Jan 2 09:00
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Spanish term
Cansinismo
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Literature
Does anyone have any idea as to what this means and have any links to where a definition and use in context is provided?
The sentence I am trying to understand is the following: "A veces el cansinismo funciona..."
The sentence I am trying to understand is the following: "A veces el cansinismo funciona..."
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +3 | banging on endlessly | neilmac |
4 +1 | fatigue/exhaustion | Eileen Brophy |
Proposed translations
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1 day 7 hrs
Selected
banging on endlessly
Without stooping to "isms", thisjocular phrase seems to fit the notion and tone of the original, given the sparse context provided so far.
"A veces el cansinismo funciona..." -> "Sometimes banging on endlessly works..."
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Note added at 1 day 7 hrs (2024-01-03 16:04:49 GMT)
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repetir hasta la saciedad = to bang on endlessly
"A veces el cansinismo funciona..." -> "Sometimes banging on endlessly works..."
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Note added at 1 day 7 hrs (2024-01-03 16:04:49 GMT)
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repetir hasta la saciedad = to bang on endlessly
Example sentence:
This was the mob who were banging on endlessly a few years ago...
Is banging on endlessly about sex really all that daring these days?
Peer comment(s):
agree |
philgoddard
: We have the full context now, and this fits. The idea is 'endless determination'.
1 hr
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agree |
Marie Wilson
2 hrs
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agree |
Helena Chavarria
: I've often heard 'cansino' to mean the same as 'disco rayado'. It was the 'ismo' that threw me.
1 day 2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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7 mins
fatigue/exhaustion
This is what I found when I searched for a definition
Peer comment(s):
agree |
neilmac
: That's the basic notion, but depending on the broader context and audience we might need to paraphrase it...
1 hr
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Yes, I agree nielmac, there's no more context and context is very important
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Reference comments
51 mins
Reference:
Cansinismo - El Periódico Extremadura: https://lacronicadebadajoz.elperiodicoextremadura.com/la-cro...
http://unpaisenlaluna.blogspot.com/2010/03/cansinismo-nuevo-...
Y en tono de humor es harto conocido el personaje del
https://www.google.com/m?q=cansino historico&client=ms-opera...
Así de pasada unas referencias que espero que sean de ayuda
http://unpaisenlaluna.blogspot.com/2010/03/cansinismo-nuevo-...
Y en tono de humor es harto conocido el personaje del
https://www.google.com/m?q=cansino historico&client=ms-opera...
Así de pasada unas referencias que espero que sean de ayuda
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree |
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
1 hr
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estupendo, Bea. saludos.
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15 hrs
Reference:
Here's the context
This may be where all of the asker's questions today come from.
http://books.google.com/books?id=cmVuEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT92&lpg=PT...
http://books.google.com/books?id=cmVuEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT92&lpg=PT...
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