Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
pal de paller
English translation:
backbone, mainstay
Added to glossary by
Paul Roige (X)
Feb 13, 2003 08:00
21 yrs ago
Catalan term
pal de paller
Catalan to English
Art/Literary
History
History
Aï!, need help to nail this one with an appropriate idiom: "aquesta ideologia (politica) es va consagrar com a *pal de paller* de la Suïssa contemporània".
Mercès
P :-)
Mercès
P :-)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | backbone; bread and butter |
Susana Galilea
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| 3 +1 | mainstay |
Sheila Hardie
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Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Susana Galilea
United States
United States
Works in field
United States
Customized Translation Services ENG>SPA
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, US, Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
backbone; bread and butter
Se me ocurren...
... Ideology The ideology of Focus on Sierra Leone (and this site, launched ... but basic
and relevant programme that will address the bread and butter issues of ...
www.focus-on-sierra-leone.co.uk/ History_and_Ideology.htm - 41k - Cached - Similar pages
... approaches such problematic cultural quantities as the "values" and "ideology"
of "the ... data of the kind that serve as the bread and butter of political ...
www.policyreview.org/oct00/Arens.html - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
... Traditional ideals of masculinity, such as independence, pride, and bravery, have
been the backbone of American ... What is Cooper's ideology of manhood, then? ...
external.oneonta.edu/cooper/articles/ suny/1999suny-zhang.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
... of globalization seems to be a poor fit for an ideology based on ... and shopping centers
in former communist countries should be seen as the "backbone of democracy ...
logosonline.home.igc.org/steger.pdf - Similar pages
... Ideology The ideology of Focus on Sierra Leone (and this site, launched ... but basic
and relevant programme that will address the bread and butter issues of ...
www.focus-on-sierra-leone.co.uk/ History_and_Ideology.htm - 41k - Cached - Similar pages
... approaches such problematic cultural quantities as the "values" and "ideology"
of "the ... data of the kind that serve as the bread and butter of political ...
www.policyreview.org/oct00/Arens.html - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
... Traditional ideals of masculinity, such as independence, pride, and bravery, have
been the backbone of American ... What is Cooper's ideology of manhood, then? ...
external.oneonta.edu/cooper/articles/ suny/1999suny-zhang.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
... of globalization seems to be a poor fit for an ideology based on ... and shopping centers
in former communist countries should be seen as the "backbone of democracy ...
logosonline.home.igc.org/steger.pdf - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Maria Rosich Andreu
: backbone m'agrada més
1 hr
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mercès, Maria
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| agree |
Sheila Hardie
: a mi també m'agrada més 'backbone' en aquest context
1 day 11 hrs
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mercès, SJH
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Doncs vale, veient que a totes els agrada l'os de l'esquena, doncs no hi ha pal de paller qui mani...
Salut i mercès
Paul :-)"
+1
1 day 12 hrs
Sheila Hardie
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
passion des mots
Native in: English
Works in: Catalan to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
mainstay
Just another idea.
HTH
Sheila
Scientific Information Department - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... IVANYAN Edward Alexandrovich, Doctor of History, Professor, Head of Department,
ISCRAN. TWO-PARTY SYSTEM AS THE MAINSTAY OF THE US POLITICAL PROCESS. ...
iskran.iip.net/engl/mag/november.html - 11k - En caché - Páginas similares
Headline News The Rising Nepal (Daily) - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The language is the mainstay of a nation and the present dictionary will ... 15 (RSS):
The political party, professional and social organisations and human rights ...
www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishdaily/ trn/2001/sep/sep16/ - 39k - En caché - Páginas similares
Yasgur Road Productions Mission Statement - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The NY State Greens: political party website ... music and art, artistic events, and political
forums to ... so tourism, which had been our economic mainstay, has been ...
Ideology - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... and medium-sized state-owned enterprises that were once the mainstay of socialism ... as
a camouflage, and call the current dominant ideology “market Stalinism ...
web.ics.purdue.edu/~youx/ResearchPapers/ Ideologytextbooks.htm - 83k - En caché - Páginas similares
Asiaweek.com - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Where communist ideology has failed to embody the mood of a China about to ... American
work ethic" or "family values" that have become the mainstay of political ...
www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/97/0117/feat1.html - 26k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 2003-02-14 20:30:33 (GMT)
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I like the word mainstay because it reminds me of the image in the Catalan expression \'pal de paller\' but Susana\'s suggestion of backbone also sounds good to me.
mainstay
SYLLABICATION: main·stay
PRONUNCIATION: mnst
NOUN: 1. A chief support: Agriculture is a mainstay of the economy. 2. Nautical A strong rope that serves to steady and support the mainmast of a sailing vessel.
HTH
Sheila
Scientific Information Department - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... IVANYAN Edward Alexandrovich, Doctor of History, Professor, Head of Department,
ISCRAN. TWO-PARTY SYSTEM AS THE MAINSTAY OF THE US POLITICAL PROCESS. ...
iskran.iip.net/engl/mag/november.html - 11k - En caché - Páginas similares
Headline News The Rising Nepal (Daily) - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The language is the mainstay of a nation and the present dictionary will ... 15 (RSS):
The political party, professional and social organisations and human rights ...
www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishdaily/ trn/2001/sep/sep16/ - 39k - En caché - Páginas similares
Yasgur Road Productions Mission Statement - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The NY State Greens: political party website ... music and art, artistic events, and political
forums to ... so tourism, which had been our economic mainstay, has been ...
Ideology - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... and medium-sized state-owned enterprises that were once the mainstay of socialism ... as
a camouflage, and call the current dominant ideology “market Stalinism ...
web.ics.purdue.edu/~youx/ResearchPapers/ Ideologytextbooks.htm - 83k - En caché - Páginas similares
Asiaweek.com - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Where communist ideology has failed to embody the mood of a China about to ... American
work ethic" or "family values" that have become the mainstay of political ...
www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/97/0117/feat1.html - 26k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 2003-02-14 20:30:33 (GMT)
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I like the word mainstay because it reminds me of the image in the Catalan expression \'pal de paller\' but Susana\'s suggestion of backbone also sounds good to me.
mainstay
SYLLABICATION: main·stay
PRONUNCIATION: mnst
NOUN: 1. A chief support: Agriculture is a mainstay of the economy. 2. Nautical A strong rope that serves to steady and support the mainmast of a sailing vessel.
Discussion
Merc�s :-)