English: Rickety Kate (short form of Catherine)Spanish translation: Cati la raquítica 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | Rickety Kate (short form of Catherine) | | Spanish translation: | Cati la raquítica | | Entered by: | silviantonia |
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Social Sciences - Names (personal, company) / nickname / apodo, diminutivo | | English term or phrase: Rickety Kate (short form of Catherine) | The document I am translating is by a Dominican where he talks about different Dominican saints, and jokingly gives each of them a nickname, or short form. I have not found any "official" version for them, so I guess I am free to use whatever sounds best in Spanish.
The first one is "Rickety Kate." "Kate" is evidently short for Catherine. "Rickety" is a play both on Ricci and her "rickety" condition because of all she was suffering. I understand an equivalent in Spanish might not be able to capture all these nuances, but hopefully it could at least come close.
Here's the original context:
Catherine of Siena had lots of exotic followers in subsequent generations such as St Catherine de Ricci (“Rickety Kate”). Kate was a spiritual director who used to help people understand their troubles in life as a kind of battle in which we suffer with Christ but are ultimately consoled by him and his Mother. From twenty years of age she suffered the stigmata weekly, enduring every week the whole cycle of Christ’s wounds during his trial, torture and execution appearing on her body. Her heart broke with his. Kate had an intense mystical prayer life while still a young woman and a deep love for Christ’s compassionate heart. |
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| Note from asker to answererThanks for this option. "Rickety" in English does not necessarily mean having rickets, but can just mean being weak. Same with "raquítica" - so this is a great option!
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