Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
persona que elige no ver la realidad
English translation:
person who chooses not to see reality
Added to glossary by
Patsy Florit
Jun 25, 2007 01:35
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
persona que elige no ver la realidad
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Linguistics
persona que prefiere no ver la realidad, que es un inmoral, y que evita hablar de eso para no tener que asumir que es deshonesto.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | person who chooses not to see reality |
David Russi
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| 5 | person who chooses to turn a blind eye to reality |
aboladeras (X)
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| 3 | person adopting an ostrich policy |
swisstell
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Change log
Jun 25, 2007 02:27: Kim Metzger changed "Language pair" from "English" to "Spanish to English" , "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"
Proposed translations
+3
1 min
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
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person who chooses not to see reality
person who chooses not to see reality
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Note added at 2 mins (2007-06-25 01:37:10 GMT)
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someone who chooses not to see reality
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Note added at 2 mins (2007-06-25 01:37:10 GMT)
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someone who chooses not to see reality
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kim Metzger
51 mins
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| agree |
Anton Baer
: or not to face reality
51 mins
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| agree |
Marie Scarano
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, I think this one is the most suitable in this case!"
32 mins
person adopting an ostrich policy
i.e. hiding the head in the sand
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Kim Metzger
: I'd say "adopting an ostrich policy" is a bit over the top here - inappropriate register. Unlike in German, in English we don't use the definite article: "the" head. Hiding one's head, hiding your head, his head, etc.
27 mins
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7 hrs
person who chooses to turn a blind eye to reality
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