hermana pobre

English translation: poor cousin

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Spanish term or phrase:hermana pobre
English translation:poor cousin
Entered by: María López

08:56 Jul 9, 2008
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
Spanish term or phrase: hermana pobre
Bueno, aquí estoy de nuevo con mi traducción sobre música contemporánea... En este caso, no es un término específico, es una expresión que no sé traducir al inglés.
El autor habla de que la música contemporánea no está lo suficientemente valorada y dice "La música contemporánea sigue siendo la hermana pobre de la música clásica".
¿Cómo pondríais lo de hermana pobre? ¿Hay alguna expresión hecha en inglés que signifique lo mismo?
Gracias por vuestra ayuda!
María López
Local time: 07:50
poor cousin
Explanation:
Te mando un ejemplo, pero encontrarás varios...
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Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
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Me quedo con ésta, pero muchas gracias a todos por vuestra ayuda! :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2poor cousin
Cecilia Gowar
4 +1poor relative
Cinnamon Nolan
4weak sister
Romado
4poor relation
bcsantos


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
poor relative


Explanation:
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Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  RichardDeegan: or "poor relation"
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
poor cousin


Explanation:
Te mando un ejemplo, pero encontrarás varios...


    Reference: http://management.silicon.com/smedirector/0,39024679,3915120...
Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Grading comment
Me quedo con ésta, pero muchas gracias a todos por vuestra ayuda! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Mota: me gusta esto, esto suena más natural
4 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias Robert!

agree  Jacqui Fifer: Poor cousin is the one i've always heard and used in English
5 hrs
  -> Thanks flywombat!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
weak sister


Explanation:
:)

Romado
Local time: 23:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
poor relation


Explanation:
That is the expression.

a poor relation
someone or something that is believed to be less important than another similar person or thing. Video, once seen as the poor relation of cinema, is now a major source of revenue for film companies.
See also: poor, relation
Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms © Cambridge University Press 1998
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/poor relation



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bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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