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English translation: to get to know one another

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04:40 Apr 15, 2011

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Spanish term or phrase: conocerse

I'm not sure if this means 'get to know oneself' or 'get acquainted'. The essay is by a young man who was quite self-absorbed until he met up with some immigrants and began to hear stories of their lives. I included the rest of the paragraph, which hints at the metamorphosis to come.

Lo que me quitó el velo de la ignorancia autocomplaciente fue el conocer a la gente. La universidad siempre es un espacio para el arte, el deporte, para conocerse, para compartir y para innovar. Entre muchas otras personas, conocí a un compañero de comunicación que me dijo una palabra que hasta entonces no significaba nada para mí: que él era un refugiado de Colombia. Empecé a leer sobre el tema y a tratar de comprender cómo era la situación en mi país

Muriel Vasconcellos KudoZ activity Questions: 520 (none open) (113 closed without grading) Answers: 4589 United States
Local time: 19:32

English translation:to get to know one another

Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 7 minutes (2011-04-15 04:47:48 GMT)
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I think that in this context the person is talking about meeting other people (as you do in university)

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Note added at 8 minutes (2011-04-15 04:49:09 GMT)
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so you might go with "to get to know/meet other people"

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Note added at 14 minutes (2011-04-15 04:55:04 GMT)
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really don't think this has to do with "knowing oneself" .. but let's see what others have to say :)

Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 23:32

Grading comment

Thanks, David. Thanks for re-posting. I also think Jenni has a point about including 'other' people--in this context, that is.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

to get to know one another

David Hollywood

3 +2

(for) meeting people

Deborah Lockett

to meet people

Lourdes Sanchez

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

to get to know one another

David Hollywood
Local time: 23:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 40

Grading comment

Thanks, David. Thanks for re-posting. I also think Jenni has a point about including 'other' people--in this context, that is.

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

(for) meeting people

Explanation:
because he says he met many people, including a Colombian refugee

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 03:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 83

8 hrs confidence:

to meet people

Explanation:
In some countries from southrtn Mexico to the equator this might mean to meet people (lower economic class)

Lourdes Sanchez
Local time: 22:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your insight, Lourdes. This may be in the back of the authors' mind. Elsewhere in the essay he talks a lot about meeting people he would not otherwise encounter.

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