Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
a cuestas
English translation:
on their backs
Added to glossary by
Henry Hinds
Feb 21, 2008 02:48
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
a cuestas
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
En este recorrido por algunas ciudades de Bolivia, encontramos una importante fuerza laboral formada por negocios y trabajadores informales que llevan su historia a cuestas.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +8 | on their backs |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 +1 | carry the burden of their past/history |
David Russi
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| 4 +1 | carry the full burden/weight [of their history] |
Óscar Delgado Gosálvez
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Change log
Feb 25, 2008 02:05: Henry Hinds Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+8
11 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
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English
Works in field
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43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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on their backs
que llevan su historia a cuestas = who carry the burden of history on their backs
Anyone who has ever been there sees that they do that... literally.
Anyone who has ever been there sees that they do that... literally.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you"
+1
4 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
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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44
carry the burden of their past/history
DRAE
llevar a alguien a ~s.
1. loc. verb. coloq. Cargarse con sus obligaciones o necesidades.
llevar a alguien a ~s.
1. loc. verb. coloq. Cargarse con sus obligaciones o necesidades.
+1
3 mins
Óscar Delgado Gosálvez
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
Works in field
United States
Legal Translations
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Dutch to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
carry the full burden/weight [of their history]
Suerte.
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-02-21 02:54:30 GMT)
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Example:
"The Foreseeable Future", which "presents convincing characters with complex lives who carry the burden of their history, both personal and ...
Sin embargo, "burden" tiene un matiz negativo. Si no es lo que quieres decir, utiliza "weight".
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Hey, David, great minds think alike, so it seems :-)
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-02-21 02:54:30 GMT)
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Example:
"The Foreseeable Future", which "presents convincing characters with complex lives who carry the burden of their history, both personal and ...
Sin embargo, "burden" tiene un matiz negativo. Si no es lo que quieres decir, utiliza "weight".
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Hey, David, great minds think alike, so it seems :-)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Noni Gilbert Riley
: A touch of the negatives might even be appropriate.
7 hrs
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Gracias, aceavila.
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