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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel | | Spanish term or phrase: reducto urbano | Referring to a resort town in the Dominican Republic:
"Es ... el reducto urbano donde reside la mayor cantidad de emigrantes extranjeros, lo que implica hablar de una comunidad económicamente activa y de trabajo... ."
My dictionaries show "redoubt" and "stronghold." Both have military implications and neither makes much sense to me in the context. Ideas? The town is Juan Dolio, if that helps anyone familiar with the area. |
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| | urban sector | Explanation:
I have a diccionary from Guatemala that gives "local pequeño" as one of the definitions for "reducto". You probably want to avoid too literal of a translation in this case. maybe even something like "part of town"
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"Urban Enclave"
I think this might be the best translation, the definition of enclave fits very well with what is being described in your text.
enclave: A distinctly bounded area enclosed within a larger unit: ethnic enclaves in a large city http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/enclav...
enclave: an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it. (wordreference.com)
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canchito
Local time: 13:05
| Grading comment "Enclave" is the very word I've been trying to think of ever since I read Ruth's answer! Thank you both very much, and thanks to all who contributed.
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16 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 urban sector
Explanation:
I have a diccionary from Guatemala that gives "local pequeño" as one of the definitions for "reducto". You probably want to avoid too literal of a translation in this case. maybe even something like "part of town"
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Note added at 2 hrs 34 mins (2005-10-13 09:31:48 GMT)
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"Urban Enclave"
I think this might be the best translation, the definition of enclave fits very well with what is being described in your text.
enclave: A distinctly bounded area enclosed within a larger unit: ethnic enclaves in a large city http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/enclav...
enclave: an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it. (wordreference.com)
| canchito
Local time: 13:05
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | "Enclave" is the very word I've been trying to think of ever since I read Ruth's answer! Thank you both very much, and thanks to all who contributed. |
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