Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"[...] a black or fair man [...]"
Spanish translation:
un hombre malvado (wicked) o un hombre honrado/justo (fair)
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Paula Sepúlveda (X)
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English term
"[...] a black of fair man [...]"
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Texto ingl�s de principios del 18
Es un texto del siglo 18, no tengo claro c�mo puedo traducir la idea, �quiz�s quiera decir "villano o noble"? Esta es la frase, es un texto de Joseph Addison. GRACIAS
"I have observed, that a Reader seldom peruses a Book with Pleasure 'till he knows whether the Writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or cholerick Disposition, Married or Bachelor, with other Particulars of the like nature, [...]".
"I have observed, that a Reader seldom peruses a Book with Pleasure 'till he knows whether the Writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or cholerick Disposition, Married or Bachelor, with other Particulars of the like nature, [...]".
Proposed translations
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| 3 | un hombre malvado (wicked) o un hombre honrado/justo (fair) |
Paula Sepúlveda (X)
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| 4 +3 | "...es moreno o rubio.." |
Maria Mastruzzo
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| 4 | si es un hombre de tez oscura o de tez clara/blanca |
teju
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| 3 | un hombre de color o un hombre blanco |
Paula Sepúlveda (X)
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May 25, 2009 08:49: Paula Sepúlveda (X) Created KOG entry
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Paula Sepúlveda (X)
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un hombre malvado (wicked) o un hombre honrado/justo (fair)
Según el autor de este libro, Addison se refiere a un hombre malvado.
http://books.google.es/books?id=ZKA7Y_oXD0cC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&...
http://books.google.es/books?id=ZKA7Y_oXD0cC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&...
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| Sí, tu respuesta hila más fino. Gracias |
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Maria Mastruzzo
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"...es moreno o rubio.."
En mi opinión, se refiere al aspecto físico, porque luego habla del carácter, del estado civil.
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Paula Sepúlveda (X)
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un hombre de color o un hombre blanco
Creo que podría estar hablando de esta distinción racial; A 'white' person was simply a fair-complexioned individual; a 'black' person, a dark-complexioned one. This old way of seeing things persists today in ...
www.amazon.com/Fair-Women-Dark-Men-Forgotten/dp/1877275727 - 196k -
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http://books.google.es/books?id=4M0NAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA170&lpg=PA...
www.amazon.com/Fair-Women-Dark-Men-Forgotten/dp/1877275727 - 196k -
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http://books.google.es/books?id=4M0NAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA170&lpg=PA...
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si es un hombre de tez oscura o de tez clara/blanca
Está distinguiendo entre el color de la piel, me parece que es una buena opción para evitar decir "si es negro o blanco".
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