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al servicio de la difusión de la cultura.

English translation: encouraging (or serving) the spread of culture


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Spanish term or phrase:al servicio de la difusión de la cultura.
English translation:encouraging (or serving) the spread of culture
Entered by: Kathleen Misson
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10:34 Apr 7, 2009
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Spanish term or phrase: al servicio de la difusión de la cultura.
XXX garantiza la protección del menor en cuanto a los contenidos y servicios de su página web, al servicio de la difusión de la cultura.
Kathleen Misson
Local time: 10:54
encouraging (or serving) the spread of culture
Explanation:
another option for you.
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Ronnie McKee
Spain
Local time: 10:54
Grading comment
Thank you all very much for your help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4encouraging (or serving) the spread of culture
Ronnie McKee
4 +3which serves to promote (and foment) culture
Melissa Mann
4 +1"Promoting the diffusion of culture."
eski
4with the aim of disseminating culture/whose aim is to disseminate culture
LisaMac
4in order to serve and foment/promote culture
Carmen Schultz
4at the service of culture disseminationDouglas G. Simões
3for the purpose of disseminating culture
Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes


  

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in order to serve and foment/promote culture


Explanation:
this is my take

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 03:54
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
at the service of culture dissemination


Explanation:
Tony's English-Spanish LIS Dictionary

at the service of = al servicio de

Ex: Libraries and information centres are distribution mechanisms, and with dedication, re-education and political action can put new technologies at the service of human endeavour.


Douglas G. Simões
Brazil
Local time: 07:54
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
encouraging (or serving) the spread of culture


Explanation:
another option for you.

Ronnie McKee
Spain
Local time: 10:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 90
Grading comment
Thank you all very much for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María T. Vargas
9 mins
  -> Thank you Maria

agree  aceavila - Noni: Ah yes, diseminación....! Always a tricky one to make it sound English.
16 mins
  -> thank you noni - you know if it were information, i would use dissemination, but with culture it doesn't feel right, does it?

agree  Jessica Noyes: Yes, and I prefer "encouraging" as more natural.
20 mins
  -> Thanks Jessica

agree  Louise Souter
3 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
for the purpose of disseminating culture


Explanation:
Another option.

Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
Spain
Local time: 10:54
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 43
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
which serves to promote (and foment) culture


Explanation:
another option...

Melissa Mann
Brazil
Local time: 07:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh: Neat! I'm never wholly satisfied with my translations of 'diseminar', and am not convinced by the dictionary options.
40 mins
  -> One of those subtleties where I hope computers never trump humans.

agree  Marzia Nicole Bucca
50 mins

agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
226 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with the aim of disseminating culture/whose aim is to disseminate culture


Explanation:
We would strongly argue that the needs of organisations working in preserving and **disseminating culture** for the public should be carefully considered in any new legislation about copyright.
http://www.mla.gov.uk/what/policy_development/consultations/...




LisaMac
Spain
Local time: 10:54
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 158
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"Promoting the diffusion of culture."


Explanation:
for conventions and other initiatives to promote the diffusion of scientific culture. Co-funding by the University for conventions on an ...
www.eng.unibo.it/PortaleEn/Research/Services for teachers a... - 53k - En caché - Páginas similares
Just Trying To Understand: the diffusion of culture - [ Traducir esta página ]7 Mar 2007 ... the diffusion of culture. Zapping through the TV channels in ... they all state their goals as promoting their respective country's culture, ...
nelsonkuniyoshi.blogspot.com/2007/03/diffusion-of-culture.html - 84k - En caché - Páginas similares
Culture Hearths and Cultural Diffusion - [ Traducir esta página ]A discussion of the sources of culture (culture hearths), the regions of ... huge role in promoting this type of cultural diffusion around the world today. ...
geography.about.com/od/culturalgeography/a/culturehearths.htm - 26k - En caché - Páginas similares
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ... - [ Traducir esta página ]... to contribute to diffusion of culture and democratization of the access to ... Lesotho Writers Association (aims at promoting writing among the Basotho, ...


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Note added at 14 hrs (2009-04-08 01:30:20 GMT)
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Another option: Saludos :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 03:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 329

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carmen Schultz
23 hrs
  -> Hi Carmen, thanks & Happy Easter :))
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