Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
que no + adjetivo
English translation:
but not (adjective)
Added to glossary by
Evan Tomlinson
Jan 16, 2015 19:16
9 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
Specializing in academic translations
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English
que no + adjetivo
Spanish to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Context: "No hay idealización sin iterabilidad (identificativa); pero por la misma razón, por razones de iterabilidad (alterante), no hay idealización que se mantenga pura a sí misma, a salvo de toda contaminación.. Esta imposibilidad conceptual, *que no empírica*, subyace a toda idealización y a toda teoría."
This is from a book on the philosophy of language. I have heard/seen the phrase used in Spain, but have never been totally sure what it means.
This is from a book on the philosophy of language. I have heard/seen the phrase used in Spain, but have never been totally sure what it means.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | but not (adjective) |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 +3 | rather than empirical |
Al Zaid
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| 5 | non-empirical |
Giovanni Rengifo
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| 4 | although not + adjective |
MollyRose
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Proposed translations
+4
6 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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355
Selected
but not (adjective)
Although this expression is not common in my Mexican variety of Spanish.
Peer comment(s):
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George Rabel
1 min
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Gracias, George.
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Charles Davis
: It's quite common in Spain, and you're right; the sense of "que" is "but" or "though": the proposition is conceptually impossible but not empirically impossible.
21 mins
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Gracias, Charles. It's one of those little differences from continent to continent.
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| agree |
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
45 mins
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Gracias, Beatriz.
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| agree |
Isamar
20 hrs
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Gracias, Isamar.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
10 mins
Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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94
Spanish term (edited):
que no es empírica
non-empirical
Please note that the verb is missing.
To make the text flow better, you could say "This non-empirical conceptual impossibility...."
To make the text flow better, you could say "This non-empirical conceptual impossibility...."
+3
35 mins
rather than empirical
la idea aquí es contrastar por oposición decir que es conceptual y por ende no es empírica
Peer comment(s):
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Monica Colangelo
: la mejor opción para mí
14 mins
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muchas gracias Monica, saludos
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Charles Davis
: This would go well in the context and expresses the right meaning
1 hr
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Thanks a lot, Charles. Saludos
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
: … that is conceptual rather than empirical...
3 hrs
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Gracias, Carol. Saludos :)
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1 hr
although not + adjective
another option
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