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three-dimensional human beings

Spanish translation: seres humanos tridimensionales

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English term or phrase:	three-dimensional human beings
Spanish translation:	seres humanos tridimensionales
Entered by:	Yaotl Altan

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02:05 Nov 2, 2009

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English term or phrase: three-dimensional human beings

"I knew so many of these people. I had met them and found them ***three-dimensional human beings***. Some were articulate, some were very ordinary in their speech patterns, some were quite erudite, some were plain interesting people—but they were all reduced by the requirements of a racist society."

I am not sure that the author is referring to the fact that as human beings we are 3 dimensional, consisting of body, mind, and spirit. In this context, I would appreciate your ideas on how can these definitions be translated. Thank you!

LadyofArcadia KudoZ activity Questions: 178 (1 open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 107
Local time: 18:24

seres humanos tridimensionales

Explanation:
Lo dejaría igual. Salu2 :)

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Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 20:24

Grading comment

Muchísimas gracias a todos.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +11

seres humanos tridimensionales

Yaotl Altan

seres humanos en todas sus dimensiones

Paula Meiss

3 +1

seres humanos en sus tres dimensiones

Mónica Algazi

Humanos de tres dimensiones

Leonardo Lamarche

seres humanos tridimensionales

Andres Urdaneta

Discussion entries: 1

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +11

seres humanos tridimensionales

Explanation:
Lo dejaría igual. Salu2 :)

Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 20:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 32
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Grading comment

Muchísimas gracias a todos.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

margaret caulfield

22 mins

agree

Remy Arce

23 mins

agree

Ana Cizmich

25 mins

agree

Christine Walsh

50 mins

agree

Emma Ratcliffe

1 hr

agree

Alejandra Len: En el sentido de que nos desenvolvemos en tres dimensiones: largo, ancho y alto.

3 hrs

agree

Laura Rodriguez

5 hrs

agree

Mercedes López

7 hrs

agree

Deborah Lockett: It strikes me that "three-dimensional" is used to contrast with "two-dimensional" meaning these people, although "reduced", in terms of how they were born, before they were changed, they have value as humans, each with their own qualities & are "complete"

7 hrs

agree

Richard Boulter: Agree, including the Peer Comments. Regards, All!

8 hrs

agree

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

9 hrs

5 mins confidence:

seres humanos tridimensionales

Explanation:
three-dimensional /'θri:də'mentʃn̩əl/ , /-daɪ- / ||/ˌθri:daɪ'menʃənḷ/ , /-dɪ-/ adjetivo
tridimensional;

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-11-02 02:14:18 GMT)
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Eng Definition: three-dimensional, third-dimensional, three-d: involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth; "lifelike three-dimensional characters"; "a three-dimensional account of conditions under the new government"; "they shot the movie in three-D"

Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=thr...

Andres Urdaneta
United States
Local time: 21:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

9 mins confidence:

Humanos de tres dimensiones

Explanation:
Yo sé que lo sabes y no estoy descubriendo nada. Pero creo que debes traducirlo como tal y si existe una intención ulterior del autor, pues la dirá más adelante. Creo que no debes preocuparte de eso en este momento.

Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Local time: 21:54
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Gracias

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

seres humanos en sus tres dimensiones

Explanation:
(física, mental y espiritual)

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 00:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

1 day7 hrs confidence:

seres humanos en todas sus dimensiones

Explanation:
I think it sounds more natural in Spanish to refer to "all of their dimensions" rather than the "three of them". In any case, I think the contrast is between "flat" (2D) and "round" (3D) human beings, as the tendency of a racist society would be to level them up to stereotypes (2D).

Paula Meiss
Spain
Local time: 03:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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Changes made by editors

Nov 3, 2009 - Changes made by Yaotl Altan:
Edited KOG entry	LadyofArcadia's old entry - "three-dimensional human beings" => "seres humanos tridimensionales"
Nov 3, 2009 - Changes made by LadyofArcadia:
Edited KOG entry	LadyofArcadia's old entry - "three-dimensional human beings" => "seres humanos tridimensionales"

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