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English translation: ...of the 'love thy neighbour'concept embodied by Jesus

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15:15 Jan 24, 2012

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / Political theory

Spanish term or phrase: (el) amor al prójimo que sintetiza Jesús

I'm baffled by this.

First, who or what is the subject of the verb "sintetiza" in the following sentence (talking about the notion of common good)?

En el liberalismo progresista está implícito como la mera recuperación de la razón y la sensatez en el orden social y se expresa en el imperativo categórico kantiano como una reformulación del amor al prójimo que sintetiza Jesús.

el amor al prójimo?
el prójimo?
or Jesús?

And how to translate "sintetiza"? It's weird.

David Ronder KudoZ activity Questions: 15 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 280 United Kingdom
Local time: 03:28

English translation:...of the 'love thy neighbour'concept embodied by Jesus

Explanation:
if my interpretation of "sintetiza" as used here is correct - see my discussion entry

Selected response from:

Marcela Dutra
Uruguay
Local time: 23:28

Grading comment

I'm actually giving Marcela the points for being the first person to point out (in her discussion entry) what should have been obvious to me all along: that Jesus truly was the subject of the verb. As for translating that, "embodied" was a good shout, and so I thought were "personified", "exemplified" and "preached about". But I've come full circle on "sintetiza".
It does simply mean "synthesise" - in the Hegelian, Marxian sense. It sounds a bit weird, it's not pretty, but I'm convinced that is the best translation of the word in that context. For other contexts, these were all great suggestions. Many thanks.
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Summary of answers provided

3 +4

...of the 'love thy neighbour'concept embodied by Jesus

Marcela Dutra

4 +2

(the) love of one's neighbour that Jesus personified/exemplified

AllegroTrans

of the love toward our neighbor that Jesus preached/es about.

Diana Kozenitzky Andrés

The concept of loving thy neighbor as personified by Jesus

eski

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

...of the 'love thy neighbour'concept embodied by Jesus

Explanation:
if my interpretation of "sintetiza" as used here is correct - see my discussion entry

Marcela Dutra
Uruguay
Local time: 23:28
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

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

agree

Wendy Streitparth: prefer "personified"

3 mins

-> Thanks, Wendy, you may be right.

agree

Charles Davis: "Personified" is good, but I quite like "embodied" here. I agree with your interpretation: "of which Jesus is the synthesis", as you might say. Perhaps "concept of loving thy neighbour".

1 hr

-> Thanks, Charles; yes, that probably works better.

disagree

Diana Kozenitzky Andrés: No dice: "que sintetiza a Jesús", sino: "que sintetiza Jesús" - o "que Jesús sintetiza" . Es decir: la predicación de Jesús es el amor al prójimo. Jesús habla del amor al prójimo. Simplemente eso. El sujeto de la oración es Jesús.

1 hr

-> Sí, fue lo que dije en el discussion entry. El uso de la pasiva en la opción que sugerí cumple la función de indicar que Jesús es el sujeto.

agree

James A. Walsh: I prefer "personified" too. Perhaps "the 'love thy neighbour'concept that Jesus personified".

2 hrs

-> Thanks, James, perhaps you're right.

agree

rich.

9 hrs

-> Thanks, Rich.

agree

neilmac: I like "embodied" (body of Christ...) too :)

1 day4 hrs

-> That's what I thought, too! Thanks.

2 hrs confidence:

of the love toward our neighbor that Jesus preached/es about.

Explanation:
The word for "sintetiza" would be "preaches"
"Jesús"is the subject of the sentence, "sintetiza" is the verb or predicate. As simple as that.
I hope I made myself understood, English is not my mother tongue.

Diana Kozenitzky Andrés
Argentina
Local time: 23:28
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of:

Spanish

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

(the) love of one's neighbour that Jesus personified/exemplified

Explanation:
I think this sounds like more natural English

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:28
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 43

6 hrs confidence:

The concept of loving thy neighbor as personified by Jesus

Explanation:
The concept of loving thy neighbor as personified by Jesus

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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-01-24 21:27:49 GMT)
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eski :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 21:28
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 5

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