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... su estrecha cooperación en las altas finalidades de la cultura humana.

English translation: their close cooperation in the high purposes/aims of human culture

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Spanish term or phrase:... su estrecha cooperación en las altas finalidades de la cultura humana.
English translation:their close cooperation in the high purposes/aims of human culture
Entered by: Heather Chinchilla

01:29 Dec 19, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / Spanish to U.S. English
Spanish term or phrase: ... su estrecha cooperación en las altas finalidades de la cultura humana.
Los Estados xxxxxxx reafirman los siguientes principios:

...

l) Los Estados xxxxxx proclaman los derechos fundamentales de la persona humana sin hacer distinción de raza, nacionalidad, credo o sexo.
m) La unidad espiritual del Continente se basa en el respeto de la personalidad cultural de los países americanos y demanda *su estrecha cooperación en las altas finalidades de la cultura humana.*
n) La educación de los pueblos debe orientarse hacia la justicia, la libertad y la paz.


The main parts I'm having trouble with are "las altas finalidades" and "de la cultura humana".
Heather Chinchilla
United States
Local time: 10:48
their close cooperation in the high purposes of human culture
Explanation:
su estrecha cooperación en las altas finalidades de la cultura humana = their close cooperation in the high purposes of human culture
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 08:48
Grading comment
Thank you Henry, and all for your suggestions and insights. This is the closest to what I ended up using. I ended up using "aims" instead of "purposes" to be consistent with other parts of the text.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2their close cooperation in the high purposes of human culture
Henry Hinds
5 +1their close cooperation for the high purposes of civilization
Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
4...and demands the strictest cooperation towards the higher goals of the human culture
Lydia De Jorge


Discussion entries: 5





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
their close cooperation in the high purposes of human culture


Explanation:
su estrecha cooperación en las altas finalidades de la cultura humana = their close cooperation in the high purposes of human culture

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 08:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 661
Grading comment
Thank you Henry, and all for your suggestions and insights. This is the closest to what I ended up using. I ended up using "aims" instead of "purposes" to be consistent with other parts of the text.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Henry, and thank you! :-) -Heather


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Rosas
7 mins
  -> Gracias, Patricia.
agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Silvia.
neutral  Manuel Cedeño Berrueta: Agree, though the official English version of the “Protocol of Washington” (the document that Heather is translating) is slightly different. Saludos.
9 hrs
  -> Interesting, but being the “Protocol of Washington”, that would have been nice CONTEXT to have!
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...and demands the strictest cooperation towards the higher goals of the human culture


Explanation:
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 09:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hello Lydia, and thank you! :-) -Heather

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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
their close cooperation for the high purposes of civilization


Explanation:
their close cooperation for the high purposes of civilization

This is the official English version of this document.
All the best,
Manuel
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Artículo 3
Los Estados Americanos reafirman los siguientes principios:
m) La unidad espiritual del Continente se basa en el respeto de la personalidad cultural de los países americanos y demanda su estrecha cooperación en las altas finalidades de la cultura humana.
[Protocolo de Reformas a la Carta de la Organización de los Estados Americanos
”Protocolo De Washington”, Washington, D.C., el 14 de diciembre de 1992; <http://www.oas.org/juridico/spanish/tratados/a-56.html>]


Article 3
The American States reaffirm the following principles:
(…)
m) The spiritual unity of the continent is based on respect for the cultural values of the American countries and requires their close cooperation for the high purposes of civilization;
[Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States “Protocol of Washington”, December 14th, 1992; <http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/oasinstr/washington1997.html>...]



Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
Local time: 10:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Manuel, and thank you! :-) Heather


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds: Y yo no lo hubera traducido así, pero para que veas... En realidad uno se tiene que ir con la oficial en este caso.
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Henry. Como sabemos, el contexto lo es casi todo; la oración me sonó familiar, busqué para comprobar y efectivamente se trata del Protocolo de Washington. Un saludo, hermano.
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