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Spanish term or phrase:
babélico
English translation:
babelesque
Added to glossary by
Wendy Gosselin
Oct 24, 2021 13:15
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Spanish term
babélico
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Philosophy
An adjective for the Tower of Babel:
En ambos casos la relación con la tierra (que no es de posesión sino de amor filial con ella) fortalece su resistencia contra el progreso cuyo emblema es el bulldozer que tiene por objeto arrancarlos de su hogar, borrar la memoria de su morada para abrirle el paso a un futuro de oropeles tecnológicos que con Kafka podríamos denominar “babélico”, esto es, condenado al fracaso, o, en último término: suicida.
En ambos casos la relación con la tierra (que no es de posesión sino de amor filial con ella) fortalece su resistencia contra el progreso cuyo emblema es el bulldozer que tiene por objeto arrancarlos de su hogar, borrar la memoria de su morada para abrirle el paso a un futuro de oropeles tecnológicos que con Kafka podríamos denominar “babélico”, esto es, condenado al fracaso, o, en último término: suicida.
Proposed translations
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4 +7 | babelesque | Adoración Bodoque Martínez |
3 +2 | confusiong/chaotic | liz askew |
Proposed translations
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babelesque
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philgoddard
: This is about Kafka's short story The Great Wall of China, a pointless project which he compares to the tower of Babel. As Wendy's text shows, it means "doomed to failure".
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Thank you, Phil.
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agree |
Katarina Peters
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Thank you, Katarina.
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agree |
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Muchas gracias, Beatriz.
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neilmac
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Thank you, Neil.
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David Hollywood
: doomed to failure
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Thank you, David.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: But not necessarily 'doomed to failure' - that part comes in the next clause.
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Thank you, Muriel.
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Orkoyen (X)
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Muchas gracias, Orkoyen.
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confusiong/chaotic
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Note added at 21 mins (2021-10-24 13:36:43 GMT)
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confusing
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Note added at 21 mins (2021-10-24 13:36:43 GMT)
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confusing
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: No, it says "condenado al fracaso".
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agree |
neilmac
: Can't argue with the dictionary definitions...
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Orkoyen (X)
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Discussion
Babelico Spanish to English Translationhttps://spanish.yourdictionary.com › babelico
ba·bé·li·co. -ca,. adjective. confuso confused, chaotic; ininteligible unintelligible. THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® SPANISH DICTIONARY by the Editors of the ...