Feb 10, 2011 14:58
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
haciendo patria
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
literature/dialogue
recorre América Latina haciendo patria y poniendo
condiciones a las élites municipales
condiciones a las élites municipales
Proposed translations
(English)
5 | There goes Latin America, all patriotic, and placing conditions on the local elite. | ChrisTransla (X) |
4 | Flying the flag | Ines Garcia Botana |
3 | nation building | Simon Bruni |
3 | evoking national feeling | Bubo Coroman (X) |
Proposed translations
7 mins
nation building
Impossible to be certain without more context. What is the text about?
10 mins
Flying the flag
If someone flies the flag, they represent or support their country. ('Waving the flag' and 'showing the flag' are alternative forms of this idiom)
Hope this helps.
Inés
Hope this helps.
Inés
6 hrs
evoking national feeling
evoking national feeling amongst the people
10 hrs
There goes Latin America, all patriotic, and placing conditions on the local elite.
haciendo patria = related to patriotic feeling ... getting all patriotic on us ...
I have hear it used "ese anduvo haciendo patria todo el 15 de septiembre" - "that one was getting all patriotic on us on the 15th of september"
or
"yo estoy sumamente orgulloso de mi pais y si que le voy a hacer patria cuando llegan extranjeros a visitarla."
I have hear it used "ese anduvo haciendo patria todo el 15 de septiembre" - "that one was getting all patriotic on us on the 15th of september"
or
"yo estoy sumamente orgulloso de mi pais y si que le voy a hacer patria cuando llegan extranjeros a visitarla."
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