Sep 20, 2007 00:26
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

fincado en

Spanish to English Social Sciences History Mexico; identity politics
Talking of the early 20th century in Mexico:

La mezcla del resentimiento hacia el extranjero, fincado en llamadas nacionalistas, con posturas racistas dio luz a otras formas de exclusión.
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Discussion

Robert Forstag Sep 24, 2007:
Not to worry, amiga. I think that even Henry can forgive the occasional lapse when it comes to the complete and comprehensive provision of CONTEXT. ;-D
Patricia Rosas (asker) Sep 24, 2007:
So true, Robert! I often kick myself after I've posted a question because I've realized that I didn't explain my "issue" with the term. I'll try to do better next time!
Robert Forstag Sep 24, 2007:
My pleasure. In the middle of working on a translation, one also doesn't always think to include a comment along the lines of which words won't work due to previous use,etc.

We do what we can, but sometimes we cannot give all of the CONTEXT....

Patricia Rosas (asker) Sep 24, 2007:
Thanks to everyone for the help here. I wanted to avoid "rooted in" because the author has used various forms of "arraigar" repeatedly; in the end, she and I decided on: "The resentment towards foreigners mixed with racists calls for nationalism gave rise to other forms of exclusion." Funny how words in Spanish sometimes do a vanishing act when you "translate" them!

Proposed translations

+3
1 hr
Selected

rooted

The language of the text seems to indicate that resentment toward foreigners grew out of appeals to nationalism: in other words, that said resentment was "rooted in" such appeals. This also seems to be the literal meaning of the term "fincado en".

Suerte.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-20 01:38:54 GMT)
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That is:

rooted IN
Peer comment(s):

agree mar52
1 hr
Thank you, Mar.
agree Claudia Vera
1 hr
Gracias, Clau.
agree John Cutler
3 hrs
Thank you, John.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "In the "ask the asker" box I explained how I ended up translating the sentence, and I think almost all the answer I got would have worked, but yours was the solution that first came to my mind. Thanks for your help!"
+1
2 mins

Based on

El inglés no es mi idioma, though.
Peer comment(s):

agree Nora Bellettieri
40 mins
Muchas gracias.
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28 mins

fomented by; originating in

"fomented by" is rather an emotive expression, while "originating in" is neutral - depending on the tone of the rest of the piece.
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30 mins

originating from

Ya
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3 hrs

consisting of

consisting of nationalistic calls

Harper Collins

fincar en: consist of, comprise

Mike :)
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