extravío

English translation: divergence/divergency

15:06 Feb 17, 2020
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Spanish term or phrase: extravío
El extravío.
/Deformaciones/


Es fácil reconocer la columna de humo que se dispersa de un cigarrillo o una pipa, pero no lo es discernir acerca del movimiento y del lugar que ocuparán todas las partículas de humo en el espacio conforme pasa el tiempo. De la misma manera que, mientras se buscan formas análogas a imágenes que conocemos, no es posible seguir una masa de nubes en su transformación en el cielo hasta su disolución final. Esta incapacidad de predecir lo que pasará con estos gases nos sirve de metáfora sobre las posibilidades de sus variaciones y, también, de las formas que vemos en ese tránsito, que pertenecen al conjunto de capacidades cognoscitivas y culturalmente estructurales del sujeto que mira. En este punto, nos podemos preguntar cuál es el límite de las mismas, pero ya intuimos que pertenecen al ámbito de nuestro propio extravío.

El extravío es un momento de verdad históricamente limitado, constreñido, como diría Anthony Giddens en su análisis del concepto de constreñimiento estructural de la sociedad, es casi una percepción ilusoria, pero que es integral e íntima para cada persona. Esa verdad no tiene que ver directamente con la realidad, sino con las condiciones sociales que la engendran, por lo tanto, no hay una única y verdadera sino muchos extravíos de una misma situación cuyas correlaciones se dan de manera dialéctica.
Anna Moorby DipTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:05
English translation:divergence/divergency
Explanation:
https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Susan-J-Armstrong/dp/0070026084
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Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 00:05
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Summary of answers provided
4forlornness
Vittorio Ferretti
3dispersion
Lydia De Jorge
3going astray
Yudith Madrazo
3divergence/divergency
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
forlornness


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Vittorio Ferretti
Local time: 06:05
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Robert Carter: If you're going to give this high a confidence level, you at least need to provide some reasoning behind your suggestion. That said, I doubt this is what is meant by "extravío".
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dispersion


Explanation:
Based on analogy provided in the context. Dispersion or scattering.


Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 00:05
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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going astray


Explanation:
Astray means out of the right, good, or expected way. It also means far from the intended target.


    https://www.thefreedictionary.com/going+astray
Yudith Madrazo
Cuba
Local time: 01:05
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
divergence/divergency


Explanation:
https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Susan-J-Armstrong/dp/0070026084

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Spanish
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