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grassroots communities

Spanish translation: comunidades / agrupaciones de base

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English term or phrase:grassroots communities
Spanish translation:comunidades / agrupaciones de base
Entered by: René Cofré Baeza

10:33 Aug 31, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Region (source): English (United Kingdom)
Region (target): Spanish (Castillian)
English term or phrase: grassroots communities
Many grassroots communities are cynical about what appears to them to be yet another consultation on government policy; in recent years the Government has consulted more and more widely on its policies in every area, yet all too often little obvious change results from such exercises.
Neosystec
Local time: 05:44
comunidades / agrupaciones de base
Explanation:
En este caso creo que lo dejaría simplemente como comunidades o agrupaciones solamente
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René Cofré Baeza
Germany
Local time: 05:44
Grading comment
Gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3comunidades tradicionales/populares
Margarita Gonzalez
4 +3comunidades / agrupaciones de base
René Cofré Baeza
4comunidad o población rural
starlight


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
comunidades tradicionales/populares


Explanation:
Otra podria ser indigena/autoctona/ segun el contexto. Espero que te sirva y perdon por la ausencia de tildes y otros signos pero estoy en computadora ajena.

Margarita Gonzalez
Local time: 22:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joaquim Siles-Borràs
54 mins
  -> Gracias Joaquim
agree  milliecoquis: agree
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Millie
agree  Egmont
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, AVRM
disagree  Orestes Robledo: El Oxford trae "grassroots" separado (grass roots) y el Harper Collins unido por guión, pero ambos lo traducen como "de base"
5 hrs
agree  Santiago Hersch
9 hrs
  -> Gracias, Santiago.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
comunidades / agrupaciones de base


Explanation:
En este caso creo que lo dejaría simplemente como comunidades o agrupaciones solamente

René Cofré Baeza
Germany
Local time: 05:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont: too!
5 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias
agree  Orestes Robledo
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Orestes
agree  Elena Rodríguez: esto es lo que se suele usar; abarca no sólo el pueblo llano sino las organizaciones sociales
8 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
comunidad o población rural


Explanation:
Pienso que es lo que quiere decir. (personas que habitan en áreas rurales)

starlight
Local time: 22:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 62

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Orestes Robledo: El Oxford lo trae separado (grass roots) y el Harper Collins unido por guión, pero ambos lo traducen como "de base"
57 mins
agree  María Solís Munuera
7 hrs
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