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land-cruiser culture

Spanish translation: prodedente de un país rico / de una sociedad de consumo

17:31 Apr 7, 2005
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
English term or phrase: land-cruiser culture
Imagine a non-sensitive psycologist from the land-cruiser culture working in a rural area in Africa
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Spanish translation:prodedente de un país rico / de una sociedad de consumo
Explanation:
Seems to me that the author just coined this phrase, and that is the meaning. It would be risky to attempt to come up with a literal translation without altering the meaning.

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Note added at 19 mins (2005-04-07 17:51:11 GMT) Post-grading
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PROCEDENTE.. of course!
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George Rabel
Local time: 23:53
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +4prodedente de un país rico / de una sociedad de consumo
George Rabel


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
prodedente de un país rico / de una sociedad de consumo


Explanation:
Seems to me that the author just coined this phrase, and that is the meaning. It would be risky to attempt to come up with a literal translation without altering the meaning.

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Note added at 19 mins (2005-04-07 17:51:11 GMT) Post-grading
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PROCEDENTE.. of course!

George Rabel
Local time: 23:53
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 112
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandy T: if you mean 'procedente' estoy de acuedo. :-)
9 mins
  -> proZedente, claro! Gracias!
agree  Edgardo Herrera: Land Cruiser is a suburban truck model by Toyota.
41 mins
  -> Claro. Gracias
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Es un pun, creo. Porque Land Cruiser es el carro que más se usaría en una región como África, pero sólo pueden comprarlo aquellos que tienen la plata [o sea los que no viven precisamente allá], ¿no?
44 mins
  -> Exactamente mariteri. Si se te ocurre como traducirlo y preservar la ironia, pues aun estas a tiempo
agree  Egmont
53 mins
  -> muchas gracias
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