Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
entidades o sustancias
English translation:
entities or substances
Added to glossary by
Charles Davis
Mar 26, 2013 13:27
11 yrs ago
Spanish term
entidades o sustancias
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Same text as my previous questions...
Context:
El significado de estos morfemas es tan básico, que permite la cuantificación tanto de conceptos concretos como de los abstractos, por lo que, a través de procesos metafóricos, tales conceptos adquieren el estatus de entidades o sustancias cuantificables.
My try: ...through metaphorical processes these concepts acquire the status of quantifiable entities or matter.
How could I translate "sustancias" in this context?
"Substances" sounds strange; "things" is a near synonym of entities so I'd need something different, and I'm not really sure about "matter".
Thanks for any suggestions.
Context:
El significado de estos morfemas es tan básico, que permite la cuantificación tanto de conceptos concretos como de los abstractos, por lo que, a través de procesos metafóricos, tales conceptos adquieren el estatus de entidades o sustancias cuantificables.
My try: ...through metaphorical processes these concepts acquire the status of quantifiable entities or matter.
How could I translate "sustancias" in this context?
"Substances" sounds strange; "things" is a near synonym of entities so I'd need something different, and I'm not really sure about "matter".
Thanks for any suggestions.
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Charles Davis
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Mar 28, 2013 19:01: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
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entities or substances
Maybe "essences" is another possibility, but I'd go with substances, which is a standard philosophical term with a solid Aristotelian pedigree:
http://books.google.es/books?id=WBqQOqM5dfsC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA8...
You'll find lots of references to "entities and/or substances" in philosophical discourse if you look.
And more specifically, it's been used in this context too:
"Ontological metaphors [...] allow humans to view activities, emotions, ideas, etc. as quantifiable entities or substances."
http://books.google.es/books?id=pc0E3g5-vK4C&pg=PA21&lpg=PA2...
http://books.google.es/books?id=WBqQOqM5dfsC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA8...
You'll find lots of references to "entities and/or substances" in philosophical discourse if you look.
And more specifically, it's been used in this context too:
"Ontological metaphors [...] allow humans to view activities, emotions, ideas, etc. as quantifiable entities or substances."
http://books.google.es/books?id=pc0E3g5-vK4C&pg=PA21&lpg=PA2...
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philgoddard
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Thanks, Phil :)
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Audra deFalco (X)
: Entities or substance is indeed a fixed term in philosophical discourse. De acuerdo!
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Thank you, sognatrice!
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Ashleigh Martinez
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Thanks, Ashleigh :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you again, Charles :)"
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