Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
reescribiendo la historia
English translation:
rewrite/rewriting history
Added to glossary by
Enrique Reyes
Oct 10, 2008 01:27
15 yrs ago
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reescribiendo la historia
Spanish to English
Science
History
Se que puedo utilizar "rewrite", sin embargo estoy buscando otras maneras de escribir el término para lograr que sea más culto debido a los lectores a los que va dirigido. ¿Alguna sugerencia?
"Actualmente los cientificos incluidos en este proyecto están reescribiendo la historia de la evolución, misma que revolucionará la conceptualización de la vida en nuestro planeta..."
"Actualmente los cientificos incluidos en este proyecto están reescribiendo la historia de la evolución, misma que revolucionará la conceptualización de la vida en nuestro planeta..."
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rewrite/rewriting history
Is perfectly acceptable at all levels.
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recreating or re-telling???? Maybe you prefer that.
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IndyBuzz: Sept. 26: “A Revolution in Evolution: Rewriting ...26: “A Revolution in Evolution: Rewriting Evolutionary History”. A lecture by Peter Brown, leader of the team of paleo-anthropologists that recently ...
indybuzz.blogspot.com/2005/09/sept-26-revolution-in-evolution.html - 64k -
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Hidden from view; Evolution.(rewriting the history of the mammals ...Hidden from view; Evolution.(rewriting the history of the mammals) from Economist (US), The in Business provided by Find Articles.
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5037/is_/ai_n19226695 - 42k
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Discovery Institute on intelligent design, evolution: Rewriting ...(1) Appealing to Authority; (2) Blatantly Twisting and Misrepresenting ID; (3) Puffing about the Glory of Evolution; (4) Rewriting History ...
www.opposingviews.com/counters/rewriting-history-twisting-t... - 76k
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Muchas gracias a ti Enrique.
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recreating or re-telling???? Maybe you prefer that.
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IndyBuzz: Sept. 26: “A Revolution in Evolution: Rewriting ...26: “A Revolution in Evolution: Rewriting Evolutionary History”. A lecture by Peter Brown, leader of the team of paleo-anthropologists that recently ...
indybuzz.blogspot.com/2005/09/sept-26-revolution-in-evolution.html - 64k -
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Hidden from view; Evolution.(rewriting the history of the mammals ...Hidden from view; Evolution.(rewriting the history of the mammals) from Economist (US), The in Business provided by Find Articles.
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5037/is_/ai_n19226695 - 42k
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Discovery Institute on intelligent design, evolution: Rewriting ...(1) Appealing to Authority; (2) Blatantly Twisting and Misrepresenting ID; (3) Puffing about the Glory of Evolution; (4) Rewriting History ...
www.opposingviews.com/counters/rewriting-history-twisting-t... - 76k
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Muchas gracias a ti Enrique.
Note from asker:
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Mónica Sauza
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Remy Arce
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Lydia De Jorge
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teju
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Rosina Peixoto
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Sarah Weston
: "Re-writing the history of evolution" is perfectly acceptable at all levels and seems by far the best translation to me.
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mikellys
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Ricardo Galarza
: "Rewriting history" is the best and most precise translation in this case; and yes, suitable for every level of readership.
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Thanks Ricardo!
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Muchas gracias Beatriz
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Edward Tully
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Lisa McCarthy
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Fiona Kirton
: like sarahc says, rewriting *the* history of evolution
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Dave Pugh
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Thanks Dave.
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liz askew
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Thanks Liz!
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: "rewriting" sí que es culto tal como quiere Enrique
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Beyond to shadow of to doubt!! Thanks Virginia, Ricardo, Camila and Mykellys, your notes and comments were very useful for this and future works. Thanks everybody. ; )"
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rewriting history
:)
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Carol Chaparro
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mikellys
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liz askew
: No doubt about it.
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Aisha Prigan (X)
: Definitely. All the other options sound awkward in comparison.
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Andres Larsen
: rewriting the history of evolution
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José J. Martínez
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
United States
ENSP, More than 30 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
again writing the history
Es solo semántica.
30 mins
reinscribing history
another option, though "rewriting" is the standard option.
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writing history once again/ writing history one more time
No sé si esto te sirva... aunque a mi no me molesta "rewriting history". Yo vengo de la academia y esa expresión se usa bastante...
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Sandra Cravero
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Argentina
Business law, Contracts, Import/Export
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Rioplatense, Standard-Spain, Argentine)
Works in: English to Spanish
'revising history'
revise:
tr.v. re·vised, re·vis·ing, re·vis·es
1. To prepare a newly edited version of (a text).
2. To reconsider and change or modify - thefreedictionary.com
Hope it helps!!
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You might find an example in the following:
http://www.wpunj.edu/~newpol/issue28/jacobs28.htm
tr.v. re·vised, re·vis·ing, re·vis·es
1. To prepare a newly edited version of (a text).
2. To reconsider and change or modify - thefreedictionary.com
Hope it helps!!
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You might find an example in the following:
http://www.wpunj.edu/~newpol/issue28/jacobs28.htm
Peer comment(s):
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Robert Anderson
: If you don't want "rewriting," I think "revising" is about your best bet.
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Ana Cizmich
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re-investigating/researching the theory of evolution
Perhaps either of these terms gives you a more scientific tone.
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Esther Hermida
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
United States
Confidentiality. Reliability. Excellence
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
amend history
Another option
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or amending history
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Go to Dictionary.com and read the definition of 'amend'. I know that rewrite is perfectly ok to use, but if you´re looking for something else, this might be your best option.
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or amending history
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Go to Dictionary.com and read the definition of 'amend'. I know that rewrite is perfectly ok to use, but if you´re looking for something else, this might be your best option.
Peer comment(s):
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Christine Walsh
: Rewriting might refer to changing the approach, interpretation, of a historical event. Amend may refer to redressing a wrong, for example
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Katherine Matles
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Financial and Legal Translator
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Works in: Spanish to English, English, English to Spanish
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redrafting history
A redraft is another way of saying rewrite...redrafting history.
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Redraft is another way of saying...that "A" is a typo .-))))
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Here are some examples:
Townhall.com - ClearCommentary.com - [ Traducir esta página ]... a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, provides a cogent rebuttal to those accusing Mr. Bush of redrafting history to fit his political goals. ...
clearcommentary.blogtownhall.com/2007/08/23/is_iraq_the_democrats_new_vietnam.thtml - 43k - En caché - Páginas similares
Scholarships for Indian Students - YY - [ Traducir esta página ]The RSS intellectuals Redrafting history and altering the Curriculam all with the support of its ruling ally. Featuring saffronisation - a reality or ...
www.educationobserver.com/Featuresold.htm - 17k - En caché - Páginas similares
ireland.com - The Irish Times - opinion - [ Traducir esta página ]For the Shinners are busy successfully redrafting history with the aid of two largely compliant governments in Dublin and London, and two political ...
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2005/1208/index.html - 26k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Redraft is another way of saying...that "A" is a typo .-))))
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Here are some examples:
Townhall.com - ClearCommentary.com - [ Traducir esta página ]... a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, provides a cogent rebuttal to those accusing Mr. Bush of redrafting history to fit his political goals. ...
clearcommentary.blogtownhall.com/2007/08/23/is_iraq_the_democrats_new_vietnam.thtml - 43k - En caché - Páginas similares
Scholarships for Indian Students - YY - [ Traducir esta página ]The RSS intellectuals Redrafting history and altering the Curriculam all with the support of its ruling ally. Featuring saffronisation - a reality or ...
www.educationobserver.com/Featuresold.htm - 17k - En caché - Páginas similares
ireland.com - The Irish Times - opinion - [ Traducir esta página ]For the Shinners are busy successfully redrafting history with the aid of two largely compliant governments in Dublin and London, and two political ...
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2005/1208/index.html - 26k - En caché - Páginas similares
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recompile/recompiling history
an option
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Carmen Schultz
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English
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revisiting history
creo que encaja
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Revisiting History: The Battle of the BulgeRevisiting History: The Battle of the Bulge. 1 2001. by David Silbergeld. They were so young, and did so much," said a promotion for the new World War II ...
www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2001/January/Pages/... - 57k - Cached - Similar pages
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Can also say
RECREATING/RECONSTRUCTING HISTORY
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Revisiting History: The Battle of the BulgeRevisiting History: The Battle of the Bulge. 1 2001. by David Silbergeld. They were so young, and did so much," said a promotion for the new World War II ...
www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2001/January/Pages/... - 57k - Cached - Similar pages
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Can also say
RECREATING/RECONSTRUCTING HISTORY
Reference comments
2 hrs
Reference:
"rewriting" is more than adequate ...
Harvard Gazette: Ancient script rewrites history
Near a river in Guodian, China, not far from a farmhouse made of earth and thatched with straw, Chinese archaeologists in 1993 discovered a tomb dating back ...
www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/02.22/07-ancientscript.htm...
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Rewriting History - TIME
Aug 16, 2004 ... China and the Koreas feud over the ancient kingdom of Koguryo.
www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501040823-682338,... - 35k -
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Welfare since 1945: Rewriting the History of Britain's Welfare ...
Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. ... Welfare since 1945: Rewriting the History of Britain's Welfare State. Bernard Harris 1* ...
tcbh.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/hwi050v1 -
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Smithsonian Scientists Find Evidence That Could Rewrite Hawaii's ...
Apr 17, 2008 ... Washington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2008 - Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution ... Find Evidence That Could Rewrite Hawaii's Botanical History ...
www.terradaily.com/reports/Smithsonian_Scientists_Find_Evid... Could_Rewrite_Hawaii_Botanical_History_999.html - 26k -
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Amazon.com: Rewriting History: Dick Morris: Books
Rewriting History and over 180000 other books are available for Amazon Kindle – Amazon’s .... Rewriting History, co-written by Morris's wife Eileen McGann, ...
www.amazon.com/Rewriting-History-Dick-Morris/dp/0060736682 - 295k -
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BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Lost city 'could rewrite history'
The discovery of what is believed to be a 9000 year-old city off the coast of India could radically reshape archaeologists' view of the ancient world.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1768109.stm - 34k -
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Inca Skull Rewrites History of Conquest - washingtonpost.com
Inca Skull Rewrites History of Conquest ... Richard Burger, a Yale University anthropology professor, said that if the finding holds up, it will indeed ...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/19/ AR2007061901929.html -
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Near a river in Guodian, China, not far from a farmhouse made of earth and thatched with straw, Chinese archaeologists in 1993 discovered a tomb dating back ...
www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/02.22/07-ancientscript.htm...
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Rewriting History - TIME
Aug 16, 2004 ... China and the Koreas feud over the ancient kingdom of Koguryo.
www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501040823-682338,... - 35k -
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Welfare since 1945: Rewriting the History of Britain's Welfare ...
Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. ... Welfare since 1945: Rewriting the History of Britain's Welfare State. Bernard Harris 1* ...
tcbh.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/hwi050v1 -
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Smithsonian Scientists Find Evidence That Could Rewrite Hawaii's ...
Apr 17, 2008 ... Washington DC (SPX) Apr 17, 2008 - Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution ... Find Evidence That Could Rewrite Hawaii's Botanical History ...
www.terradaily.com/reports/Smithsonian_Scientists_Find_Evid... Could_Rewrite_Hawaii_Botanical_History_999.html - 26k -
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Amazon.com: Rewriting History: Dick Morris: Books
Rewriting History and over 180000 other books are available for Amazon Kindle – Amazon’s .... Rewriting History, co-written by Morris's wife Eileen McGann, ...
www.amazon.com/Rewriting-History-Dick-Morris/dp/0060736682 - 295k -
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BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Lost city 'could rewrite history'
The discovery of what is believed to be a 9000 year-old city off the coast of India could radically reshape archaeologists' view of the ancient world.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1768109.stm - 34k -
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Inca Skull Rewrites History of Conquest - washingtonpost.com
Inca Skull Rewrites History of Conquest ... Richard Burger, a Yale University anthropology professor, said that if the finding holds up, it will indeed ...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/19/ AR2007061901929.html -
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