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English translation: token


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Spanish term or phrase:testimonial
English translation:token
Entered by: Hazel Whiteley
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12:10 Jan 9, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: testimonial
Spanish tourism website:

"La agricultura y la ganadería son testimoniales. El sector productivo y manufacturero adquiere gran relevancia, sobre todo la industria de transformación de la madera: fábricas de muebles, carpinterías, industrias de paletización y embalajes y la conservera: elaboración de productos silvestres y micológicos. El sector terciario, aún siendo importante, tiene una capacidad de crecimiento enorme, sobre todo apoyado por el medio ambiente privilegiado en el que Navaleno está enclavado."

http://www.pinardenavaleno.com/entorno.htm
Hazel Whiteley
Local time: 06:33
token
Explanation:
"there is only token crop and livestock farming"
(The Spanish sounds strange.)
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SteveW
Local time: 07:33
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Summary of answers provided
5que atestiguamaria Estrada
3 +2tokenSteveW
5are of testimonial evidence
Smartranslators
4 +1demonstrate/show their own importancebigedsenior
4are of importance / are of relevance
Coral Getino
4evidenceMaría Roberto
3emblematic
Cecilia Della Croce
3proof
Maria Karra
3paradigm example(s)
Tom Thumb


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
proof


Explanation:
Hazel, how about "are the proof" or "are indicative"?

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-01-09 12:17:52 GMT)
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another idea: \"are a case in point\"

Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 01:33
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
evidence


Explanation:
Hazel:
It is an unusual structure in Spanish, "testimonial" as an adjective.

Testimonial. (DRAE)
(Del lat. testimoniālis).
1. adj. Que hace fe y verdadero testimonio.
2. f. pl. Instrumento auténtico que asegura y hace fe de lo contenido en él.
3. f. pl. Testimonio que dan los obispos de la buena vida, costumbres y libertad de un súbdito que pasa a otra diócesis.

Numeral nº 1 is the meaning in your context.
Sug: ... are an evidence of growth...
Good Luck!



María Roberto
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
are of testimonial evidence


Explanation:
suerte

Smartranslators
Local time: 07:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harmony
34 mins

agree  Xenia Wong
1 hr

disagree  SteveW: "testimonial evidence" is to do with court cases (http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/litigation/evidence7.html), this is about the importance of farming in the local economy
1 hr

disagree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz: one cannot simply translate words..what is the idea?
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
token


Explanation:
"there is only token crop and livestock farming"
(The Spanish sounds strange.)

SteveW
Local time: 07:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz: yes..as opposed to the other which is more than that
2 hrs

agree  translatol
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
emblematic


Explanation:
Creo que están haciendo un uso muy extraño (e incorrecto) de la palabra. En forma indirecta, según la segunda acepción se me ocurre esta sugerencia, pero tendrás que sopesar el propósito del texto y adivinar qué están queriendo decir. Suerte
Como referencia, lo que encontré en el Oxford Superlex: testimonial = b (simbólico) token (before n), symbolic

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Note added at 2005-01-09 16:10:08 (GMT)
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Al leerlo otra vez, entiendo que lo que están queriendo decir es que la agricultura y la ganadería los representan, que esas actividades son \"testimonio\" de la producción del lugar

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 02:33
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are of importance / are of relevance


Explanation:
*

Coral Getino
Local time: 01:33
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
paradigm example(s)


Explanation:
When in doubt, call it a paradigm.

Quote: A paradigm is a model or exemplar. The paradigm case is the typical or archetypal case. A paradigm shift is the movement from one paradigm to another. ...




    Reference: http://skepdic.com/paradigm.html
Tom Thumb
Local time: 07:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
son testimonial
demonstrate/show their own importance


Explanation:
also: "are testimonial to their own importance."
Testimonials by itself just semms to leave something hanging.

bigedsenior
Local time: 22:33
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PRO pts in category: 124

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
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que atestigua


Explanation:
They are talking about what gives the country or the place value.This has nothing to do with token

maria Estrada
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