Aug 13, 2007 13:53
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
campo de opiniones contradictorias
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
History
Un área de conocimiento histórico nativo fue, y continúa siendo hasta hoy, campo de opiniones contradictorias: el de ....
I rendered it as: controversial issue. Is there a standard equivalent to "campo de opiniones contradictorias".
As regards the different fields of aboriginal historical knowledge there was and until the present day, there still is a controversial issue: i.e. the field of ...
I rendered it as: controversial issue. Is there a standard equivalent to "campo de opiniones contradictorias".
As regards the different fields of aboriginal historical knowledge there was and until the present day, there still is a controversial issue: i.e. the field of ...
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... there still is one (referring back to "fields") where opinions clash: i.e. the field of ...
puedes evitar el uso de "issue" si te refieres hacia atrás a "fields" así.
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Henry Hinds
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a field rife with conflictive viewpoints / opinions
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liz askew
: Not "conflictive". This is in the sense of "opposing" without necessarily involving conflict. There is a difference./ Also you have inserted "rife" which is not in the text./This is too inflammatory.
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: me parece esta traducción con "rife" súper idiomática y excelente
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Muchas gracias, Deborah. Saludos.
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Sinead --
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Gracias, Sinead.
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Marina Herrera
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a field of contradictory opinions
a literal rendering is perfect.
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Lydia De Jorge
: sometimes literal is the best way, as in this case
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Thanks, Lydia.
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an area of controversy
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2 : to show antagonism or irreconcilability : fail to be in agreement or accord <his statement conflicts with the facts>
contradictory (acc. to Merriam-Webster):
a proposition so related to another that if either...