Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
mantenga viva la memoria (see my translation)
English translation:
so that the memories, customs and identity of his/her origins will live on
Added to glossary by
Silvia Hanine-Studnicki
Apr 21, 2009 08:22
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
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mantenga viva la memoria (see my translation)
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Hola
Estoy traduciendo una carta de un expediente de adopción y tengo dudas con mi traducción de la siguiente frase:
"Este nuevo entorno hará que sea culturalmente rico ya que por nuestra parte haremos todo lo necesario para que se mantenga viva la memoria, costiumbres e identidad de su origen".
"This new enviroment will make him/her become culturally rich, since on our side we will do everything possible so that he/she can keep alive any memories, customs and identity of his/her origin".
Gracias !
Estoy traduciendo una carta de un expediente de adopción y tengo dudas con mi traducción de la siguiente frase:
"Este nuevo entorno hará que sea culturalmente rico ya que por nuestra parte haremos todo lo necesario para que se mantenga viva la memoria, costiumbres e identidad de su origen".
"This new enviroment will make him/her become culturally rich, since on our side we will do everything possible so that he/she can keep alive any memories, customs and identity of his/her origin".
Gracias !
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May 5, 2009 05:39: Silvia Hanine-Studnicki Created KOG entry
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Silvia Hanine-Studnicki
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so that the memories, customs and identity of his/her origins will live on
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liz askew
: although "viva" is singular, I believe this fits
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Thank you Liz; it could be so that the memory...
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Juan Carlos García
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Thank you, again, Juan Carlos
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margaret caulfield
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for the memory of.... to be kept alive
My version here!
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so that he/she may keep the memories, the customs and the identity associated with his/her origins a
A suggestion...
This new home enviroment will enrich him/her in cultural terms as, for our part, we will do everything that is necessary so that he/she may keep the memories, the customs and the identity associated with his/her origins alive.
This new home enviroment will enrich him/her in cultural terms as, for our part, we will do everything that is necessary so that he/she may keep the memories, the customs and the identity associated with his/her origins alive.
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everything necessary to keep the memory of the land of her birth and its customs and identity alive
it's actually "keep alive" as you put, I've just separated these two words.
The reason I put "her" rather than "his/her" is that some modern authors alternate between the masculine pronouns (he, him, his) and the feminine ones (she, her) throughout the text, to achieve gender balance without having always to put the pronoun of both sexes.
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I assume this is an international adoption (Nepal, China?)
The reason I put "her" rather than "his/her" is that some modern authors alternate between the masculine pronouns (he, him, his) and the feminine ones (she, her) throughout the text, to achieve gender balance without having always to put the pronoun of both sexes.
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I assume this is an international adoption (Nepal, China?)
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Paula Sepúlveda (X)
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hold on to
Puede que una traducción menos literal también te sirva:
"so that he/she can hold on to the memories, customs and identity..."
"so that he/she can hold on to the memories, customs and identity..."
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Joseph Tein
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keep alive the memory
this is a direct way of translating the meaning
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Note added at 34 mins (2009-04-21 08:56:49 GMT)
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La frase completa sería "...we will do everything possible to keep alive the memory, the customs and the identity of his origin (o tal vez 'origins') "
Algunos ejemplos:
"The story of Johnny Appleseed is retold to keep alive the memory of this pioneer and his work ... "
"... they keep alive the memory of a time that many fear will be lost when the last survivors of the era die. ... "
"Its purpose is principally historical, also to keep alive the memory of the Civil war, ... "
" ... the architecture and monuments in its villages and cities which keep alive the memory of a past of great splendour. "
"The purpose of this documentary is to keep alive the memory of the fate suffered by these women ... "
etc.
espero que te ayude
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Note added at 34 mins (2009-04-21 08:56:49 GMT)
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La frase completa sería "...we will do everything possible to keep alive the memory, the customs and the identity of his origin (o tal vez 'origins') "
Algunos ejemplos:
"The story of Johnny Appleseed is retold to keep alive the memory of this pioneer and his work ... "
"... they keep alive the memory of a time that many fear will be lost when the last survivors of the era die. ... "
"Its purpose is principally historical, also to keep alive the memory of the Civil war, ... "
" ... the architecture and monuments in its villages and cities which keep alive the memory of a past of great splendour. "
"The purpose of this documentary is to keep alive the memory of the fate suffered by these women ... "
etc.
espero que te ayude
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