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Spanish translation: los clásicos de la literatura 7 los "grandes" de la literatura


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English term or phrase:Great Books
Spanish translation:los clásicos de la literatura 7 los "grandes" de la literatura
Entered by: Gabriela Mejías
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17:02 Jan 5, 2006
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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / article about education + translation
English term or phrase: Great Books
most acute in the United States, where undergraduates are required to take "humanities" or *Great Books* courses devoted to the canonical texts of Western culture.
INES Reisch
Spain
Local time: 06:19
los clásicos de la literatura /los "grandes" de la literatura
Explanation:
creo que de esto se trata. La segunda versión, claro, más coloquial. Espero te ayude la idea. Saludos!
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Gabriela Mejías
Argentina
Local time: 01:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +11los clásicos de la literatura /los "grandes" de la literatura
Gabriela Mejías
4 +3grandes libros/ libros importantes/ libros clásicosNoemí Busnelli
4"las grandes obras literarias"Rosmu
4obras clásicas/obras maestras de la literatura
Otilia Acosta
1literatura
Herminia Herrándiz Espuny


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
great books
literatura


Explanation:
cursos de literatura

just guessing

Herminia Herrándiz Espuny
Spain
Local time: 06:19
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
great books
los clásicos de la literatura /los "grandes" de la literatura


Explanation:
creo que de esto se trata. La segunda versión, claro, más coloquial. Espero te ayude la idea. Saludos!

Gabriela Mejías
Argentina
Local time: 01:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 92
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Soldati: Me quedo con clásicos, que es lo que estaba por escribir cuando vía tu respuesta.
0 min
  -> Hola, Marina! Y gracias!! Y también prefiero los clásicos...

agree  Egmont: too!
12 mins
  -> Muchas gracias!!! Saludos!

agree  Heather Chinchilla
17 mins
  -> Saludos y gracias, Heather!!

agree  Carmen Riadi
21 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Carmen!! Saludos!

agree  Alejandra Tolj
24 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Ale! Saludos!!

agree  Marcelo González: :-)
32 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Marcelo! Saludos...

neutral  JoseAlejandro: i would be careful with the term "clásico"...it actually refers to a specific period of literature. There could be a "great book" that was written just last year, and may very well be considered a canonical text of western culture
1 hr
  -> Thanks for your comment, José, but not necessarily the term "clásicos" refers to that period. It's very common to talk about great books, no matter when they were written, as "clásicos".

agree  LIP Translation
2 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias y saludos, Laura!!

agree  Susy Ordaz
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Susy. Saludos!!!

agree  Asimenia
7 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias y saludos, Asimenia!!

agree  Marina56: yo dirìa "los grandes de la literatura
20 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Marina!

agree  Soledad Caño: los grandes...
11 days
  -> Sí, buena sugerencia. Gracias, Soledad!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
great books
obras clásicas/obras maestras de la literatura


Explanation:
Una sug.

Otilia Acosta
Local time: 23:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  JoseAlejandro: i would be careful with the term "clásico"...it actually refers to a specific period of literature. There could be a "great book" that was written just last year, and may very well be considered a canonical text of western culture
1 hr
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
great books
grandes libros/ libros importantes/ libros clásicos


Explanation:
www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/4360/gbcourse.html - Páginas similares

Great Books course description page - [ Traduzca esta página ]
Great Books Tutorials. If you could take only ten books to a deserted island on
which you were to be marooned for the rest of your life, what would they be? ...
www.schola-tutorials.com/greatbks.htm - 5k - En caché - Páginas similares

Great Books for adults course description page - [ Traduzca

The Core consists of two yearlong required courses (a "Great Books" course called
Literature Humanities, and a "Key Ideas" course called Contemporary ...
slate.msn.com/id/2130330/ - 32k - En caché - Páginas similares


Noemí Busnelli
Local time: 01:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont
5 mins
  -> Gracias avrvm nuevamente

agree  Walter Landesman
25 mins
  -> Gracias Walter

neutral  JoseAlejandro: i would be careful with the term "clásico"...it actually refers to a specific period of literature. There could be a "great book" that was written just last year, and may very well be considered a canonical text of western culture
1 hr
  -> Thank you José, but the word clásico does not necessarily refer to a specific period of literature.

agree  blucero
4 hrs
  -> Gracias blucero
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
great books
"las grandes obras literarias"


Explanation:
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Rosmu
Local time: 06:19
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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