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a lo animal

English translation: more animal (see sentence)

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Spanish term or phrase:a lo animal
English translation:more animal (see sentence)
Entered by: Mónica Algazi

15:54 Oct 9, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Gendered division of care
Spanish term or phrase: a lo animal
Context:

La devaluación de esos grupos no es solamente por la posición que ocupan en términos de bajos salarios y de prestigio, sino la asociación de las personas con los cuerpos. Esto se manifiesta en que las mujeres son consideradas más naturales, más cercanas a lo instintivo, * a lo animal *.

Any ideas? : ( TIA!
Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 06:01
more animal (see sentence)
Explanation:
"considered more natural, more instinctive, more animal."

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Note added at 9 mins (2017-10-09 16:04:07 GMT)
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From the Oxford English:

animal
■ adjective
relating to or characteristic of animals.
of the flesh rather than the spirit or intellect: animal lust.
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Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:01
Grading comment
Thank you all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7more animal (see sentence)
Simon Bruni
3 +4more animal-like / more like animals
Adoración Bodoque Martínez


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
more animal (see sentence)


Explanation:
"considered more natural, more instinctive, more animal."

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Note added at 9 mins (2017-10-09 16:04:07 GMT)
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From the Oxford English:

animal
■ adjective
relating to or characteristic of animals.
of the flesh rather than the spirit or intellect: animal lust.

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 97
Grading comment
Thank you all.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Simon!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: yes, I see "more animal" here as summing up the 2 previous adjectives: natural + instinctive
1 hr
agree  neilmac: Neat fix :)
2 hrs
agree  Mónica Hanlan
3 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
4 hrs
agree  philgoddard
7 hrs
neutral  Marcelo González: Hi Simon. 'More instinctive' is saying (a lot) more than merely saying 'closer to' (or more like...). The distinction is not insignificant, especially as 'a lo animal' follows the same 'más cercanas a...'.
10 hrs
  -> Hi Marcelo. I disagree. To be like an animal, you have to be more animal :)
agree  James A. Walsh
17 hrs
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
2 days 12 hrs
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
more animal-like / more like animals


Explanation:
Otro par de opciones.

Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: ¡Gracias, Adoración!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eileen Brophy: Yes, men often see women as things more than as people....
32 mins
  -> Thank you, Eileen. :-)
agree  Andres Fekete
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Andres.
agree  Marcelo González: Yes, either one works fine. That hedge in (a word such as) 'like' is important here, as 'a lo animal' relates back to 'más cercanas'.
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Marcelo.//I think so, too. Thank you, Marcelo.
agree  Alex Ossa: I prefer this one, the other version sounds like something is missing.
1 day 32 mins
  -> Thank you, Alex.
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