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familia sencilla

English translation: modest family

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Spanish term or phrase:familia sencilla
English translation:modest family
Entered by: María Eugenia Wachtendorff

05:46 Oct 19, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Spanish term or phrase: familia sencilla
Proviene de una familia sencilla en la que su padre trabajaba como empleado en el Puerto de San Antonio y su madre era profesora. El se crió en Santo Domingo, tuvo una infancia simple, con pocos recursos económicos y apoyo de parte de sus padres para que estudiara, practicara deportes y llevara a cabo sus sueños. En el último año de educación media realizó un intercambio en EEUU y una vez finalizada la universidad y ya trabajando decidió hacer un MBA en Harvard.

IN CHILE, "UNA FAMILIA SENCILLA" HAS A CULTURAL IMPLICATION.

Thanks!
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Local time: 12:13
modest family
Explanation:
Va con la otra, aunque me gustaría una alternativa.
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 10:13
Grading comment
¡Gracias a todos, amigos!
"Modest" me parece perfecto en este caso.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6modest family
Henry Hinds
3 +3ordinary family
CMJ_Trans (X)
3 +2ordinary family
kelime
4 +1a family of humble means
Bubo Coroman (X)
5humble family
Sandra Rodriguez
5ordinary femily
vivimari
4poor family
moken
3simple family
Ashok Pipal


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
modest family


Explanation:
Va con la otra, aunque me gustaría una alternativa.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 10:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 132
Grading comment
¡Gracias a todos, amigos!
"Modest" me parece perfecto en este caso.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  moken: :O)
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Álvaro.

agree  MDI-IDM
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, MDI-IDM.

agree  Carol Gullidge
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Carol.

agree  Refugio: From the description of the parents' employment, it doesn't sound like they were poor.
10 hrs
  -> Gracias, Ruth.

agree  Manuel Rossetti (X)
13 hrs
  -> Gracias, Emily.

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: How about "a family of modest means"?
16 hrs
  -> Gracias, Muriel. Although I replied as such to another question a bit further on.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ordinary family


Explanation:
una alternativa

kelime
France
Local time: 18:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  XXXphxxx (X)
15 mins
  -> Thanks Simpson !

agree  Lydia De Jorge
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Thanks Lydia !
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ordinary family


Explanation:
might work here

he came from a very simple family background - you could also say

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-19 07:11:44 GMT)
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his parents were quite simple people

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 18:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales: "Very simple family background" - I like it!
26 mins

agree  Refugio: I also like the two uses of simple.
9 hrs

agree  vivimari
1 day 6 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a family of humble means


Explanation:
"means" = bienestar material

aunque los dos padres estaban trabajando, no hace mención de cuántos hijos había en total, y más tarde pone "con pocos recursos económicos", lo que me hace pensar que "sencilla" se refiere también al nivel económico de la familia

Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 167

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  beatricepeaslee
10 hrs
  -> thanks Beatrice, have a nice evening :-) Deborah
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
humble family


Explanation:
una alternativa

Sandra Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 12:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
simple family


Explanation:
In India we call it a "Simple family"

Ashok Pipal
Local time: 21:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ordinary femily


Explanation:
la palabrav sencilla es ordinary en ingles. Aveces esta mal traducida como ordinario, en sentido negativo. Pero es sencillo, comun.

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Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2007-10-20 13:59:31 GMT)
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otra posibilidad seria simple family que en este caso serian sinonimos

vivimari
Local time: 13:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
poor family


Explanation:
Hola de nuevo,

Bueno y dirás, ¿a qué tanta insistencia? Desde luego, tienes otras muchas maneras de decirlo.

Depende de a quién vaya dirigido el texto.

Últimamanete alguno de mis clientes británicos del tercer sector insisten en un lenguaje menos eufemístico en sus comunicaciones externas. Los españoles por el contrario siguen prefiriendo un enfoque más pc. Son puntos de vista.

En cualquier caso, tampoco veo la necesidad de repetir 'poor', pero quizá te encaje para uno de los dos casos.

¡Suerte!

Álvaro :O) :O)

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Note added at 4 days (2007-10-23 07:11:17 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias por la nota ME. No hacía falta, pero se agradece. Sé que tu criterio es el bueno. ;O) ;O)

moken
Local time: 17:13
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 47
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