could be used in the second instance:
"... los años ochenta cuando en plena efervescencia democrática..."
-> "... in the 80s, as democracy was bubbling up to resurface again...


    Reference: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/social-mobilisation...
    https://www.opendemocracy.net/mary-kaldor-sabine-selchow/subterranean-politics-in-europe-introduction
neilmac
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
democratic effervescence


Explanation:
The word effervescence also means excitement and exhilaration in the same sense it does in Spanish.


    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effervesce
    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/effervescence
Salvador Padilla Vargas
Mexico
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  David Ronder: I'm glad someone posted it
8 mins

agree  philgoddard
9 days
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
The effervescence of democracy


Explanation:
As per discussion, I think X of democracy works best and that X = effervescence.

David Ronder
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:50
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