estar sumido en
English translation: find themselves
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| 23:22 Feb 24, 2013 |
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|  Selected response from: Edward Tully Local time: 09:34 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | in which these ... are immersed in ... |
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| 4 +1 | find themselves |
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| 4 | mired in |
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| 4 | are trapped |
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mired in Explanation: Ejemplo: Mired in poverty Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=sumi... |
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35 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1in which these ... are immersed in ... Explanation: . |
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are trapped Explanation: http://buscon.rae.es/drae/?type=3&val=cultura&val_aux=&orige... I believe the meaning reflects being stuck or trapped. Sure escape is theoretically possible... though not likely. Mired is the best of the choices I see although it sounds a bit archaic at least in the US. I do not think immersed is negative at all, actually it is usually used for positive experiences such as foreign language acquisition. "Find themselves" sounds the best out of the 3 other choices, but it does not convey the lack of upward mobility that so many experience. http://www.amazon.com/Trapped-Poverty-Chronic-Remote-Tribal/... |
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58 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1find themselves Explanation: "immersed" and "mired" could be seen as overly negative in this context, so it may be better to go with a more neutral translation... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2013-02-25 01:20:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Re Ray's suggestion, "find themselves trapped in" is certainly an option, but I would still go for a more positive tone than "trapped" alone. |
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