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Spanish term or phrase:
la madre debía formar buenos ciudadanos y trabajadores, mientras los padres debí
English translation:
the mother should raise her children to be good citizens and workers, while fathers...
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
Feb 15, 2018 14:34
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Spanish term
Chile
la madre debía formar buenos ciudadanos y trabajadores, mientras los padres debí
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Spanish to English
Social Sciences
History
gender and politics, Chile
I need to translate this sentence - however, the original is a book in English and I can't get access to the digital edition. It would be ideal to use the terms the author herself uses in my translation. If anyone has access to p54-56 of this book, or just this part of the text, I would appreciate it. The text is
Rosemblatt, K. (2000). Gendered Compromises: Political Culture and the State in Chile, 1920-1950. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
Esta idea de “limpieza de vida”, se basaba en una familia nuclear, donde la madre debía formar buenos ciudadanos y trabajadores, mientras los padres debían cumplir el rol de proveedores y ser trabajadores honorables, con hábitos de trabajo, educados, disciplinados, patriota, sin vicios y ordenados (Rosemblatt, 2000: 54-56).
Thanks in advance!
Rosemblatt, K. (2000). Gendered Compromises: Political Culture and the State in Chile, 1920-1950. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
Esta idea de “limpieza de vida”, se basaba en una familia nuclear, donde la madre debía formar buenos ciudadanos y trabajadores, mientras los padres debían cumplir el rol de proveedores y ser trabajadores honorables, con hábitos de trabajo, educados, disciplinados, patriota, sin vicios y ordenados (Rosemblatt, 2000: 54-56).
Thanks in advance!
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the mother should raise her children to be good citizens and workers, while fathers...
Una opción que me parece un poco más acertada.
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Gracias, gabonino.
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Thank you, yael..
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Stephen D. Moore
: This sounds idiomatic. I would suggest not making "mother" singular and "fathers" plural; both one or both the other.
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Thanks, Stephen.
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The mother should raise good citizens and workers...
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It was the mother's job to raise good citizens and workers
Another take on the expression :)
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Maybe 'hard' workers, as opposed to blue collar workers.
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