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...el sueño liberador...

English translation: the dream of freedom

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Spanish term or phrase:...el sueño liberador...
English translation:the dream of freedom
Entered by: Jeffrey James Maccoux

22:43 May 26, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / Sub-Saharan Africa
Spanish term or phrase: ...el sueño liberador...
...ha desaparecido el sueño liberador de un modelo de vida...
Jeffrey James Maccoux
Local time: 22:40
the dream of freedom
Explanation:
The 'dream of freedom' has not brought to many African countries what they desired, but terrible consequences. South Africa is one of the prime, but not unique examples.

Africa: How we killed our dreams of freedom. William Gumede. Published 02 ... Yet the diplomacy of South Africa, from which most African countries take their ...www.newstatesman.com/200704020016

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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2007-05-28 17:30:00 GMT)
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Just a few more of the 6,000+ refs to "dream of freedom"

... of dissent and crush the dream of freedom that inspired Mapetla Mohapi, Steve ... to disappear, as essentially white South Africa came to understand that it had ...southafrica-newyork.net/consulate/.../lfp040923.htm - 21k - Cached - More from this site
The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom : Indybay
south africa. canada. hamilton. maritimes. montreal. ontario. ottawa. quebec. thunder bay ... What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom. by Adam Curtis. Sunday ...www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/11/18375640.php - 47k - Cached - More from this site
22 March 1956 - Martin Luther King is arrested for his role in a bus ...
His dream of freedom became a dream of Black people ... against South Africa. ... a resolution calling for international isolation of South Africa ...home.intekom.com/southafricanhistoryonline/.../thisday/1956-03-22.htm - 5k - Cached - More from this site
SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC
Gwangwa, Jonas Mosa (South Africa) ... His life long dream of freedom was realised in 1994 when Nelson Mandela was elected ...www.music.org.za/artist.asp?ID=67&v=true - 23k - Cached - More from this site
allAfrica.com: South Africa: SABC Refuses to Air 'Hate Speech' AD (Page ...
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience ... his dream of freedom - decries the problems of crime and Aids in South Africa. ...allafrica.com/stories/200704270570.html
Selected response from:

bigedsenior
Local time: 13:40
Grading comment
This was the answer I chose. Note: I also found this exact term in another forum. Thank you! Jeff
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5the liberating dream
Patricia Baldwin
4 +2redeeming dream
Luis Javier Otoya
5 +1the dream of freedom
bigedsenior
3 +1emancipating dream
Lorena Vallejos
3the releasing dream
Marisol Sahagun


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
...el sueã±o liberador...
the releasing dream


Explanation:
Si I understand. Good luck!

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Note added at 9 minutos (2007-05-26 22:53:20 GMT)
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So I understand (sorry for the typo)

Marisol Sahagun
Local time: 14:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the liberating dream


Explanation:
the liberating dream



    Reference: http://www.galway.ie/en/Services/Library/ReadingMatters/Libe...
Patricia Baldwin
United States
Local time: 13:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jim Tucker (X): doubt there's anything better
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much.
agree  esing (X)
5 hrs
  -> Hello and many thanks.
agree  Gad Kohenov: This is the professional term.
9 hrs
  -> Much obliged.I appreciate your agree.
agree  Gacela20
21 hrs
  -> Thank you for your agree.
agree  egi
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Hello and many thanks.
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
redeeming dream


Explanation:
bueno, esa es la idea, creo

Luis Javier Otoya
Local time: 15:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez
3 hrs
  -> Gracias!
agree  esing (X)
4 hrs
  -> Gracias!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
emancipating dream


Explanation:
Otra opción.
...the emancipating dream of a model of life...

AFRICA-EUROPE SYMPOSIUM
Thus modernity, the time of the emancipating dream, is also the
time of total visions of the world, a time of ideologies. The ideology tends to impose the ...
www.maltachurch.org.mt/CCEE_press/Pre 2005/CCEE Forte ENG.p...

... to be able to start from scratch is not calculated into his model of
life. ... one's own perspective on life and emancipation have a key role ...
http://www.kunstverein-muenchen.de/?dir=02_archiv_archive/20...


Lorena Vallejos
Bolivia
Local time: 16:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jim Tucker (X): works too
14 mins
  -> Thanks, Jim.
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the dream of freedom


Explanation:
The 'dream of freedom' has not brought to many African countries what they desired, but terrible consequences. South Africa is one of the prime, but not unique examples.

Africa: How we killed our dreams of freedom. William Gumede. Published 02 ... Yet the diplomacy of South Africa, from which most African countries take their ...www.newstatesman.com/200704020016

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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2007-05-28 17:30:00 GMT)
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Just a few more of the 6,000+ refs to "dream of freedom"

... of dissent and crush the dream of freedom that inspired Mapetla Mohapi, Steve ... to disappear, as essentially white South Africa came to understand that it had ...southafrica-newyork.net/consulate/.../lfp040923.htm - 21k - Cached - More from this site
The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom : Indybay
south africa. canada. hamilton. maritimes. montreal. ontario. ottawa. quebec. thunder bay ... What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom. by Adam Curtis. Sunday ...www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/11/18375640.php - 47k - Cached - More from this site
22 March 1956 - Martin Luther King is arrested for his role in a bus ...
His dream of freedom became a dream of Black people ... against South Africa. ... a resolution calling for international isolation of South Africa ...home.intekom.com/southafricanhistoryonline/.../thisday/1956-03-22.htm - 5k - Cached - More from this site
SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC
Gwangwa, Jonas Mosa (South Africa) ... His life long dream of freedom was realised in 1994 when Nelson Mandela was elected ...www.music.org.za/artist.asp?ID=67&v=true - 23k - Cached - More from this site
allAfrica.com: South Africa: SABC Refuses to Air 'Hate Speech' AD (Page ...
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience ... his dream of freedom - decries the problems of crime and Aids in South Africa. ...allafrica.com/stories/200704270570.html

bigedsenior
Local time: 13:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 120
Grading comment
This was the answer I chose. Note: I also found this exact term in another forum. Thank you! Jeff

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patrice
9 mins
  -> thanks, Patricia
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