May 6, 2012 21:27
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term
autoras de nuestros días
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Other
"...eso no me excusa de haber infravalorado a las autoras de nuestros días"
I understand the meaning, of course: our mothers! But in order to keep to the tone of the original I'd like a similar phrase (corny?). I feel as if I had it at the tip of my tongue, but it just doesn't come to mind. It's from a period novel.
Many thanks in advance!
I understand the meaning, of course: our mothers! But in order to keep to the tone of the original I'd like a similar phrase (corny?). I feel as if I had it at the tip of my tongue, but it just doesn't come to mind. It's from a period novel.
Many thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | women to whom we owe our existence |
Denise Phelps
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| 4 +1 | women who brought us into the world / gave us life |
Charles Davis
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| 3 +1 | women who bore us |
liz askew
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Proposed translations
9 hrs
Denise Phelps
Native in English
Works in field
Traducción de trabajos académicos
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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women to whom we owe our existence
Another possibility :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Denise. All the answers were great, but this one slipped into my text beautifully :)"
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36 mins
women who bore us
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8 posts - 8 authors - 27 Dec 2011
It's respect for the woman who bore us. My husband's son is of the same opinion. I would do anything in the world for him but we don't possess ...
8 posts - 8 authors - 27 Dec 2011
It's respect for the woman who bore us. My husband's son is of the same opinion. I would do anything in the world for him but we don't possess ...
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Liz! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
polyglot45
: not sure I like the double meaning !
8 hrs
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Thank you! It was just an idea.
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10 hrs
women who brought us into the world / gave us life
To tell the truth, I like Lorena's suggestion of "gave us life" is good, but I'm a bit diffident about posting it since she mentioned it first. But "brought us into the world" is also a suitable cliché, I think, just cheesy enough and not too formal. I find it used a lot in relation to Mother's Day:
"May is the month we celebrate Mother’s Day and the Festival of the Christian Home. This is the month we honor mothers … those women who brought us into the world and helped us to make our way through it, and to become who we are today."
http://www.stmarkucc.org/Hi-Marks/HiMarks MAY 2009.pdf
"It takes place May 13 this year, a day in which we all honor the women who brought us into the world or raised us, those women we call “mom.”"
http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/03/18/mothers-day-2012-w...
"May is the month we celebrate Mother’s Day and the Festival of the Christian Home. This is the month we honor mothers … those women who brought us into the world and helped us to make our way through it, and to become who we are today."
http://www.stmarkucc.org/Hi-Marks/HiMarks MAY 2009.pdf
"It takes place May 13 this year, a day in which we all honor the women who brought us into the world or raised us, those women we call “mom.”"
http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/03/18/mothers-day-2012-w...
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Charles! |
Discussion
http://www.amazon.com/My-Mom-Is-Hero-Tributes/dp/1598697919