Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
convivencia: familia origen/familia propia/solo/otros
English translation:
live with/living arrangement: family of origin / own family / alone / other
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Jan 28, 2009 17:03
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
convivencia: familia origen/familia propia/solo/otros
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
sociology
This is a list of demographic data in a clinical study. It is in table format and comes in this context:
sexo: varón/mujer
convivencia: familia origen/familia propia/solo/otros
estado civil: casado/soltero/separado
I have found "conjugal family" here and I think that would work for "familia propia"
http://esl.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/psychology/2759...
but I am stuck on finding one word (or two at the most) for "convivencia". Home situation???
Thanks.
sexo: varón/mujer
convivencia: familia origen/familia propia/solo/otros
estado civil: casado/soltero/separado
I have found "conjugal family" here and I think that would work for "familia propia"
http://esl.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/psychology/2759...
but I am stuck on finding one word (or two at the most) for "convivencia". Home situation???
Thanks.
Change log
Jan 29, 2009 12:03: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
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United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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live with: family of origen / own family / alone / other
Mike :)
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My pleasure, Emma - Mike :)
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My pleasure, Emma - Mike :)
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MariCarmen Pizarro
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Thank you, MariCarmen - Mike :)
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liz askew
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Thank you, liz - Mike :)
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Lisa McCarthy
: 'origin' - and maybe 'living with'
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Thank you, Lisa - yes, "origin" - Mike :)
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mariacm
: "lives" with if appropriate
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Thank you, mariacm - Mike :)
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Remy Arce
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Thank you, Remy - Mike :)
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Marta 77
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Thank you, Marta - Mike :)
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Refugio
: How would you distinguish "own family" from "family of origin"? Are not our parents our own family?
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Comment: "Thanks Mike"
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Joseph Tein
United States
United States
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English
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various possibilities
I think that one of these might work:
Lives with:
Living arrangement:
Living situation:
Lives with:
Living arrangement:
Living situation:
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Housing: live with birth family / nuclear family / alone / other
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[PDF]
Defining Family Defining Family
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her husband's family or part of her birth family .... Nuclear family should perform two functions: childrearing and provision of ... residing in the same housing unit. A residing in the same housing unit. A ... person living alone or multiple unrelated individuals or families living together” ...
www.sarkisian.net/sc008/what_is_family.pdf - Similar pages
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Bowing to MediaMatrix' valid point, how about "live with parent(s) or guardian(s) / nuclear family / alone / other living situation"? The only problem is that by trying to cover every possibility, the translation gets longer and longer.
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[PDF]
Defining Family Defining Family
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
her husband's family or part of her birth family .... Nuclear family should perform two functions: childrearing and provision of ... residing in the same housing unit. A residing in the same housing unit. A ... person living alone or multiple unrelated individuals or families living together” ...
www.sarkisian.net/sc008/what_is_family.pdf - Similar pages
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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-01-29 02:54:03 GMT)
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Bowing to MediaMatrix' valid point, how about "live with parent(s) or guardian(s) / nuclear family / alone / other living situation"? The only problem is that by trying to cover every possibility, the translation gets longer and longer.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Thanks, Muriel
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Jennifer Levey
: 'birth family' would be an unfortunate choice of words if the form has to be completed by someone who was adopted or fostered as a child
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You are probably right about that one, but then "family or origin" wouldn't work either. Do you have a suggestion for a term that would cover both situations?
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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living: with parents / in own home / alone / other
For reasons mentioned elsewhere, 'birth family' and 'family of origin' may not be appropriate here.
The standard expressions in (UK) English are those given above, which are all neutral in terms of precise family relationships between the individuals concerned. In particular, orphans or other children in care are usually happy to refer to the people who provided for their childhood needs as 'parents' ('foster parents', etc.) even if they are not members of the same family; likewise, 'in own home' makes no value judgements regarding the form or legality of the convivencia.
The standard expressions in (UK) English are those given above, which are all neutral in terms of precise family relationships between the individuals concerned. In particular, orphans or other children in care are usually happy to refer to the people who provided for their childhood needs as 'parents' ('foster parents', etc.) even if they are not members of the same family; likewise, 'in own home' makes no value judgements regarding the form or legality of the convivencia.
Discussion
The problem was finding short ways of fitting it into the table and you have all come up with good ideas.