Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

'sacadas'

English translation:

sakadas

Added to glossary by Steven Huddleston
Dec 22, 2020 00:01
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term

'sacadas'

Spanish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature In An Autobiography
Contexto:

—Tu ya sabes lo que son estos grandes hombres. Se le ha metido en la cabeza que eres un hombre de tendencias radicales.

—¿Yo? ¿Yo radical?—Don Emilio se mostró extrañado y no cabía duda de que su extrañeza era genuina.

—Eso le dije. ¿Don Emilio radical? Yo me reí de sus aprensiones, apuntando que no puede ser radical un hombre acostumbrado a manejar carabaos y 'sacadas' toda su vida.

—¡Eso es, eso es!—secundó Don Emilio, quien siempre que hablaba du sus aptitudes para el Ministerio, gustaba de sacar a relucir su éxito como hacendero, porque nadie le quitaba de la cabeza la idea de que todo el secreto del arte de gobernar, al menos en Filipinas, consistía en saber llevar manadas, ya fueran de hombres, ya de animales.

Mil Gracias,

Barbara
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 sakadas
Change log

Dec 25, 2020 08:33: Steven Huddleston Created KOG entry

Discussion

Chema Nieto Castañón Dec 22, 2020:
Exactly so; he was used to manage both herds (this is, groups of animals, such as buffalos -carabaos) and large crews (this is, groups of men such as the Filipino plantation workers -"sakadas") -which is used as reason why he could not be a "extremist".
Barbara Cochran, MFA (asker) Dec 22, 2020:
I think the idea is, now that I have read what Steven entered, that the person in question was used to managing large crews of workers, too. He's a candidate for the post of Minister, so he would be managing people's activities and lives.
Lisa Rosengard Dec 22, 2020:
This one's a bit tricky with the words 'carabaos' and 'sacadas'. I think it's about driving, handling or directing.

Proposed translations

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sakadas

Philippines: Low-wage laborers brought in from elsewhere.
Note from asker:
Thank you very much.
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : It was the sixth hit when I Googled it.
6 hrs
Thank you, Philgoddard!
agree Cláudia Pinheiro Pereira
7 hrs
¡Gracias Cláudia!
agree Chema Nieto Castañón : Isn't it actually the other way around? Sacadas, meaning large groups of people (plantation workers) taken "out" (out of Philippines in this case -and sent to work in Hawaii...)
9 hrs
Thank you, Chema! The term also means an individual that works outside their region. It is a Filipino term, the Americans anglicized it as "sakadas" when they heard it from the Filipino workers. The context provided clearly shows native use.
agree Z-Translations Translator
20 hrs
Thank you, Z-Translations!
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