atravesado

14:19 Nov 15, 2023 

I don't find the first sentence weird, it makes sense and it's a commonly used term around here. The phrasing of the second sentence IS strange, though. It looks like the original writer wanted to synthesize and avoid the repetition of terms and ended up with that.

As regards the original question, I'd go with either "permeated" or "imbued", suggested below.

00:12 Nov 15, 2023 

David, do you have any further information about the text you drew these examples from? Depending on where in Latin America, "atravesado por" is used in its connotative meaning (maybe a Gallicism? In Brazilian Portuguese, as in some varieties of South American Spanish, we use "atravessar" (PTBR)/ "atravesar" (SPA) in contexts it's not "allowed" in standard grammar/ dictionary usage), which is close to some of our colleagues' suggestions, like "permeated".

I'm writing an addendum to my proposed translation, as I believe it may help you make a decision. Hope it helps, as the usage of "atravesar" in these example sentences is really tricky. :)

18:21 Nov 14, 2023 

Agreed. The Spanish seems very odd, at least in my European Spanish eyes. I cannot say whether it should be qualified as just "odd" or plainly "wrong" (= second sentence), it is difficult for me to say. Our Latin American colleagues are in a better position to judge this, very odd, excerpt of LA Spanish. A rephrasing of the second sentence will be unavoidable, I fear.

17:55 Nov 14, 2023 

As I mentioned below, the second time the term appears ("Todos los cambios están *atravesados* ) it could be translated as "All the changes are transversal"... And I agree that the first occurrence might be better approached by rephrasing the sentence. I also agree that the problem is with the Spanish - it looks like they are trying to render the notion of crosscutting/transversal and it comes across as rather clumsy.

13:42 Nov 14, 2023 

Regarding your first doubt. Yes, this is Latin American usage, "atravesado" would be nearly incomprehensible in European Spanish in this context, particularly in the second example. This first one, "atravesados todos ellos por la dimensión de equidad de género", obviously referred to the "cambios", is easier to grasp. But the second instance ist totally bewildering to me, it seems that the phrase is just incomplete (¿atravesados por qué cosa?, ¿quizás por los mismos cambios de la primera frase?).
I very much doubt that you can use the same verb for both examples in your translation. Somehow, you will need to rephrase the second sentence in Spanish to make it comprehensible for the readership, for which, yes, this is the real problem, you first need to know what it actually means.

12:47 Nov 14, 2023 

I agree that it's about crosscutting/transversal measures for gender equality. However, it is difficult to fit these terms into the sentence as it currently stands. Perhaps Liz's suggestion is a better option.For example, the second time it appears ("Todos los cambios están *atravesados* ) it could be translated as "All the changes are transversal"...

11:09 Nov 14, 2023 

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