pal de paller

English translation: backbone, mainstay

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Catalan term or phrase:pal de paller
English translation:backbone, mainstay
Entered by: Paul Roige (X)

08:00 Feb 13, 2003
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / History
Catalan term or phrase: pal de paller
Aï!, need help to nail this one with an appropriate idiom: "aquesta ideologia (politica) es va consagrar com a *pal de paller* de la Suïssa contemporània".
Mercès
P :-)
Paul Roige (X)
Spain
Local time: 03:12
backbone; bread and butter
Explanation:
Se me ocurren...



... Ideology The ideology of Focus on Sierra Leone (and this site, launched ... but basic
and relevant programme that will address the bread and butter issues of ...
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... approaches such problematic cultural quantities as the "values" and "ideology"
of "the ... data of the kind that serve as the bread and butter of political ...
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... Traditional ideals of masculinity, such as independence, pride, and bravery, have
been the backbone of American ... What is Cooper's ideology of manhood, then? ...
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... of globalization seems to be a poor fit for an ideology based on ... and shopping centers
in former communist countries should be seen as the "backbone of democracy ...
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Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 20:12
Grading comment
Doncs vale, veient que a totes els agrada l'os de l'esquena, doncs no hi ha pal de paller qui mani...
Salut i mercès
Paul :-)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2backbone; bread and butter
Susana Galilea
3 +1mainstay
Sheila Hardie


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
backbone; bread and butter


Explanation:
Se me ocurren...



... Ideology The ideology of Focus on Sierra Leone (and this site, launched ... but basic
and relevant programme that will address the bread and butter issues of ...
www.focus-on-sierra-leone.co.uk/ History_and_Ideology.htm - 41k - Cached - Similar pages

... approaches such problematic cultural quantities as the "values" and "ideology"
of "the ... data of the kind that serve as the bread and butter of political ...
www.policyreview.org/oct00/Arens.html - 30k - Cached - Similar pages



... Traditional ideals of masculinity, such as independence, pride, and bravery, have
been the backbone of American ... What is Cooper's ideology of manhood, then? ...
external.oneonta.edu/cooper/articles/ suny/1999suny-zhang.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages

... of globalization seems to be a poor fit for an ideology based on ... and shopping centers
in former communist countries should be seen as the "backbone of democracy ...
logosonline.home.igc.org/steger.pdf - Similar pages


Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 20:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Doncs vale, veient que a totes els agrada l'os de l'esquena, doncs no hi ha pal de paller qui mani...
Salut i mercès
Paul :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu: backbone m'agrada més
1 hr
  -> mercès, Maria

agree  Sheila Hardie: a mi també m'agrada més 'backbone' en aquest context
1 day 11 hrs
  -> mercès, SJH
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1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mainstay


Explanation:
Just another idea.

HTH


Sheila


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... IVANYAN Edward Alexandrovich, Doctor of History, Professor, Head of Department,
ISCRAN. TWO-PARTY SYSTEM AS THE MAINSTAY OF THE US POLITICAL PROCESS. ...
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... The NY State Greens: political party website ... music and art, artistic events, and political
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Ideology - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... and medium-sized state-owned enterprises that were once the mainstay of socialism ... as
a camouflage, and call the current dominant ideology “market Stalinism ...
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... Where communist ideology has failed to embody the mood of a China about to ... American
work ethic" or "family values" that have become the mainstay of political ...
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Note added at 2003-02-14 20:30:33 (GMT)
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I like the word mainstay because it reminds me of the image in the Catalan expression \'pal de paller\' but Susana\'s suggestion of backbone also sounds good to me.

mainstay
 
SYLLABICATION: main·stay
PRONUNCIATION:   mnst
NOUN: 1. A chief support: Agriculture is a mainstay of the economy. 2. Nautical A strong rope that serves to steady and support the mainmast of a sailing vessel.

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 03:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susana Galilea: nice :-)
1 hr
  -> thanks, Susana:-)
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