Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

testimonial

English translation:

token

Added to glossary by Hazel Whiteley
Jan 9, 2005 12:10
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term

testimonial

Spanish to English Social Sciences Tourism & Travel
Spanish tourism website:

"La agricultura y la ganadería son testimoniales. El sector productivo y manufacturero adquiere gran relevancia, sobre todo la industria de transformación de la madera: fábricas de muebles, carpinterías, industrias de paletización y embalajes y la conservera: elaboración de productos silvestres y micológicos. El sector terciario, aún siendo importante, tiene una capacidad de crecimiento enorme, sobre todo apoyado por el medio ambiente privilegiado en el que Navaleno está enclavado."

http://www.pinardenavaleno.com/entorno.htm

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token

"there is only token crop and livestock farming"
(The Spanish sounds strange.)
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agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : yes..as opposed to the other which is more than that
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agree translatol
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proof

Hazel, how about "are the proof" or "are indicative"?

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another idea: \"are a case in point\"
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evidence

Hazel:
It is an unusual structure in Spanish, "testimonial" as an adjective.

Testimonial. (DRAE)
(Del lat. testimoniālis).
1. adj. Que hace fe y verdadero testimonio.
2. f. pl. Instrumento auténtico que asegura y hace fe de lo contenido en él.
3. f. pl. Testimonio que dan los obispos de la buena vida, costumbres y libertad de un súbdito que pasa a otra diócesis.

Numeral nº 1 is the meaning in your context.
Sug: ... are an evidence of growth...
Good Luck!

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are of testimonial evidence

suerte
Peer comment(s):

agree Harmony
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agree Xenia Wong
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disagree SteveW : "testimonial evidence" is to do with court cases (http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/litigation/evidence7.html), this is about the importance of farming in the local economy
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disagree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : one cannot simply translate words..what is the idea?
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emblematic

Creo que están haciendo un uso muy extraño (e incorrecto) de la palabra. En forma indirecta, según la segunda acepción se me ocurre esta sugerencia, pero tendrás que sopesar el propósito del texto y adivinar qué están queriendo decir. Suerte
Como referencia, lo que encontré en el Oxford Superlex: testimonial = b (simbólico) token (before n), symbolic

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Al leerlo otra vez, entiendo que lo que están queriendo decir es que la agricultura y la ganadería los representan, que esas actividades son \"testimonio\" de la producción del lugar
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are of importance / are of relevance

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paradigm example(s)

When in doubt, call it a paradigm.

Quote: A paradigm is a model or exemplar. The paradigm case is the typical or archetypal case. A paradigm shift is the movement from one paradigm to another. ...

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Spanish term (edited): son testimonial

demonstrate/show their own importance

also: "are testimonial to their own importance."
Testimonials by itself just semms to leave something hanging.
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agree Michele Fauble
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que atestigua

They are talking about what gives the country or the place value.This has nothing to do with token
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