cementing the Church's "middle-class" aspirations

Spanish translation: encarnando las aspiraciones "burguesas" de la iglesia

14:22 May 8, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / New Religious Movements (NRMs)
English term or phrase: cementing the Church's "middle-class" aspirations
In 1956 the Kimbanguist Church formally incorporated as a religion, and in 1969 was admitted as a member of the World Council of Churches, ***cementing the Church's "middle-class" aspirations***.
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 21:19
Spanish translation:encarnando las aspiraciones "burguesas" de la iglesia
Explanation:
"Middle-class" lo veo aquí un poco peyorativo... se refiere a que esta iglesia tenía unas aspiraciones de "normalidad", de "mediocridad" incluso en el sentido de tener un status reconocido y cómodo.
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Deschant
Local time: 20:19
Grading comment
Gracias de nuevo
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1fundamentando las aspiraciones de la "clase media" de la iglesia
Alicia Orfalian
3 +2consolidando las aspiraciones de la "clase media"
María Álvarez
4cristalizando los deseos de...
Arturo Delgado
3 +1encarnando las aspiraciones "burguesas" de la iglesia
Deschant
3lo que fortaleció/fortaleciendo las aspiraciones de "clase media" de la Iglesia
M. Isabel Ledesma


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cementing the church's "middle-class" aspirations
fundamentando las aspiraciones de la "clase media" de la iglesia


Explanation:
creo

Alicia Orfalian
Argentina
Local time: 16:19
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Belen Almada
7 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cementing the church's "middle-class" aspirations
consolidando las aspiraciones de la "clase media"


Explanation:
Suerte.

María Álvarez
Local time: 21:19
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arturo Delgado
11 mins

agree  Gándara
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cementing the church's "middle-class" aspirations
cristalizando los deseos de...


Explanation:
los deseos se cumplen, se cristalizan o se hacen realidad.
Tambien encontre asentar o cimentar como equivalentes para "cementing", pero no van con deseos/anhelos/aspiraciones.
Suerte.

Arturo Delgado
United States
Local time: 15:19
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 7
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cementing the church's "middle-class" aspirations
encarnando las aspiraciones "burguesas" de la iglesia


Explanation:
"Middle-class" lo veo aquí un poco peyorativo... se refiere a que esta iglesia tenía unas aspiraciones de "normalidad", de "mediocridad" incluso en el sentido de tener un status reconocido y cómodo.

Deschant
Local time: 20:19
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in category: 84
Grading comment
Gracias de nuevo

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cándida Artime Peñeñori
7 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cementing the church's "middle-class" aspirations
lo que fortaleció/fortaleciendo las aspiraciones de "clase media" de la Iglesia


Explanation:
Una opción más.

M. Isabel Ledesma
Argentina
Local time: 16:19
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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