Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
knowing [as adj.]
Spanish translation:
al tanto
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Apr 11, 2011 03:19
13 yrs ago
English term
knowing [as adj.]
English to Spanish
Social Sciences
Religion
Could someone please help me with this one?
Here is the context, from an essay that is critical of modern culture and mores: "The 8-year-old girl in G-string and earrings is simultaneously childlike and knowing, a creature torn between worlds, and on the verge of desecration."
Thank you
Here is the context, from an essay that is critical of modern culture and mores: "The 8-year-old girl in G-string and earrings is simultaneously childlike and knowing, a creature torn between worlds, and on the verge of desecration."
Thank you
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 | al tanto |
David Hollywood
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| 4 +1 | informada/conocedora |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 4 | sensata |
Toni Romero
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| 4 | está al corriente de todo |
isabelmurill (X)
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| 4 | sabedora |
FVS (X)
|
References
| knowing |
Charles Davis
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Proposed translations
2 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
40
Selected
al tanto
diria yo
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Note added at 3 min (2011-04-11 03:23:45 GMT)
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en el sentido de que sabe de que se trata
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Note added at 7 min (2011-04-11 03:26:53 GMT)
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o: (bien) consciente
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Note added at 3 min (2011-04-11 03:23:45 GMT)
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en el sentido de que sabe de que se trata
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Note added at 7 min (2011-04-11 03:26:53 GMT)
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o: (bien) consciente
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+1
8 mins
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
76
2 hrs
Toni Romero
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Professionalism and attention to detail
Native in: Spanish , Catalan
Works in: English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
4
sensata
Es infantil y al mismo tiempo sensata, es decir, que es una cualidad que en principio se supone edades superiores
4 hrs
está al corriente de todo
Sin más contexto, yo diría que la niña en cuestión "... es infantil y, a la vez, está al corriente de todo...", queriendo decir con ello que es una niña, pero al mismo tiempo sabe muy bien las cosas que pasan en el mundo de los mayores a nivel de sexo, modas, tendencias, etc. que no correspondería conocer a su edad
5 hrs
sabedora
my tuppence. a slight connotation of the 'sabe todo' en el sentido despectivo que Charles acertadamente apunta en su nota.
Reference comments
4 hrs
Reference:
knowing
El sentido de "knowing" en este contexto se expresa bien en la siguiente definición:
"knowing
adjective
chiefly derogatory experienced or shrewd, especially excessively or prematurely so:
today's society is too knowing, too corrupt"
http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0447800#m_en...
Es peyorativo. Conlleva un toque de cinismo. Implica un conocimiento astuto, mundano, basado en una experiencia inadecuada o precoz.
"knowing
adjective
chiefly derogatory experienced or shrewd, especially excessively or prematurely so:
today's society is too knowing, too corrupt"
http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0447800#m_en...
Es peyorativo. Conlleva un toque de cinismo. Implica un conocimiento astuto, mundano, basado en una experiencia inadecuada o precoz.
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