Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
de la tierra
English translation:
of the region/area.
Added to glossary by
Wil Hardman (X)
Jan 3, 2008 14:10
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
de la tierra
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Music
From a music biography on a flamenco pianist:
Tiene antecedentes musicales en Antonio Cujón, fundador de la Zambra de Granada, y en su abuelo, Pepe Albaicín, un gran cantaor de la tierra.
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Tiene antecedentes musicales en Antonio Cujón, fundador de la Zambra de Granada, y en su abuelo, Pepe Albaicín, un gran cantaor de la tierra.
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Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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7 mins
Carmen Schultz
Native in Spanish
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English
Accurate & Reliable
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
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of the region * (refers to the area where the music originated)
* In this context, the text refers to the area or region where the Zambra originated (e.g., city: Granada; region/area: Andalusia)
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-01-03 14:24:53 GMT)
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Zambra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Zambra, also known as the Zambra Mora is a flamenco dance performed by the Roma people (Gitanos) of Granada which is believed to have evolved from ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambra - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-01-03 14:24:53 GMT)
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Zambra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Zambra, also known as the Zambra Mora is a flamenco dance performed by the Roma people (Gitanos) of Granada which is believed to have evolved from ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambra - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all the answerers the points went here because this answer came first and was also more specific to the context, although I know your answer is also correct, Mike, thanks!"
3 mins
of the country's
one of the country's great singers
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8 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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56
from the homeland (place, region, country)
"tierra"
Oxford
5 a (país, región, lugar):
Mike :)
Oxford
5 a (país, región, lugar):
Mike :)
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Victoria Porter-Burns
: exactly - could be either depending on whether the text refers to his town or region or just his country
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Thank you, Victoria - Mike :)
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Elin Davies
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Thank you, Elin - Mike :)
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anamaria bulgariu
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Thank you, anamaria - Mike :)
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Sinead --
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Thank you, Sinead - Mike :)
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Lydia De Jorge
: It's nice to use 'homeland' in a context other than 'security'...
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Thank you, Lydia - I agree, we need to reclaim our langauge and quit letting politicians rule in lexical selection - Mike :)
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
: y... ¡olé!
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Thank ou, Smart - Mike :)
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Eileen Brophy
: Region maybe but definately NOT homeland!!! I live in this area and NO, NO, NO!!!
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Thank you, Eileen - beautiful area to live in - Mike :)
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CarolinaGU
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
It means what you intended it to mean
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
"cantaor", flamenco singer
I think here we must preserve the local colour. So "cantaor" is perfect to refer to the traditional quality of the music, gives a nice picture of cultural environment. If you think it's necessary you could paraphrase it, or add a note, or something of the sort.
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