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escatológica

English translation: eschatological


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Spanish term or phrase:escatológica
English translation:eschatological
Entered by: Mercedes Rizzuti
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21:19 Mar 19, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy
Spanish term or phrase: escatológica
OK, it ain't over yet. More from my philosophy paper from hell.

Is there another interpretation of this, another way of saying it? It just sounds wrong, really wrong.

Si se acepta ese horizonte, el juicio, y en suma la responsabilidad, corresponderá siempre en última instancia a quien se sitúe en una perspectiva escatológica, el que apueste por el ganador.

Rough draft:
If this horizon is accepted, judgement, and responsibility itself, in the end will always fall to the person who is situated in a scatological perspective, the one which backs the winner.
S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 07:18
eschatological
Explanation:
The word "escatológico/a" has two different meanings in Spanish. It may refer to excrements and that kind of stuff but it may also relate to ultimate destiny, with a religious connotation.
Could it be the idea in the text?
Take a look at this link: http://www.google.com.ar/search?hl=es&defl=en&q=define:escha...
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Mercedes Rizzuti
Local time: 02:18
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6eschatological
Mercedes Rizzuti
3 -3whoever takes a scatalogical stance/view(point)/perspective
David Hollywood
Summary of reference entries provided
;escatological; versus ;eschatological;
Carmen Schultz

  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -3
whoever takes a scatalogical stance/view(point)/perspective


Explanation:
couple of ideas ...

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-03-19 21:29:23 GMT)
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or to follow your own rendering: the person who takes etc.

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Note added at 12 mins (2010-03-19 21:32:02 GMT)
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my spelling is woeful :) ... should read "scatological" of course :)

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  philgoddard: I suggest you look up "scatological" in the dictionary!
1 hr

disagree  Jim Tucker: Scatology and eschatology are miles apart.
8 hrs

disagree  Carmen Schultz: You probably should resubmit bec scatology has to do with excrement and eschatology has to do with destiny
9 hrs
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
eschatological


Explanation:
The word "escatológico/a" has two different meanings in Spanish. It may refer to excrements and that kind of stuff but it may also relate to ultimate destiny, with a religious connotation.
Could it be the idea in the text?
Take a look at this link: http://www.google.com.ar/search?hl=es&defl=en&q=define:escha...

Mercedes Rizzuti
Local time: 02:18
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, that is it, I think, I will have to read up on it. Now I feel a little silly, I just assumed it had only one meaning.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eesegura: of or relating to or dealing with or regarding the ultimate destiny of mankind and the world
1 hr
  -> Thanks, e!

agree  philgoddard
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Phil!

agree  MariaMast
1 hr
  -> Thanks, María!

agree  Mónica Algazi
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mónica!

agree  Carmen Schultz
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Carmen!

agree  Cecilia Rey
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Cecily!
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Reference comments


9 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: ;escatological; versus ;eschatological;

Reference information:
Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

eschatological
A adjective
1 eschatological

of or relating to or dealing with or regarding the ultimate destiny of mankind and the world

scatological
A adjective
1 scatological
dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions; "scatological literature"
Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.


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Note added at 18 hrs (2010-03-20 15:21:58 GMT)
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Note: sorry about the semi- colons in the heading; they are not supposed to be there. I was trying to put single quotes and hit the wrong key- and, yes, as Jim noted, I added an 'e' inadvertently to scatological but the word below, in reference area with definition, is spelled correctly.

Carmen Schultz
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Jim Tucker: yes: but "scatological"; Spanish inserts an extra euphonic "e" that is not in the Greek.
30 mins
  -> Thanks! The semi- colons in the heading they are not supposed to be there- I was trying to put single quotes and hit the wrong key-- o yes, I added an 'e' inadvertently to scatological but the word in reference definition I added is spelled correctly.
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Changes made by editors
Mar 24, 2010 - Changes made by Mercedes Rizzuti:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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