Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
capacidad de abstraerse de todo lo existente
English translation:
who are able/with the ability to detach themselves from everything that already exists
Added to glossary by
Brenda Joseph
Jul 16, 2008 15:41
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
capacidad de abstraerse de todo lo existente
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Es en el contexto de patentes de invención:
"Sólo pueden inventar aquellos que tienen la capacidad de abstraerse de todo lo existente"
"Sólo pueden inventar aquellos que tienen la capacidad de abstraerse de todo lo existente"
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57 mins
Daniel Coria
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Argentina
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who are able/with the ability to detach themselves from everything that already exists
Only those with the ability to detach themselves from everything that already exists can invent/be inventors.
My 2 cents...
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-16 16:44:20 GMT)
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"Inventions can only come from those with the ability to detach themselves from everything that already exists".
I thought it would be good to move the attention on "invent/invention" to the beginning of the sentence to reflect the same intention as in the source text.
My 2 cents...
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-16 16:44:20 GMT)
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"Inventions can only come from those with the ability to detach themselves from everything that already exists".
I thought it would be good to move the attention on "invent/invention" to the beginning of the sentence to reflect the same intention as in the source text.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias a todos por sus aportes!"
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7 mins
Gerardo Garcia Ramis
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico
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4
[only those who have the] ability to withdraw from all extant things/from all that exists
an option.
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Nelida Kreer
: Te apuntaste un poroto, como decimos por aqui, Gerardo. También "from their surroundings" . Saludos.
25 mins
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Gracias, "surroundings" también brega, como decimos coloquialmente.
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Egmont
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Gracias.
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Mónica Sauza
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Gracias.
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Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
: I think this sound too abstract- we are talking about inventors who use their imagination to come up with a new product here, as the context is patents.
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Abstraction is the core, precisely, they have to withdraw into a different mindset, to "detach" themselves, as Daniel Coria posits, in order to visualize new concepts.
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ability to see beyond existing solutions
I think you need to be a bit flexible here- a literal translation sounds rather too philosophical for a discussion of patents. The underlying idea seems to be that a true inventor can go beyond existing solutions to find completely new ones, and can see solutions to new problems. 'Thinking outside the box' is another expression that might fit here.
Example sentence:
Innovation in business as well as technology means going beyond existing solutions and paradigms.
The true inventor can see beyond existing solutions and think outside the box.
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Jackie Bowman
: Neat option. I think that's the gist -- more literally, those who can detach themselves from the world as it is.
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Sp-EnTranslator
: Thinking outside the box is great here// I also like Jackie 's suggestion here.
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Carol Gullidge
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ability not to allow oneself to be distracted by reality.
This is another option.
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54 mins
Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Mexico
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English
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Mexico
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20
the capacity to go beyond all that exists
Star Trek: The Movie (what Vger wanted)
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Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
: We are talking about inventions that might be patented here, not travel beyond the known universe!
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I still think it is applicable, in spite of it's sci-fi origins.
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the ability to put everything that exists out of their minds
English is more concrete than Spanish, and to me "abstraerse de algo" means to put something out of one's mind
10 hrs
the ability to isolate themselves from everything around them
another option :)
2 days 20 hrs
only those capable of abstracting themselves from everything that's been done before
...abstracting themselves from everything that's already here. or abstracting themselves from everything.
The link is to article about the founder if Intel.
The link is to article about the founder if Intel.
Example sentence:
He has an uncanny ability to abstract himself from a decision..
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