Aug 26, 2005 18:48
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term

costumbrismo

Spanish to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
un pasado de complaciente costumbrismo

Acá no se refiere al costumbrismo como escuela de arte, sino a las costumbres... se refiere a una sociedad menos industrializada...

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Non-ProZ.com Aug 31, 2005:
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Proposed translations

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complacent adherence to traditional folkways and mores

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c) institutions = clusters of folkways and mores ... a. ideal culture: formally
approved folkways and mores which people are supposed to follow -- overt ...
www.lrc.edu/soc/thomasm/SOC100/UNIT 2.doc - Similar pages

HINDU MANNERS
They are those folkways and mores that have persisted for a very long time and
have been passed down from one generation to another. ...
www.mypurohith.com/Epics/Hindu_Manners.asp - 32k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):

agree Margarita Gonzalez : Great, Ruth!
2 mins
Thanks, MargaEsther
agree Oso (X) : ¶:^)
19 mins
Fun fact: whenever my dad wanted me to do something (as a kid) and I would ask why I had to, he would always reply, "Because it's part of the folkways and mores." I never had a comeback!
agree Angelo Berbotto : se ajusta y tiene un sabor literario también... yo iría por esta opción
46 mins
Gracias, Angelo
agree Patricia Rosas : I like this, too, but if it's too long then just "complacent adherence to tradition"?
1 hr
Good suggestion, thanks, Patricia
agree Muriel Vasconcellos : Nice! I also like Patricia's version.
2 hrs
Thanks, Muriel
agree Adriana de Groote : Very nice, Ruth. Patricia's short version could also work
4 hrs
Thanks, Adriana, I agree.
agree Lucy Phillips : like your explanation - prefer Patricia's wording!
13 hrs
Thanks, Lucy. If she had posted a separate answer, she would have received many agrees, including mine.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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8 mins

customs and manners

my sugg.
Peer comment(s):

agree David Hollywood : a tad faster and I agree :)
2 mins
tks David!
agree John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance)
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Tks!
agree JaneTranslates
14 mins
tks!
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9 mins

manners and customs

great influence on the criticism of manners and customs (el costumbrismo). ...
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10 mins

traditionalism

websters defines it as: 1 : adherence to the doctrines or practices of a tradition
2 : the beliefs of those opposed to modernism, liberalism, or radicalism

Hope this helps
Peer comment(s):

agree María Teresa Taylor Oliver : Me gusta tu respuesta. Saludos :)
47 mins
Gracias Maria Teresa
agree Orestes Robledo
1 hr
Gracias Orestes
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47 mins

habitual complacency

Habitual complacency as we go with the flow and adopt customs (or "costumbres" or "habits") which may or may not b correct or acceptable
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a past marked by complacent traditionalism

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