Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
a lo animal
English translation:
more animal (see sentence)
Spanish term
a lo animal
La devaluación de esos grupos no es solamente por la posición que ocupan en términos de bajos salarios y de prestigio, sino la asociación de las personas con los cuerpos. Esto se manifiesta en que las mujeres son consideradas más naturales, más cercanas a lo instintivo, * a lo animal *.
Any ideas? : ( TIA!
| 4 +7 | more animal (see sentence) |
Simon Bruni
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| 3 +4 | more animal-like / more like animals |
Adoración Bodoque Martínez
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
more animal (see sentence)
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Note added at 9 mins (2017-10-09 16:04:07 GMT)
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From the Oxford English:
animal
■ adjective
relating to or characteristic of animals.
of the flesh rather than the spirit or intellect: animal lust.
| Thanks, Simon! |
Ireland
B.A. Eng. & Ling., DipTrans IoLET, MCIL
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
more animal-like / more like animals
| ¡Gracias, Adoración! |
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Eileen Brophy
: Yes, men often see women as things more than as people....
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Thank you, Eileen. :-)
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Andres Fekete
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Thank you, Andres.
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Marcelo González
: Yes, either one works fine. That hedge in (a word such as) 'like' is important here, as 'a lo animal' relates back to 'más cercanas'.
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Muchas gracias, Marcelo.//I think so, too. Thank you, Marcelo.
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Alex Ossa
: I prefer this one, the other version sounds like something is missing.
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Thank you, Alex.
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