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vale más que nunca

English translation: ring truer than ever

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Spanish term or phrase:vale más que nunca
English translation:ring truer than ever
Entered by: Eugenio Llorente

11:54 Feb 10, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics / History
Spanish term or phrase: vale más que nunca
Yes, it sounds easy enough and yet... The term appears in this context:

"Las matematicas son el caldo de cultivo del razonamiento, en el que vale más que nunca lo que proclamaba Hipatia, cabeza de la Escuela neoplatónica de Alejandría allá por el siglo 5º antes de Cristo “Defiende tu derecho a pensar, porque incluso pensar de manera errónea es mejor que no pensar”.

This is how I see it:

"Mathematics is the breeding ground of reasoning, where more than ever is true what was proclaimed by Hypatia, head of the Neoplatonic school at Alexandria, back in the 5th century BC: "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all."
Eugenio Llorente
Spain
Local time: 18:09
ring truer than ever
Explanation:
I'd reorder your wording a little, something like:

"Mathematics is the breeding ground of reasoning, where the proclamations of Hypatia, head of the Neoplatonic school in Alexandria during the 5th century BC, now ring truer than ever: "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all."
Selected response from:

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 18:09
Grading comment
Perfect for my context, thank you Neil!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4carries more weight than ever
DLyons
3 +3ring truer than ever
Neil Ashby
5 +1is more valid than ever
Francois Boye
3fully/unquestionably applies
Ana Vozone


Discussion entries: 2





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ring truer than ever


Explanation:
I'd reorder your wording a little, something like:

"Mathematics is the breeding ground of reasoning, where the proclamations of Hypatia, head of the Neoplatonic school in Alexandria during the 5th century BC, now ring truer than ever: "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all."


Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 18:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Perfect for my context, thank you Neil!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Billh
3 mins
  -> Cheers Bill ;@)
agree  DLyons: Works for me.
16 mins
  -> Thanks Donal, how's tricks?
agree  Frank Foley: But "reserve" should read "defend"
1 hr
  -> Thanks Frank, good point, wasn't paying attention to that part ;@)
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fully/unquestionably applies


Explanation:
Another suggestion.

Example sentence(s):
  • While the exemption unquestionably applies to attorneys but does not apply to paralegals,
  • While Benford's law unquestionably applies to many situations in the real world,
Ana Vozone
Local time: 17:09
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  DLyons: Doesn't sound natural.
5 mins
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
carries more weight than ever


Explanation:
An option

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 17:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 263

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Neil Ashby: Works for me ;@),
22 mins
  -> Thanks Neil. Can't complain [well I could, but nobody listens :-) ]
agree  James A. Walsh
1 hr
  -> Thanks James.
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Gallagy.
agree  Ray Ables
1 day 11 hrs
  -> Thanks Ray.
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
is more valid than ever


Explanation:
Another translation

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 12:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jacob Z. (X): This one sounds the best to me and seems to be quite commonly used in similar contexts: http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q="is more...
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, James!
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