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buscar sentirse identificado

English translation: sought to identify with

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Spanish term or phrase:buscar sentirse identificado
English translation:sought to identify with
Entered by: Marcelo González

08:29 Apr 2, 2016
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy
Spanish term or phrase: buscar sentirse identificado
¿Como puedo traducir al inglés: Hay tres factores principales para el gran desarrollo de la novela en la era victoriana: 1. "Una clase media que buscaba sentirse identificada/reflejada en sus lecturas"?
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rosevelvet
Spain
Local time: 18:28
sought to identify with
Explanation:
...the (middle class) life depicted in their readings

In this context, I think the preposition 'with' is especially important, i.e., He identifies with the yyyy lifestyle (not "He identifies himself" in this context).

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A middle class that sought to identify with the [middle class] life depicted/portrayed in their readings

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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-04-02 13:25:17 GMT)
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It's important to maintain the tone and register of the source text.

buscaba = sought (in this context)
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Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 06:28
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2sought to identify with
Marcelo González
4 +1wanted to see themselves reflected (in the books they read)
Adoración Bodoque Martínez
4 +1wanted to be able to relate
Veronica Sardon
4looking for self identification in what it read/was reading
Lisa Jane
3tried to find their own identity reflected in
Rosario Meriles


  

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
looking for self identification in what it read/was reading


Explanation:
depending if you go for the singular or plural of middle class it means they/it were/was looking to identify themselves/itself in what they/it was reading



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https://books.google.it/books?id=BCfKapRoly0C&pg=PT188&lpg=P...

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with a hyphen self-identification

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Note added at 57 mins (2016-04-02 09:26:52 GMT)
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I probably would prefer this wording: were/was looking to identify themselves/itself in what they/it was reading

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 18:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marcelo González: Yes but not "themselves" ● 'with' would suffice in this context and its meaning fits perfectly ● identify oneself is often used differently, e.g., He identifies himself as [insert race/ethnicity]
20 hrs
  -> In that case my first option would work better, self identification?
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wanted to see themselves reflected (in the books they read)


Explanation:
Another possibility.

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Note added at 1 hr (2016-04-02 10:04:02 GMT)
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Or: "a middle class who wanted a form of literature that would reflect their own identities". See link below, page 75:
https://books.google.ie/books?id=vZccBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA75&lpg=PA...

Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael van Laake: This is it. Clear and concise.
2 days 38 mins
  -> Thank you very much, bcndots.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wanted to be able to relate


Explanation:
I think relate sounds more natural than identify in English... "A middle class that wanted to be able to relate to what it was reading," something like that.

Veronica Sardon
Argentina
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marcelo González: Lo de "sentirse identificado" es lenguaje formal que se utiliza mucho en varias disciplinas académicas, como Estudios Culturales (as well as Gender Studies, Diaspora Studies, etc). Something with "identify" or "identity" may be the best option.
12 hrs
agree  Language Connection
24 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sought to identify with


Explanation:
...the (middle class) life depicted in their readings

In this context, I think the preposition 'with' is especially important, i.e., He identifies with the yyyy lifestyle (not "He identifies himself" in this context).

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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-04-02 10:45:18 GMT)
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A middle class that sought to identify with the [middle class] life depicted/portrayed in their readings

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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-04-02 13:25:17 GMT)
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It's important to maintain the tone and register of the source text.

buscaba = sought (in this context)

Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 06:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 542
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandra Cirera-García
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Sandra :-)
agree  philgoddard: Or "wanted books they could identify with".
2 hrs
  -> Thanks. Though I'm not so sure about your suggestion, as there may be stylistic considerations. Thanks again, Phil.
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tried to find their own identity reflected in


Explanation:
...reflected in the books they used to read/ their readings.

Rosario Meriles
Argentina
Local time: 13:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marcelo González: Trying "to find their own identity" implies something very different, i.e., that they still haven't "found" it or firmly established it.
9 hrs
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