Apr 11, 2013 14:41
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term
de color castaño
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Colombian Spanish
What is being referred to in this specific context, please?:
[Fromer president Uribe] parece dispuesto a dejar de lado su pretendido espíritu democrático de color castaño para ingresar al campo oscuro de las aventuras militaristas que tanto le agradan.
[Fromer president Uribe] parece dispuesto a dejar de lado su pretendido espíritu democrático de color castaño para ingresar al campo oscuro de las aventuras militaristas que tanto le agradan.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | his own Castaño-flavored version of democracy |
Robert Forstag
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| 4 +1 | ...his pretended centre democratic spirit |
Esmeralda Gómez
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Robert Forstag
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Spanish term (edited):
su pretendido espíritu democrático de color castaño
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his own Castaño-flavored version of democracy
As others have pointed out, the original puns on the word "castaño" and the identical name of the deceased paramilitary leader.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-04-11 17:05:14 GMT)
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Or perhaps even "Castaño-colored" (which would preserve the wordplay of the Spanish, even though the pun would be lost on readers who don't know the meaning of "castaño."
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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-04-11 17:05:14 GMT)
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Or perhaps even "Castaño-colored" (which would preserve the wordplay of the Spanish, even though the pun would be lost on readers who don't know the meaning of "castaño."
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neilmac
: Preserving the veiled reference is a tall order on this one...
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Yes, indeed. Thank you, Neil.
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Audra deFalco (X)
: Yes.
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Thank you, Sognatrice.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes Robert, I think this must be it. My thanks to all for your input."
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Esmeralda Gómez
Spain
Spain
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
...his pretended centre democratic spirit
A suggestion. I believe it talks about colours -in politics- he is pretendedly in the centre (brown), but in reality he is in the right (black).
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Audra deFalco (X)
: This too!
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Discussion
Please feel free to ridicule - I know nothing about Columbian politics or history, I;m just wildly guessing.
Contacts begun in 2002 with the paramilitary AUC forces and their leader Carlos Castaño, which had publicly expressed their will to declare a cease-fire, continued in 2003 amid a degree of national and international controversy.