Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
parar
English translation:
ended up on / wound up on
Added to glossary by
Ross Andrew Parker
Oct 15, 2009 16:42
14 yrs ago
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This doesn't make any sense to me.
"El 1936 tot el que hi havia de valor va anar a parar a la foguera i solament es va salvar un calze."
Is there another possible meaning here? I don't see throwing all of the valuable things in the church on a bonfire as a good way to stop the fire.
Could it be a figurative bonfire maybe? That would be hard to reconcile with the text, but I am at a loss.
"El 1936 tot el que hi havia de valor va anar a parar a la foguera i solament es va salvar un calze."
Is there another possible meaning here? I don't see throwing all of the valuable things in the church on a bonfire as a good way to stop the fire.
Could it be a figurative bonfire maybe? That would be hard to reconcile with the text, but I am at a loss.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +7 | ended up on / wound up on |
Ross Andrew Parker
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References
| Guerra Civil ? |
Andrés Martínez
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Change log
Oct 20, 2009 09:06: Ross Andrew Parker Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-10-15 16:58:54 GMT)
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The meaningful "unit" of language here is "anar a parar".
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Note added at 20 mins (2009-10-15 17:03:08 GMT)
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parar >
2 Fer cap a un indret, a una condició, a un nou estat. La pilota va anar a parar al carrer. No sé com això ha anat a parar a les seves mans. Noi, si continues així, pararàs lladre, tísic, boig. http://ec.grec.net/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0099791
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Note added at 22 mins (2009-10-15 17:04:39 GMT)
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Check out some more example and I think you'll see the meaning clearly:
http://www.google.es/search?lr=lang_en&um=1&hl=en&q="va anar...
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-10-15 16:58:54 GMT)
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The meaningful "unit" of language here is "anar a parar".
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Note added at 20 mins (2009-10-15 17:03:08 GMT)
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parar >
2 Fer cap a un indret, a una condició, a un nou estat. La pilota va anar a parar al carrer. No sé com això ha anat a parar a les seves mans. Noi, si continues així, pararàs lladre, tísic, boig. http://ec.grec.net/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0099791
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Note added at 22 mins (2009-10-15 17:04:39 GMT)
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Check out some more example and I think you'll see the meaning clearly:
http://www.google.es/search?lr=lang_en&um=1&hl=en&q="va anar...
Peer comment(s):
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Tony Isaac
: Definitely this meaning
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Thanks, Tony.
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brooksa
: absolutely
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Gràcies!
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Berni Armstrong
: In 1936, the church was associated with the hated landed classes and when Franco rebelled against the legitimate Govt and the church supported him, many churches in Govt held territories were looted and burnt in retaliation.
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Montse Ballesteros
: Exacte. És un típic exemple de perífrasis verbal amb anar + infinitiu.
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Isabel Peralta
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Etienne Muylle Wallace
: perfect, Andrew
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Caroline Clarke
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Ross!"
Reference comments
7 mins
Andrés Martínez
Spain
Spain
Native in Catalan
Spain
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) , Catalan (Variant: Central) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Catalan to Spanish, and 2 more.
Reference:
Guerra Civil ?
Per la data, 1936, i l´esment del calze és posible que es faci referència al saqueig i crema d´esglèsies i convents que va succeir a molts llocs d´Espanya a l´inici de la Guerra Civil Espanyola.
En aquest cas té sentit parlar de que va anar a la foguera tot menys el calze. La Guerra Civil Espanyola va esclatar el 1936.
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Esglésies enderrocades a la Guerra Civil - Televisió de Catalunya
Amb l'inici de la Guerra Civil, el 18 de juliol de 1936, va començar també la crema d'esglésies i persecució de religiosos per part de les milícies populars ...
www.tv3.cat/videos/1053919
En aquest cas té sentit parlar de que va anar a la foguera tot menys el calze. La Guerra Civil Espanyola va esclatar el 1936.
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Note added at 8 mins (2009-10-15 16:51:01 GMT)
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Esglésies enderrocades a la Guerra Civil - Televisió de Catalunya
Amb l'inici de la Guerra Civil, el 18 de juliol de 1936, va començar també la crema d'esglésies i persecució de religiosos per part de les milícies populars ...
www.tv3.cat/videos/1053919
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brooksa
: I tant que sí!
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Moltes gràcies, Brooksa! Salutacions desde l´altra vora del "bassal"!
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