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un partriotismo que no odiara al extranjero

English translation: a patriotism that purports to abhor xenophobia


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Spanish term or phrase:un partriotismo que no odiara al extranjero
English translation:a patriotism that purports to abhor xenophobia
Entered by: Jenni Lukac
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12:41 Jan 14, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / Argentine history
Spanish term or phrase: un partriotismo que no odiara al extranjero
Hola

Sigo con mis citas ( què dificil!

La oración dice así: Un patriotismo que no odiara al extranjero sería amor; un amor que se detiene en la frontera, no es más que odio"

Gracias
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a patriotism that purports to abhor xenophobia
Explanation:
I know that this is not a literal translation, but it is based on an interpretation of the entire statement.
www.vtjp.org/articles/articlesarchives091102.htm -
... Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance will assemble in Durban, ... sin of omission it will tacitly condone the very kind racism it purports to abhor. .... I don't want to be whipped into a patriotic frenzy; www.cassiopaea.org/cass/pearl.htm -
Nevertheless, having been raised on patriotism and apple pie, I was ..... Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance will assemble in ... By this willful sin of omission it will tacitly condone the very kind racism it purports to abhor.
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Jenni Lukac
Local time: 04:29
Grading comment
Thanks a lot1
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +5a non-xenophobic patriotism
Wendy Streitparth
4a patriotism without xenophobia
Agnes Grand Fay
4a patriotism that purports to abhor xenophobia
Jenni Lukac
4Patriotism that didn't hate what is foreigngallagy2
4Patriotism that abstained from hating what is alien
Marcela Dutra
4patriotism that would not / hate / reject / foreign countries /foreigners/
Andrea Viaggio
1a patriotism which is not xenophobic against foreigners
andres-larsen


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Patriotism that abstained from hating what is alien


Explanation:
Patriotism that abstained from hating what is alien would be love; love which ceases at a border line is nothing more than hate

otro aporte, ¡suerte!

Marcela Dutra
Uruguay
Local time: 23:29
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
patriotism that would not / hate / reject / foreign countries /foreigners/


Explanation:
HOtpe it will help!

Andrea Viaggio
Argentina
Local time: 23:29
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
a patriotism which is not xenophobic against foreigners


Explanation:
***a patriotism which is not be xenophobic against foreigners*** would be affection, an affection that stops at the border would be nothing more than xenophobia

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could also ***at the borders***:

***a patriotism which is not be xenophobic against foreigners*** would be affection, an affection that stops ***at the borders*** would be nothing more than xenophobia


andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 21:59
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  gallagy2: precise translation, but perhaps too much so? "Xenophobic" while the correct word for a report is not matching poetic register of the ST citation. Also don't like "amor" translated as "affection"
1 day4 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Patriotism that didn't hate what is foreign


Explanation:
another option

... would be love; love that stopped at the border would be /is nothing more than hatred...



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Note added at 55 mins (2012-01-14 13:37:16 GMT)
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or could be switched around

Love is patriotism that does not hate what is foreign while hate is love that stops at the border

gallagy2
Ireland
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a patriotism that purports to abhor xenophobia


Explanation:
I know that this is not a literal translation, but it is based on an interpretation of the entire statement.
www.vtjp.org/articles/articlesarchives091102.htm -
... Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance will assemble in Durban, ... sin of omission it will tacitly condone the very kind racism it purports to abhor. .... I don't want to be whipped into a patriotic frenzy; www.cassiopaea.org/cass/pearl.htm -
Nevertheless, having been raised on patriotism and apple pie, I was ..... Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance will assemble in ... By this willful sin of omission it will tacitly condone the very kind racism it purports to abhor.


Jenni Lukac
Local time: 04:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Thanks a lot1

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  gallagy2: precise translation, but perhaps too much so? "Xenophobic" while the correct word for a report is not matching poetic register of the ST citation
1 day4 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +5
a non-xenophobic patriotism


Explanation:
would be love

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-14 13:48:01 GMT)
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or perhaps better:

non-xenophobe patriotism

Wendy Streitparth
Local time: 04:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabelle17
3 mins
  -> Thanks Isabelle

agree  Barbara L Pavlik
8 mins
  -> Thanks, Barbara

agree  franglish
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks, franglish

agree  rich.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rich.

agree  anademahomar
1 day4 hrs
  -> Thanks Ana

neutral  gallagy2: precise translation, but perhaps too much so? "Xenophobic" while the correct word for a report is not matching poetic register of the ST citation
1 day4 hrs
  -> On the whole I don't think this is a particularly poetic document, but I get your point. Thanks
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a patriotism without xenophobia


Explanation:
"a patriotism without xenophobia would be love".
translates well the original without being too clunky.

Agnes Grand Fay
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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