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heredar... un planeta más habitable

English translation: inherit... a more livable planet

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Spanish term or phrase:para que las generaciones puedan heredar... un planeta más habitable
English translation:inherit... a more livable planet
Entered by: Hellen Varela-Fdez.

20:56 May 16, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: heredar... un planeta más habitable
Hola!!!

¿Me podrían dar una mano? Estuve investigando y creo que podría usar "livable" por "habitable", pero no estoy segura.

El contexto es:

"... tenemos el compromiso de heredar a las futuras generaciones un planeta más habitable".

Gracias!!!


Hellen
Hellen Varela-Fdez.
Costa Rica
Local time: 10:18
inherit... a more livable planet
Explanation:
Le diste en el clavo. Las otras opciones (tolerable, inhabitable) son más toscas y no acompañan mucho al tono en mi opinión.

¡Suerte!
Selected response from:

Reed James
Chile
Local time: 12:18
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos. Hubo muchas propuestas interesantes. Gracias a todos. Gracias Reed! ;)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6inherit... a more livable planet
Reed James
5 +5leave behind a more inhabitable planet
Renee Mazloum
3 +3leave . . . a move livable planet
Chris Bruton
4 +1pass on .....a fitter planet to live in/a more habitable/livable/enjoyable planet
Nelida Kreer
4leave a legacy...a more livable planet
Remy Arce
4[we are committed] to leaving ... a more habitable planet [to future generations]
Refugio
4bequeath/hand down ... a more hospitable planet
Carla_am
3...a friendlier planet
AllegroTrans
3make the planet a better place for future generations to live in
ormiston


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
inherit... a more livable planet


Explanation:
Le diste en el clavo. Las otras opciones (tolerable, inhabitable) son más toscas y no acompañan mucho al tono en mi opinión.

¡Suerte!

Reed James
Chile
Local time: 12:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos. Hubo muchas propuestas interesantes. Gracias a todos. Gracias Reed! ;)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heather Oland
4 mins
  -> Thanks.
neutral  CMJ_Trans (X): they inherit but we must leave them the legacy
10 mins
agree  Lynda Tharratt: but...OJO "inherit" would be incorrect in this context unless of course you change the wording around "so that the next generation inherits" or "to pass on a more livable..." and "leave a legacy of a more livable planet for future generations" :)
10 mins
  -> You're right about that.
neutral  Lisa McCarthy: 'inherit' not correct - it's the opposite as pointed out above
1 hr
  -> You are correct. I focused on the caption and not on the full text beneath it. I still stand by livable.
agree  Egmont
2 hrs
  -> Thanks AVRM.
agree  Terry Burgess: Aside from 'inherit'..as already painfully pointed out, 'livable' is perfect & u were the first to propose it.
3 hrs
agree  liz askew: Same comment as Terry.
16 hrs
agree  Marina56: ok
17 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
...a friendlier planet


Explanation:
this sounds "friendlier" than "livable planet" to me !

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Terry Burgess: Ours will never be a 'friendly' planet [human nature] but it hopefully might, eventually, become more 'livable'..for ALL its inhabitants. Sorry & Saludos, sinceros:-))
3 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
leave behind a more inhabitable planet


Explanation:
So, it would read... We have the obligation to leave behind a more inhabitable planet for the future generations.

Renee Mazloum
Spain
Local time: 18:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fernandez
26 mins
  -> Gracias, Patricia!
agree  Lisa McCarthy: this gets my vote - sounds nice and natural (though I would personally leave out 'the' before 'future generations'
1 hr
  -> Thanks, LisaMac. Actually, I was wavering on that too. I agree that it sounds better without 'the' before 'future generations'.
agree  Valeska
8 hrs
  -> Gracias, Valeska!
agree  liz askew
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Liz!
agree  Gacela20
1 day 1 hr
  -> Gracias, Gacela!
neutral  Miriam Papps: I agree with this wording the best! However, I believe it should be 'habitable' instead of 'inhabitable'...just a note. It makes a big difference, as i'm sure you know.
2 days 7 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
leave . . . a move livable planet


Explanation:
In this case I believe the meaning of heredar is to leave or pass on

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Note added at 15 mins (2008-05-16 21:11:51 GMT)
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Sorry meant a MORE livable planet

Chris Bruton
United States
Local time: 11:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margaret Schroeder
57 mins
  -> many thanks!
agree  Donald Scott Alexander: Agree - "more livable" is the most natural-sounding. For "heredar", could use "leave" or "leave behind" or "pass on".
2 hrs
  -> thanks scott
agree  Jan Castillo
2 days 1 hr
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pass on .....a fitter planet to live in/a more habitable/livable/enjoyable planet


Explanation:

habitable

hab·it·a·ble [hábbitəb’l]
adjective
fit to live in: considered fit to be lived in
A lot of structural work will be needed before the house is habitable.



[14th century. Via Old French from Latin habitabilis , from habitare “to possess, inhabit” (see habitat).]


-hab·it·a·bil·i·ty [hàbbitə bíllətee], noun
-hab·it·a·ble·ness [hábbitəb’lnəss], noun
-hab·it·a·bly [hábbitəblee], adverb

livable (adj)

civilized, functional, habitable, agreeable, comfortable, convenient, suitable, accommodating, enjoyable, pleasant, cozy
antonym: uninhabitable

Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2005. © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2005. © 1993-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Nelida Kreer
Local time: 12:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal: me gustan tus opciones, buen fin de semana Niki :)
39 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Claudia, lo mismo para ti!!
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
leave a legacy...a more livable planet


Explanation:
leave a legacy to the future generations of a more livable planet...seems to work fine within the context

Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 12:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 96
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
[we are committed] to leaving ... a more habitable planet [to future generations]


Explanation:
[PDF]
Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics 2001:33
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leaving a more habitable planet for future generations. The degree to which each individual modifies personal. decisions because of eco-ethics, ...
www.int-res.com/articles/esep/2001/editorial2.pdf - Similar pages

TERIIN.ORG
With an innate belief that children are the caretakers of the planet and investing in them today ensures a more habitable planet, TERI designed the Green ...
www.teriin.org/press_inside.php?id=18374 - 12k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-05-17 00:00:59 GMT)
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or leaving behind or bequeathing

the future generations, not we, are the ones who will do the inheriting

Refugio
Local time: 09:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
make the planet a better place for future generations to live in


Explanation:
another way of saying it. Somehow 'livable' looks like it should be between inverted commas as it doesn't sound THAT natural (to me..)

ormiston
Local time: 18:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43
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1 day 21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bequeath/hand down ... a more hospitable planet


Explanation:
No usaría la palabra "inherit" para "heredar" porque inherit implica recibir, no dar. Para tal caso bequeath es más específico porque implica dar, lo único es que es un término legal, así que no sé si es la mejor opción. Por eso puse la opción hand down, o también podría ser pass on, pero me gusta más la primera personalmente.

Carla_am
Argentina
Local time: 13:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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