Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

They are short in stature, just after the pygmies

Spanish translation:

son de baja estatura, apenas más altos que los pigmeos

Added to glossary by Robert Copeland
Feb 2, 2016 00:04
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English term

They are short in stature, just after the pygmies

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The Kuna Indians, are the largest indigenous group in Panama. There are around 60,000 members of this group. They are short in stature, just after the pygmies. San Blas is an island in the archipelago off the coast of Panama. The Molas are part of their traditional dress. They are worn by the women on blouses and skirts, scarves and their traditional dress.
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Proposed translations

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son de baja estatura, apenas más altos que los pigmeos

En castellano decimos estatura BAJA, no CORTA.
http://diario.latercera.com/2014/10/18/01/contenido/tendenci...
"Los kunas son las personas más pequeñas después de los pigmeos"
https://granazul2007.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/la-comunidad-k...
"Físicamente los kunas son de muy baja estatura, solamente los pigmeos son más pequeños que ellos. "
Peer comment(s):

agree Rosa Plana Castillón : Me gusta tu solución, aunque creo que «de corta estatura» es correcto también.
38 mins
No me consta que sea incorrecto, pero "corto" se aplica a la longitud, no a la altura.
agree Mar Pelaez-Munoz MCIL DPSI : me parece la mejor traduccion de la sugeridas.
1 hr
¡Gracias Mar!
agree Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
1 hr
¡Gracias Bea! Saludos
agree patinba
1 hr
¡Gracias Patinba!
agree Alicia Orfalian
3 hrs
¡Gracias Alicia!
agree JohnMcDove : En castellano SOLEMOS decir "BAJA" estatura, aunque también se usa "corto de estatura", es menos común. No por ello podemos decir que "NO" se usa. (CREA da 10 ejemplos de España, México y algún otro país...) :-)
11 hrs
Cierto, se usa, calculo que por influencia del inglés. Pero es preferible usar la palabra adecuada. Corto/a califica cantidad, longitud, duración, no altura.
agree Robert Carter
17 hrs
Thanks Robert!
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6 mins

son cortos de estatura, casi como los pigmeos

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or: SON DE BAJA ESTATURA...
Peer comment(s):

agree Mónica Algazi : son de baja estatura
27 mins
OK. Gracias, Mónica.
agree JohnMcDove : Con Mónica y... "algo más altos que los pigmeos" o "poco más altos que los pigmeos"...
41 mins
OK. Gracias, John.
agree Beatriz Ramírez de Haro : Coincido con Mónica y John
8 hrs
OK. Thank you, Beatriz.
agree David Murillo : agree
10 hrs
Thank you, David.
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1 hr

son cortos de estatura, igual que/tal como los pigmeos

. . . justo como lo pigmeos.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Andy Watkinson : No dice "just like the pygmies" sino "just after the pygmies" - un significado bien distinto.
33 mins
disagree Mar Pelaez-Munoz MCIL DPSI : indeed
10 hrs
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1 hr

son cortos de estatura, el segundo grupo más pequeño después de los pigmeos

"Just after" implica que sólo los pigmeos son más cortos.
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