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abriendose paso entre la vida urbana

English translation: making their way through urban life


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Spanish term or phrase:abriendose paso entre la vida urbana
English translation:making their way through urban life
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03:06 Mar 23, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Irrigation Works
Spanish term or phrase: abriendose paso entre la vida urbana
sin duda beneficiara a las 400 familias del pueblo que se dedican a mantener viva la actividad agricola en ese sector de Copiapo que continua abriendose paso entre la vida urbana.
lbotto
Local time: 21:09
making their way through urban life
Explanation:
Saludos.

Living on the margins of society and hidden from society in urban slums, ... these vulnerable children are making their way through life...
http://www.unicef.org/malaysia/media_news10-realising-the-pr...

an impoverished model of urban decay, and Il Qoma, its thriving antipode. .... everyday and extraordinary characters making their way through life." ...
http://www.goodreads.com/newsletter/show/june2009

established social and community services for young people generally ... chance of making their way through life—as parents, workers and active citizens in ......
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/documents/ch01.pdf
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Daltry Gárate
Bolivia
Local time: 00:09
Grading comment
Muchas gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1making their way through urban life
Daltry Gárate
3 +1which continues to subsist within the urban environment
Gilla Evans
3that keeps on breaking through urban existence/ways
David Hollywood


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
making their way through urban life


Explanation:
Saludos.

Living on the margins of society and hidden from society in urban slums, ... these vulnerable children are making their way through life...
http://www.unicef.org/malaysia/media_news10-realising-the-pr...

an impoverished model of urban decay, and Il Qoma, its thriving antipode. .... everyday and extraordinary characters making their way through life." ...
http://www.goodreads.com/newsletter/show/june2009

established social and community services for young people generally ... chance of making their way through life—as parents, workers and active citizens in ......
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/documents/ch01.pdf

Daltry Gárate
Bolivia
Local time: 00:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Muchas gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Boulter: I agree, but strongly recommend something like, '...making their way, in the (very) midst of urban life'. What do you think?
1 day10 hrs
  -> Thank you very much Richard, it's remarkable you didn't post your own answer but supported another one suggesting a way to improve it.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
that keeps on breaking through urban existence/ways


Explanation:
I would say ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-23 04:09:14 GMT)
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"keep on"

David Hollywood
Local time: 01:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 210
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
which continues to subsist within the urban environment


Explanation:
I think this is what is meant here. The actividad agrícola is what continues to "exist" or even "win through". People are still farming as the urban world grows up around them. I remember seeing small pockets of farming surrounded by high-rise blocks of flats in cities such as Santander, a man with a few pigs, a crop of maize...

Gilla Evans
Local time: 05:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 130

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
21 hrs
  -> thanks, Claudia!
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