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convivencia: familia origen/familia propia/solo/otros

English translation: live with/living arrangement: family of origin / own family / alone / other

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Spanish term or phrase:convivencia: familia origen/familia propia/solo/otros
English translation:live with/living arrangement: family of origin / own family / alone / other
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

17:03 Jan 28, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / sociology
Spanish term or phrase: convivencia: familia origen/familia propia/solo/otros
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.
Emma Goldsmith
Spain
Local time: 17:15
live with: family of origen / own family / alone / other
Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 19 hrs (2009-01-29 12:04:18 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, Emma - Mike :)
Selected response from:

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:15
Grading comment
Thanks Mike
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6live with: family of origen / own family / alone / other
Michael Powers (PhD)
4 +1various possibilities
Joseph Tein
4 +1Housing: live with birth family / nuclear family / alone / other
Refugio
4living: with parents / in own home / alone / other
Jennifer Levey


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
various possibilities


Explanation:
I think that one of these might work:
Lives with:
Living arrangement:
Living situation:

Joseph Tein
United States
Local time: 08:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 412

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Refugio
45 mins
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Housing: live with birth family / nuclear family / alone / other


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-28 18:05:43 GMT)
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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.

Refugio
Local time: 08:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel
neutral  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
6 hrs
  -> 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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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
living: with parents / in own home / alone / other


Explanation:
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.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 11:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
live with: family of origen / own family / alone / other


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 19 hrs (2009-01-29 12:04:18 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, Emma - Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 274
Grading comment
Thanks Mike

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MariCarmen Pizarro
6 mins
  -> Thank you, MariCarmen - Mike :)
agree  liz askew
14 mins
  -> Thank you, liz - Mike :)
agree  Lisa McCarthy: 'origin' - and maybe 'living with'
18 mins
  -> Thank you, Lisa - yes, "origin" - Mike :)
agree  mariacm: "lives" with if appropriate
57 mins
  -> Thank you, mariacm - Mike :)
agree  Remy Arce
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Remy - Mike :)
agree  Marta 77
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Marta - Mike :)
neutral  Refugio: How would you distinguish "own family" from "family of origin"? Are not our parents our own family?
9 hrs
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