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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

dirigido a referenciar a la Argentina como perteneciente al

English translation:

designed to portray Argentina as belonging to the First-World

Added to glossary by Marcelo González
Jun 11, 2013 09:44
10 yrs ago
Spanish term

dirigido a referenciar a la Argentina como perteneciente al

Spanish to English Social Sciences History politics
El discurso oficial dirigido a referenciar a la Argentina como perteneciente al Primer Mundo, o aspirante
a tal, llevó a dar otros pasos en dirección a Washington y a la reafirmación de su separación de los
países en desarrollo, retirando en 1991 a la Argentina del Movimiento de Países No Alineados.

many thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 designed to portray Argentina as belonging to the First-World
4 designed to ensure Argentina was considered as a first world country
4 aiming to picture/portray Argentina as a first-world country or as an aspiring one
Change log

Jun 21, 2013 05:52: Marcelo González Created KOG entry

Discussion

Marcelo González Jun 15, 2013:
Since "referenciar" does not appear in the DRAE, we may need to rely almost entirely on usage, which can vary greatly. Since they are both high-register, low-frequency terms, "referenciar" and "to reference" might be considered equivalents. That said, I think the suggestion (of Juan Pablo) of "portray" conveys the sense of the ST rather nicely. I also like Pat's "designed" (rather than "directed" in this context).
Neil Ashby Jun 11, 2013:
@ susi Well as requested in the Kudoz rules and by other users, you should include the possibilities you had in mind in your question - a little collaboration gets a lot of good faith.
susiq (asker) Jun 11, 2013:
Dear all, I asked this question because I had many different possibilities and I didn't know which one to choose. I am sorry if I caused any inconvinience. Thanks to all of you
Neil Ashby Jun 11, 2013:
Fair enough..... but aren't we (or not so much me, as in this case I just 'spat' out the first thing that came to mind without paying much attention) acting as somebody's editor and doing their job for them. Are there any signs of effort from the asker?
Emily Marcuccilli (X) Jun 11, 2013:
@Bill I agree. Perhaps *which classes Argentina as a first-world nation*?
Billh Jun 11, 2013:
actually I think it is directed at referring to Argentina as a first-world nation
Neil Ashby Jun 11, 2013:
directed with reference to Argentina as a first-world nation,
all words available in any dictionary, which part is giving you difficulties?

Proposed translations

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designed to portray Argentina as belonging to the First-World

I think some aspects of the previous two suggestions are worth keeping; that is, "dirigido" can often be rendered as "designed" and as for "referenciar" (to "reference" perhaps, though it's not in the DRAE), this term could be thought of here as "alluding to," "mentioning" or "referring to" Argentina in the context of its being considered a First World country.

Another option might be "designed to refer to Argentina as a First World country."
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designed to ensure Argentina was considered as a first world country

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aiming to picture/portray Argentina as a first-world country or as an aspiring one

Esta sí

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Note added at 6 días (2013-06-17 18:24:50 GMT)
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aiming to picture/portray Argentina as a first-world or a to-be first-world country
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