Aug 15, 2017 11:51
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Spanish term
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arca de las esencias culturales tradicionales
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Archaeology
Text from the Canary Islands
Pero en el ámbito considerado, sobre una base pastoril y silvícola, se desarrolló desde antaño una agricultura de supervivencia. Se consolidaron núcleos poblacionales trogloditas en lomos y en venas de barranco en torno a los nacientes, y se fue construyendo un terrazgo abancalado literalmente colgado sobre precipicios. Paisaje limite también en lo espiritual, donde el aislamiento y la dureza de las condiciones de vida coexisten con un sentimiento de centralidad geográfica y también, en cierta medida, ***arca de las esencias culturales tradicionales***.
Hi. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to word this in English.
Hi. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to word this in English.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | a treasure chest containing the essence of traditional cultures |
Helena Chavarria
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Helena Chavarria
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a treasure chest containing the essence of traditional cultures
An 'arca' is a treasure chest or a safe.
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen="arc...
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Or 'hoard'
A stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded.
‘he came back to rescue his little hoard of gold’
1.1 An ancient store of coins or other valuable artefacts.
‘a hoard of Romano-British bronzes’
1.2 An amassed store of useful information, retained for future use.
‘a hoard of secret information about his work’
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/hoard
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Or a 'hoard of traditional cultural essences';
a 'treasure chest of the essence of traditional cultures'
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen="arc...
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-08-15 12:58:19 GMT)
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Or 'hoard'
A stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded.
‘he came back to rescue his little hoard of gold’
1.1 An ancient store of coins or other valuable artefacts.
‘a hoard of Romano-British bronzes’
1.2 An amassed store of useful information, retained for future use.
‘a hoard of secret information about his work’
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/hoard
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Or a 'hoard of traditional cultural essences';
a 'treasure chest of the essence of traditional cultures'
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Discussion
I also think you should paraphrase more. You could say something like: "This landscape was also spiritually remote, a place of isolation and harsh living conditions. And yet these people saw it as the centre of the world and the cradle of their cultural traditions."