Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cubanía salvaje
English translation:
(innate) Cubanness
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Gallagher
Jan 20, 2013 15:05
11 yrs ago
Spanish term
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cubanía salvaje
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A text about the influence of kitsch on Cuban culture and art:
El kitsch y la “cubanía salvaje” serían el mejor de los mundos temáticos posibles para emplazar los retruécanos de la construcción del socialismo y las expectativas de transformación en la sociedad cubana.
I am tending to translate the term simply as "wild Cuba," of course between quotes, but "Cuba-ness" or something like that also seems like an option. Thanks!
El kitsch y la “cubanía salvaje” serían el mejor de los mundos temáticos posibles para emplazar los retruécanos de la construcción del socialismo y las expectativas de transformación en la sociedad cubana.
I am tending to translate the term simply as "wild Cuba," of course between quotes, but "Cuba-ness" or something like that also seems like an option. Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | (innate) Cubanness |
Yvonne Gallagher
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References
| Seems like Gallaghy is right! |
Andrew Bramhall
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Change log
Feb 3, 2013 14:48: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Yvonne Gallagher
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(innate) Cubanness
why not?
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1287350
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as you see from the link, if Englishness etc exists why not Cubanness? I would add "innate" to indicate it is the essence of being Cuban that is in question here
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-01-20 19:44:55 GMT)
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and another use of the word
http://www.guernicamag.com/interviews/oscar_hijuelos_7_15_11...
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1287350
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Note added at 9 mins (2013-01-20 15:14:44 GMT)
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as you see from the link, if Englishness etc exists why not Cubanness? I would add "innate" to indicate it is the essence of being Cuban that is in question here
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-01-20 19:44:55 GMT)
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and another use of the word
http://www.guernicamag.com/interviews/oscar_hijuelos_7_15_11...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
Reference comments
23 mins
Andrew Bramhall
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Reference:
Seems like Gallaghy is right!
The Intricacies of Cubanness by John Ermer / Our Own Words 2001 ...
5 Jun 2011 ... The Intricacies of Cubanness by John Ermer. Hey bro, en Hialeah me quedo, I
said to my friends Eddie Safille, Alex G Gonzalez and Orlie ...
wr.english.fsu.edu/First-Year-Composition/Our-Own-Words-The-... Cached
No Little Havana: recreating Cubanness in Sydney Australia | NOVA ...
Initially, the analysis focuses on some of the most visible ethnic markers used by
people outside the Cuban community to recreate Cubanness: politics, through ...
ogma.newcastle.edu.au:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/u...
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Note added at 24 mins (2013-01-20 15:29:40 GMT)
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Sorry for unneccesary 'h' !
5 Jun 2011 ... The Intricacies of Cubanness by John Ermer. Hey bro, en Hialeah me quedo, I
said to my friends Eddie Safille, Alex G Gonzalez and Orlie ...
wr.english.fsu.edu/First-Year-Composition/Our-Own-Words-The-... Cached
No Little Havana: recreating Cubanness in Sydney Australia | NOVA ...
Initially, the analysis focuses on some of the most visible ethnic markers used by
people outside the Cuban community to recreate Cubanness: politics, through ...
ogma.newcastle.edu.au:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/u...
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Note added at 24 mins (2013-01-20 15:29:40 GMT)
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Sorry for unneccesary 'h' !
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: "h" is actually in my name=Gallagher (whence gallagy!) so no worries:-)
3 hrs
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