Nov 4, 2008 18:33
15 yrs ago
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English term
Luana
means of support
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
In the context of a quote by Ambrose Bierce, that says: A prejudice is a vagrant opinion without visible means of support. I am attempting to translate this into Spanish.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Proposed translations
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Penélope Herrera
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Netherlands
Making frontiers in language disappear
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
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Un prejuicio es una opinión vagabunda sin medios visibles de sostén
You can find the translation of this sentence through google, as the one I just gave above.
Note from asker:
| ¡Muchas gracias! ¡Excelente! No pensé que estuviera en Internet. Aunque, creo que preferiría sustento en vez de sostén. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Darío Giménez
: Así está en mi versión en papel, aunque no sé si yo lo hubiese traducido así... :-)
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MariCarmen Pizarro
Native in Spanish
Translation rates include editing!!!
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English, German to English, and 14 more.
medios de sustento
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o bases de sustento
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o bases de sustento
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
Specializes in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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354
medios/mecanismos de apoyo
me parece que en este contexto support se refiere a apoyo
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mecanísmo
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mecanísmo
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Alicia Orfalian
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Finance, Health Care & HR Pro
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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16
fundamentos
in this case, no need to be literal.
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medios de subsistencia
Yo creo que habría que parafrasear para mantener el juego de palabras del original. Mi sugerencia es "Un prejuicio es una opinión comparable a un vago:ninguno tiene medios plausibles de subsistencia."
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